The first Federal ironclad spends her last evening above water before foundering off the coast of North Carolina.
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The Battle of the Ironclads
A naval duel off Hampton Roads, Virginia, marks the first time in history that two ironclad warships do battle.
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Federals launch their first-ever ironclad warship, thereby changing the course of naval history.