"Excavations (Archaeology) North Carolina Hatteras, Cape." . . "Shipwrecks." . . "North Carolina" . . "Military operations, Naval." . . "Monitor (Ironclad)" . . "Underwater archaeology." . . "1861 - 1865" . . . . . . . . "Electronic books" . . . . . . . "A hundred and fifty years ago, naval warfare entered a new phase with the introduction of ironclad vessels. On March 9, 1862, the USS Monitor, prototype of this new class of warships, fought the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads, Virginia, after the Virginia had ravaged the Union fleet blockading the James River, sinking larger, seemingly more powerful wooden warships in a potent demonstration of the power of an armored, heavily-gunned, steam-powered warship. In the world's first clash between iron-armored warships, Monitor and Virginia exchanged gunfire at close range for nea" . . . . . . . "USS Monitor : a historic ship completes its final voyage"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "USS Monitor : an historic ship completes its final voyage" . "USS Monitor : an historic ship completes its final voyage"@en . . . . . "A hundred and fifty years ago, naval warfare entered a new phase with the introduction of ironclad vessels. On March 9, 1862, the USS Monitor, prototype of this new class of warships, fought the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads, Virginia, after the Virginia had ravaged the Union fleet blockading the James River, sinking larger, seemingly more powerful wooden warships in a potent demonstration of the power of an armored, heavily-gunned, steam-powered warship. In the world's first clash between iron-armored warships, Monitor and Virginia exchanged gunfire at close range for nea..." . . . . . . "USS Monitor an historic ship completes its final voyage" . . . . . "History" . "History"@en . "USS Monitor : An Historic Ship Completes Its Final Voyage"@en . . "Underwater archaeology North Carolina Hatteras, Cape." . . "Shipwrecks North Carolina Hatteras, Cape." . . "United States" . . "United States." . "Excavations (Archaeology)" . . "American Civil War (1861-1865)" . . . . . "Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (N.C.)" . . "Hatteras, Cape (N.C.)" . . "HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)" . . "Antiquities." . .