[DOC] [TLE] USS Merrimack (1855) - Wikipedia [PAR] USS Merrimack, also improperly Merrimac, was a frigate, best known as the hull 
upon which the ironclad warship CSS Virginia was constructed during the 
American Civil War. The CSS Virginia then took part in the Battle of Hampton 
Roads (also known ... She was the second ship of the Navy to be named for the 
Merrimack River. [DOC] [TLE] CSS Virginia - Wikipedia [PAR] CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the 
Confederate States .... When it became clear that Union Navy ships were 
unwilling to fight, the CS ... as an ironclad warship, the Confederacy bestowed on 
her the name Virginia. ... Known examples still exist today, being held in both 
public and private... [DOC] [TLE] USS Virginia - Wikipedia [PAR] USS Virginia may refer to: USS Virginia (1776), was a 28-gun sailing frigate built 
in 1776, ... See also[edit] ... CSS Virginia was the first Confederate ironclad, built 
using the hull of the ... USS Merrimack (1855), the ship that CSS Virginia was 
built upon ... This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. [DOC] [TLE] Confederate Navy Ship the Ironclad CSS Virginia - American Civil War [PAR] Placed in commission as CSS Virginia in mid-February 1862, the ship's iron 
armor made her virtually ... after conversion from the hulk of USS Merrimack . 
note the use of the wrong name "Merrimac" Pin it! ... She was known as "the ghost 
ship. [DOC] [TLE] The Battle of the Ironclads, 1862 - EyeWitness to History [PAR] Although christened the CSS Virginia by the Confederates, the new ship has 
retained its original name following the tradition of naming a ship after the name 
of its hull. ... Described as a "cheese box on a raft" the USS Monitor also sported 
an iron exterior ... The stage was set for one of history's most famous naval battles
. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack | American Civil War | Britannica ... [PAR] Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack, also called Battle of Hampton Roads, (March 
9, ... In the first battle of ironclad warships, the Confederate Virginia  ... The ship 
sheered into shallow water, and the Virginia, concluding that the enemy was... [DOC] [TLE] Monitor vs. Merrimac Civil War battle - Everything Lincoln [PAR] The Merrimack (the vessel was christened with a K in its name, which was 
eventually dropped) was completed in ... CSS Virginia is also known as the 
Merrimac [DOC] [TLE] CSS Virginia (USS Merrimack) - Casemate Screw Ironclad Ram ... [PAR] Jun 22, 2016 ... CSS Virginia (USS Merrimack) - The CSS Virginia brought forth a new way of ... 
She was rebuilt in 1862 by the Confederate States Navy from the scuttled hulk of 
... The solution became a brass devise called a "banjo" that allowed the .... did not 
yet know the vessel's name had been changed to the Virginia. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Hampton Roads - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] May 8, 2015 ... CSS Virginia (also misnamed as the CSS "Merrimac") .... The name of the 
warship which served the Confederacy in the famous Battle of... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Hampton Roads - American Civil War - HISTORY.com [PAR] The engagement, known as the Battle of Hampton Roads, was part of a 
Confederate ... On March 8, the Virginia sunk two Union ships and ran one 
aground off... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of the Ironclads - Mar 09, 1862 - HISTORY.com [PAR] Website Name ... During the American Civil War, the CSS Virginia, a captured 
and rebuilt Union steam ... Finally, after four hours, a cannon blast from the 
Virginia hit the Monitor's pilothouse, temporarily blinding the ship's captain, .... He 
also became well-known for his strange behavior, which paranoia and anti-
Semitic and... [DOC] [TLE] Monitor and Merrimack - Infoplease [PAR] When, at the beginning of the Civil War, the Union forces abandoned the ... 
raised by the Confederates, converted into an ironclad, and renamed the Virginia
. ... Josiah Tattnall,

Question: The Confederate ship the Virginia was also known by this name
Answer: Merrimac