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Ironclad name Monitor
 Not really a submarine but merely a submersible-a low freeboard type of vessel.
An American Civil War iron ship designed by John Ericsson and launched on January 30, 1862. Monitor was a relatively small, single-turreted vessel mounting two 11-inch Dahlgren smooth bores as her main armament. Her size, low power and speed, and certain design defects limited her to service on protected waters such as harbors and rivers.
On March 9, 1862 the USS Monitor engaged the Confederate ironclad, CSS Virginia (Merrimack), in battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia.
This battle was a pivotal event in naval history. The Monitor proved to be the supreme naval ship, and in one battle changed all subsequent naval designs and tactics-signifying the end of wooden battle ships. The Monitor was lost in a storm off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on December 31, 1862. In 1973 the wreck of the Monitor was located off the North Carolina coast.
Because of Monitor’ ssuccess, the United States built a large number of this heavily armored, turreted, low freeboard type-which gained the generic title `Monitors`.
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The US Monitor Passaic |
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Grenada |
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Monitor and Merrimack 1862.The battle of Ironclads |
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USS Monitor 1862 |
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Monitor and Virginia |
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1861-65 Civil war in the U.S. the Monitor and Virginia |
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John Ericsson 1803-1899.Inventor of the USS Monitor 1862 |
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U.S. gun boats on the James river.USS Monitor in backround |
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The Monitor battleship (souvenir sheet) |
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