[DOC] [TLE] CSS Virginia - Wikipedia [PAR] CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the 
Confederate States .... The first Union ship to be engaged by Virginia was the all-
wood, .... in the paper's "Private Sales" section for the salvaged iron ram of the 
CSS Virginia. ... In 1907, an armor plate from the ship was melted down and used 
in the... [DOC] [TLE] USS Monitor - Wikipedia [PAR] USS Monitor was an iron-hulled steamship. Built during the American Civil War, 
she was the ... The use of heavy iron plating on the sides of warships was not 
practical until ... The French followed those ships with the first ocean-going 
ironclad, the ..... On 8 March 1862, CSS Virginia, commanded by Commander 
Franklin... [DOC] [TLE] C.S.S. Virginia terrorizes Union navy - Mar 08, 1862 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, C.S.S. Virginia terrorizes Union navy on Mar 08, 1862. ... 
Six weeks later, a salvage company raised the ship and the Confederates began 
... The most challenging part of the construction came in finding the iron plating. ... 
days among the Yankee sailors, and now they saw the creation first hand. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Hampton Roads - American Civil War - HISTORY.com [PAR] The CSS Virginia was originally the USS Merrimack, a 40-gun frigate launched in 
1855. ... The vessel was still there when the Civil War began in April 1861, and 
Union sailors ... Six weeks later, a salvage company raised the ship and the 
Confederates ... The Confederates covered the ship in heavy armor plating 
above the... [DOC] [TLE] Merrimack (U.S.S.) | National Underwater and Marine Agency [PAR] His was the last salvage attempt and many historians thought the most ... The 
story of the C.S.S. Virginia (former Merrimack) is probably better known ... Over 
this laid a horizontal and vertical layer of 2-inch iron plate (Fig. ... The primary 
goal of the Virginia was to wreak havoc with the wooden ships of the Union 
blockading... [DOC] [TLE] Monitor vs. Merrimac | The Civil War [PAR] The Union's answer to the CSS Virginia was the very innovative USS Monitor. ... 
This vessel boasted four and a half inch thick iron plate armor, and a top ... the 
former Merrimack as the base for their soon to be ironclad war ship, the CSS 
Virginia. .... therefore immobile, the Congress was quickly wrecked by 
Confederate fire. [DOC] [TLE] 10 Facts about Hampton Roads - Civil War Trust [PAR] Fact #1: The CSS Virginia and USS Monitor were not the first ironclad warships, 
... To support Union naval operations on the rivers in the western theater, ironclad 
... ex-USS Merrimack) would require two layers of two inch iron armor plate ... "
minor details" did not greatly concern the ship's new captain, Franklin Buchanan. [DOC] [TLE] CSS Virginia - Encyclopedia Virginia [PAR] The CSS Virginia was an ironclad ship in the Confederate navy during the ... The 
first American warship of its kindprior to 1862, all navy vessels were made of ... 
ship imperfectly scuttled by retreating Union forces and subsequently salvaged at 
... Iron covered, the ship measured 275 feet long 38.5 feet across its beam, and... [DOC] [TLE] This Day in History March 9, 1862 | Mystic Stamp Discovery Center [PAR] Mar 9, 2016 ... On March 9, 1862, the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) 
... The hull and engines were salvaged and rebuilt as the Confederacy's first 
ironclad. ... The Northern Navy was building an iron-plated steamship of its own. 
... or estuary, its first target was the Union sailing ship Cumberland. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of the Ironclads: John Ericsson and the USS Monitor [PAR] The legendary ironclad battleship Monitor was pivotal to the Union's victory in the 
Civil War. ... The USS Monitor (right) in action with CSS Virginia (left), 9 March 
1862. ... The ship: The Monitor was not the first ironcladthe basic idea of 
armored ... He had specified that the turret be built from two layers of four-inch 
iron plate,...

Question: The CSS Virginia was this former Union ship, salvaged & iron-plated
Answer: the Merrimack