The+Montitor+Vs.+The+Merrimak+5


 * Southerners created the vessel the Merrimack very strange look.
 * They bolted steel plates the wooden ship.
 * Northern leaders feared the new weapon could tear apart their blockade
 * Neither ship could do any further damage to each other as they were evenly armored.
 * After many hours of battle the Merrimack withdrew and sailed away.
 * The Merrimack was eventually made of entirely steel
 * The Merrimack later sank in a storm at sea.

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