This was the first time in history two ironclad steam-powered ships had fought against each other in battle, and it changed the way navies around the world built ships and fought wars. Both the Monitor and the Virginia were of the new type-they were powered by steam engines and were clad, or covered, with iron plates for armor. Until this time, ships were made from wood and powered by sails, but shipbuilders and engineers had been experimenting with iron for shipbuilding and steam engines for power. The battle ended in a draw-so why is it considered such an important event in our history?
The battle lasted into the next day, but during the night, the Union naval ship USS Monitor arrived on the scene and engaged the Virginia in a four-hour fight the next morning. Just into the second year of the Civil War, the Confederate Navy ship Virginia attacked a group of US Navy ships that were anchored in Hampton Roads, a roadstead off Norfolk, Virginia. Monitor and Virginia in the first battle between ironclads.
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