[DOC] [TLE] USS Monitor: A Cheesebox on a Raft - Civil War Trust [PAR] When Monitor, armed with only two cannons, fought the much more heavily ... on 
the hull of USS Merrimac) to a draw on March 9, 1862, the world took note. .... Its 
unique appearance earned the vessel the nickname 'cheesebox on a raft.'. [DOC] [TLE] USS Monitor - Wikipedia [PAR] USS Monitor was an iron-hulled steamship. Built during the American Civil War, 
she was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the Union Navy. Monitor is 
most famous for her central role in the Battle of Hampton Roads on 9 March 1862
, .... Word of Merrimack's reconstruction and conversion was confirmed in the 
North... [DOC] [TLE] A Cheesebox on a Raft - Opinionator - The New York Times [PAR] Jan 30, 2012 ... One wag called it a cheesebox on a raft. ... The Story of the First Battling 
Ironclads, The Monitor and the Merrimack; the Mariner's Museum web... [DOC] [TLE] Monitor's Fight With Merrimack Began Age of Iron Ships - The New ... [PAR] Mar 8, 1974 ... All through the morning of March 9, 1862, the two ugly, metalclad warships ... it 
was said, like a cheesebox on a raftnaval warfare was changed forever. ... 
Few people knew of the existence of a ship called the Monitor. ... each had 
ironclads when the Monitor and Merrimack fought But Ericsson, who had... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Hampton Roads: Construction of the USS ... - Daily Press [PAR] Mar 3, 2012 ... Battle of Hampton Roads: Construction of the USS Monitor ... for months to 
transform the burned-out Merrimack into the fearsome CSS Virginia did ... on 
March 9, 1862  his so-called "cheesebox on a raft" stopped the Virginia... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Hampton Roads - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] May 8, 2015 ... The Battle of Hampton Roads, often called the Battle of Monitor and Merrimack, 
was a ... Burning of the frigate Merrimack and the Norfolk navy-yard .... The next 
morning, on March 9, 1862, after undergoing repairs, Virginia returned ... of the 
rebel ship later described as "little more than a cheesebox on a raft. [DOC] [TLE] Monitor vs. Merrimac Civil War battle - Everything Lincoln [PAR] The USS Monitor was named by her inventor, John Ericsson. ... The "cheesebox 
on a raft" design by Ericsson intrigued Lincoln so he accompanied ... On March 8, 
1862, a battle raged off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. ... Merrimac--Mar. 9, 1862. [DOC] [TLE] USS Monitor - American Civil War Story [PAR] She fought the CSS Virginia at the momentous Battle of Hampton Roads on 
March 9, 1862. ... News had arrived that the Confederates had raised the old 
USS Merrimac, ... This new ship would be called the CSS Virginia, and it was 
feared that it ... appearance, it was said that the new ship looked like a, "
cheesebox on a raft. [DOC] [TLE] "Cheesebox on a Raft" Union Ironclad USS Monitor by Charles ... [PAR] Oct 22, 2003 ... Battle Axe's 1/144 scale Ironclad USS Monitor is available online from Squadron.
com ... (It is often more commonly known as the Monitor and the Merrimac, ... So 
the historical stage was set when Virginia sailed out on March 9th to finish ... 
Monitor was lost later that year on December 31st, 1862 to a fierce... [DOC] [TLE] Merrimack and monitor by rylie mckinney on Prezi [PAR] Jun 5, 2015 ... the battle of Monitor and Merrimack started around 2 pm on March 8th ... This 
ship was called by both the North and the South "a cheesebox on a raft" ... .org/
battlefields/hampton-roads/maps/hampton-roads-march-9-1862.html [DOC] [TLE] "Cheesebox on a Raft" Union Ironclad USS Monitor by ... - Pinterest [PAR] "Cheesebox on a Raft" Union Ironclad USS Monitor by Charles Landrum (Battle 
... It was named for the town where it was built, Carondelet, Missouri. .... Monitor 
and Merrimack (aka Hamptom Roads): Fought

Question: Nicknamed "Cheese Box on a Raft", it battled the Merrimack March 9, 1862
Answer: Monitor