What ironclad was described as a cheese box on a raft and what made it best in battle?

What ironclad was described as a cheese box on a raft and what made it best in battle?

The Brooklyn-made Monitor made nautical history, fighting in the first battle between two ironclads in the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862. Dubbed a “cheese box on a raft,” the Monitor was not designed for sailing on rough water. The crew of the Rhode Island was able to rescue about 50 survivors.

What was the Merrimack in the Civil War?

USS Merrimack, also improperly Merrimac, was a steam frigate, best known as the hull upon which the ironclad warship CSS Virginia was constructed during the American Civil War. Merrimack was the first of six screw frigates (steam frigates powered by screw propellers) begun in 1854.

Did the monitor have a wooden hull?

Worden, where she fought the casemate ironclad CSS Virginia (built on the hull of the scuttled steam frigate USS Merrimack) to a stalemate….USS Monitor.

What was the North’s innovative answer to the ironclad?

During the night the North’s answer to the Southern ironclad arrived on the scene. Described as a “cheese box on a raft” the USS Monitor also sported an iron exterior that repelled enemy fire. However, the strange looking craft’s distinguishing feature was a revolving turret enclosing two cannon.

What is the Southern ironclad?

CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy during the first year of the American Civil War; she was constructed as a casemate ironclad using the raised and cut down original lower hull and engines of the scuttled steam frigate USS Merrimack.

What did the South call the Merrimack?

The Merrimack was originally one of the largest ships in the Union Navy. However, it was captured by the Confederates. The confederates rebuilt the ship with a steam powered engine and iron armor. They renamed the ship the Virginia.

What happened to the Merrimack?

The Merrimack (Virginia) was destroyed by Confederate soldiers when the Union took over the port at Norfolk, Virginia in 1862. The Monitor sank during a storm off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on December 31, 1862. The wreck of the Monitor was located in 1973 and some of the ship was salvaged.

What is the correct definition of ironclad?

1 : sheathed in iron armor —used especially of naval vessels. 2 : so firm or secure as to be unbreakable: such as. a : binding an ironclad oath.

What is the nickname for the Confederate soldiers and the nickname for the Union soldiers?

In the actual armed conflicts of the Civil War, the two sides had numerous nicknames for themselves and each other as a group and individuals, e.g., for Union troops “Federals” and for the Confederates “rebels,” “rebs” or “Johnny reb” for an individual Confederate soldier.