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AC Atomic Cocktail Tiki Socialite Land O' The Next Big One-L.A. Joined: Jun 25, 2002 Posts: 929	AC Atomic Cocktail Posted posted on Sun, Apr 18, 2004 7:09 PM On 2004-04-18 01:02, Turbogod wrote: U.S.S. Monitor = Foundered off Hatteras, December 31, 1862 C.S.S. Virginia = Run on shore near Craney Island and set on fire after being abandoned; she blew up at 4.58 a.m., May 11, 1862 Both the "Monitor" and the "Virginia" were not submarines, but "iron-clad" surface ships. The "Monitor" was built at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the "Virginia" was converted from the captured sailing ship USS "Merrimack". The combat at Hampton Roads, Virginia between the two is the first naval battle between armored , team powered vessels. The hand-crank powered CSS "Hunley" gives me the willies! That thing is so small and claustropohopic the crew members must have had nerves of steel! You couldn't get me through the hatch (well, I probably would not fit through the hatch).

On 2004-04-18 01:02, Turbogod wrote:

U.S.S. Monitor = Foundered off Hatteras, December 31, 1862
C.S.S. Virginia = Run on shore near Craney Island and set on fire after being abandoned; she blew up at 4.58 a.m., May 11, 1862

Both the "Monitor" and the "Virginia" were not submarines, but "iron-clad" surface ships. The "Monitor" was built at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the "Virginia" was converted from the captured sailing ship USS "Merrimack". The combat at Hampton Roads, Virginia between the two is the first naval battle between armored , team powered vessels.

The hand-crank powered CSS "Hunley" gives me the willies! That thing is so small and claustropohopic the crew members must have had nerves of steel! You couldn't get me through the hatch (well, I probably would not fit through the hatch).

Post #86899 by Atomic Cocktail on Sun, Apr 18, 2004 7:09 PM