CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy during the first year of the American Civil War. She was constructed as a casemate ironclad …

Jan 11, 2022 · The CSS Virginia ‘s launch in March 1862 provided one of the first truly unmistakable signs of a revolution in naval warfare that would transform the conduct of war at …

Feb 3, 2020 · CSS Virginia was the first ironclad warship constructed by the Confederate States Navy during Civil War (1861-1865). Lacking the numerical resources to take on the US Navy …

Placed in commission as CSS Virginia in mid-February 1862, the ship's iron armor made her virtually invulnerable to contemporary gunfire. She carried ten guns of her own, a seven-inch …

Apr 19, 2018 · Did a radical new Confederate gunship foil McClellan’s plan to end the Civil War in 1862? In late 1861, conventional wisdom, North and South, posited that he who control …

The CSS Virginia was a Confederate ironclad warship built during the American Civil War, famously known for its role in the Battle of Hampton Roads in March 1862.

Placed in commission as CSS Virginia in mid-February 1862, the ship's iron armor made her virtually invulnerable to contemporary gunfire. She carried ten guns of her own, a seven-inch …

The CSS Virginia (Often referred to as the “Merrimac” after the Union Frigate that she was converted from.) was the first successful Confederate ironclad, starting an “ironclad arms race” …

May 22, 2018 · CSS Virginia was a 4,500-ton steam screw propelled ironclad ram warship of 12 guns. She was rebuilt in 1862 by the Confederate States Navy from the scuttled hulk of the …

Apr 1, 2014 · Commissioned on 17 February 1862, as CSS Virginia, the ironclad was the hope of the Confederacy to wreak havoc among the wooden ships in Hampton Roads and end the …