The Civil War in America: naval engagement in Hampton Roads

The confederate iron-plated steamer Merrimac, running into the Federal sloop, Cumberland, from a sketch by T. Nast. This encounter had one important result; the Federals realised that wooden ships were obsolete in the face of the metal clad Confederate ships

Clad Confederate Cumberland Encounter Engagement Federals Hampton Merrimac Nast Obsolete Realised Result Sloop

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