The Monitor Boys Collectible The Virginia's ability to beat

The Virginia's ability to beat the odds to become the first ironclad to enter Hampton Roads stands as a testament to her designers

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The Monitor Boys Collectible The Virginia's ability to beatOn December 31, 1862, 16 men perished that stormy New Year's Eve when the USS Monitor sank off Cape Hatteras, N. C. The United States Navy's first ironclad warship rose to glory during the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, but there's much more to know about the USS Monitor. Historian John Quarstein has painstakingly compiled bits of historical data gathered through years of research to present the first comprehensive picture of the lives of