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USS Monitor model:
Built by John Ericsson at Green Point, Long Island, and launched on January 30, 1862, the USS Monitor saw its first naval action at Hampton Roads, Virginia, on March 9, 1862. Against the CSS Virginia, which was twice as large and had ten guns to the Monitor's two, the Monitor proved to be a worthy opponent. Although the four-hour engagement ended in a draw, it signaled the end of the era of the wooden warship. The Monitor sank in a gale off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, on December 31, 1862. |