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{{American Civil War
|align="center" colspan="2"|[[Image:Cwlogo.png|200px]]
| image =Moni.JPG
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| conflict =
| partof =Penninsula Campaign
|-
| date =March 8-9, 1862
| location =Hampton Roads, between<br/>Newport News and Norfolk, Virginia
|March 8, 1862
| combatant1 =USS ''Monitor''
|-
| combatant2 =CSS ''Virginia''
| commander1 =[[John L. Worden]]<br/>Lieutenant, USN
| commander2 =[[Franklin Buchanan]]<br/>Captain, CSN
|-
| strength1 =Federal blockade
| strength2 =
|-
| casualties1 =409 men killed/wounded<br/>Two warships total loss:<br/>USS ''Cumberland''<br/>USS ''Congress''
|Commander
| casualties2 =21 men killed/wounded
}}
|-
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The '''Battle of Hampton Roads''' was a two-day naval engagement of the [[American Civil War]], which took place on March 8-9, 1862 in the waters off Hampton, Virginia. This battle is remarkable for the first fight between two ironclad warships: USS ''Monitor'', and CSS ''Virginia''.
The '''Battle of Hampton Roads''' was a two-day naval engagement of the [[American Civil War]], which took place on March 8-9, 1862 in the waters off Hampton, Virginia. This battle is remarkable for the first fight between two ironclad warships: USS ''Monitor'', and CSS ''Virginia''.
==The second day==
==The second day==
[[Image:Jlw1.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Lieutenant John L. Worden, USN, Commanding Officer of USS ''Monitor''.]]
[[Image:Jlw1.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Lieutenant John L. Worden, USN, Commanding Officer of USS ''Monitor''.]]
[[Image:Catesbyjones.jpg|thumb|150px|left| Lieutenant Catesby ap Jones, CSN, Executive Officer of CSS ''Virginia.]]
[[Image:Catesbyjones.jpg|thumb|150px|left| Lieutenant Catesby ap Jones, CSN, Executive Officer of CSS ''Virginia.]]