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'The monitor is no more': USS monitor's famous clash with CSS Virginia is etched in history. but perhaps its most important battle was the one to save itself

Authors :
Bonora, Walter
Source :
Civil War Times. December 2008, Vol. 47 Issue 6, p54, 4 p.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

Massive waves pounded across USS Monitor's deck on December 30, 1862, choking and drowning frantic sailors trying to escape the vessel's turret and get into rescue boats. Cape Hatteras' savage [...]

Subjects

Subjects :
Armored vessels
History

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15469980
Volume :
47
Issue :
6
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Civil War Times
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.213080298