First Battle of Ironclads - Hampton Roads

Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park in Newport News, Virginia is where the first battle of Ironclads between the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia could be seen from land during the Civil War in March 1862. Also, known as the Battle of Hampton Roads ... the two ironclads dueled just off shore ... changing the course of naval history and innovation.

The site and the battle are portrayed in a historical perspective.

U.S. Navy Video by
Alicia Pullen and Max Lonzanida
Hampton Roads Naval Museum
June 15, 2020

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