The first Ironclads Battle Monitor V.S. Merrimac

Monitor V.S. Merrimac or The Battle of Hampton Roads happened in march of 1862 when the C.S.S. Virginia (better known as the Merrimac) fought the U.S.S. Monitor.
== U.S.S. Monitor ==
The U.S.S. Monitor was a union ironclad built after the capture of the U.S.S. Merrimac and was designed by John Ericsson it was constructed with a rotating turret it was powered by steam which allowed it to spin 360 degrees. It was completed in January 1862.
== C.S.S. Virginia ==
The C.S.S. Virginia was a former union ironclad named The Merrimac stolen by Confederates and renamed "The Virginia" and was used to sink wooden ships and had canons covered around with iron.
== The Battle ==
On March of 1862 The Virginia sunk two ships before meeting The Monitor were they fought, during the fight they collided lilting off an explosion which blinded the captain of The Monitor, despite this it ended in a tie when the Virginia left. Two months later it was destroyed by Confederates to make sure it didn't get took by The Union and The Monitor sunk in the ocean off of North Carolina.
== Legacy ==
Two months later it was destroyed by Confederates to make sure it didn't get took by The Union and The Monitor sunk in the ocean off of North Carolina. After this battle the ironclad would be used international and would become modern day battleships. In 1975 the U.S.S. Monitor was located and made into the first Marine Sanctuary and was salvaged for artifacts like the steam engine and rotating turret.