Hampton Roads 1862: Clash of the Ironclads
Angus Konstam
This Osprey title examnies the first naval conflict of the American Civil War (1861-1865). On 9 March 1862 the world's first battle between two ironclad warships took place in the confined waters of Hampton Roads, Virginia. The previous day the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, impervious to her enemy's guns, had sunk two Union warships. When she re-emerged from Norfolk to complete the destruction of the Union blockading squadron the USS Monitor steamed out to meet her. The four-hour duel that ensued was a stalemate, but crucially the Virginia had failed to break the Northern blockade of the Southern ports. Nevertheless, in a single battle these two vessels rendered wooden warships obsolete and transformed the face of naval warfare forever.
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Volume:
103
Year:
2002
Publisher:
Osprey Publishing
Language:
english
Pages:
96
ISBN 10:
1846035589
ISBN 13:
9781846035586
Series:
Campaign
File:
PDF, 42.98 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2002
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