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'''CSS ''Virginia''''' was an ironclad warship in the service of the Confederate States Navy which fought in history's first engagement between iron-armored warships: the [[Battle of Hampton Roads]], March 8-9, 1862 during the [[American Civil War]]. Previously, she was a steam-sail frigate named USS ''Merrimack'', and still referred to by that name today.
'''CSS ''Virginia''''' was an ironclad warship in the service of the Confederate States Navy which fought in history's first engagement between iron-armored warships: the [[Battle of Hampton Roads]], March 8–9, 1862 during the [[American Civil War]]. Previously, she was a steam-sail frigate named USS ''Merrimack'', and still referred to by that name today.
==Service as USS ''Merrimack''==
==Service as USS ''Merrimack''==
==Final month==
==Final month==
''Virginia'' returned to Hampton Roads 11 April; under her protection CSS ''Jamestown'' and CSS ''Raleigh'' captured three Union transports. Strategic considerations precluded a second ''Monitor‑Virginia'' duel. ''Monitor’s'' mission was to contain ''Virginia'' in support of General [[George B. McClellan]]’s campaign on the peninsula, and ''Virginia'' safeguarded the important Norfolk area and the mouth of the James River. When forced to evacuate Norfolk, the Confederates tried to take ''Virginia'' up the James River, but her deep draft prevented it, so they destroyed her 11 May 1862.
''Virginia'' returned to Hampton Roads 11 April; under her protection CSS ''Jamestown'' and CSS ''Raleigh'' captured three Union transports. Strategic considerations precluded a second ''Monitor‑Virginia'' duel. ''Monitor’s'' mission was to contain ''Virginia'' in support of General [[George B. McClellan]]’s campaign on the peninsula, and ''Virginia'' safeguarded the important Norfolk area and the mouth of the James River. When forced to evacuate Norfolk, the Confederates tried to take ''Virginia'' up the James River, but her deep draft prevented it, so they destroyed her 11 May 1862.
[[category:warships]]
[[Category:Warships]]
[[Category:Confederate States Navy]]
[[Category:Confederate States Navy]]