![]() ![]() Monitor/ March 9th 1862/ Destroyed/ May 11th 1862/ Raised May 1876." Decorated with hand painted lettering: "REBEL RAM/ MERIMAC / fought the/ U. While neither side could claim victory, the damages to the ships were relatively minor, and wooden ships proved no match against them, and these impressive results revolutionized naval warfare. The ship fought on the side of the Confederacy against the USS Monitor in the battle at Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, which made maritime history as the first battle between ironclad ships, as opposed to the wooden ships that were up until then employed in battle. A commemorative turned wooden vasiform cup, presumably made of remnant wood from the famous Civil War ship, the CSS Merrimack (also known as the CSS Virginia).
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