A painting of the battle between the ironclad warships USS Monitor and CSS Virginia by artist W. F. Halsall. The Brooklyn-built Monitor made nautical history after being designed and assembled in 118 days, and then commissioned, Feb. 25, 1862. Fighting in the first battle between two ironclads in the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 9, 1862, the engagement marked the first time iron-armored ships clashed in naval warfare and signaled the end of the era of wooden ships.

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A painting of the battle between the ironclad warships USS Monitor and CSS Virginia by artist W. F. Halsall. The Brooklyn-built Monitor made nautical history after being designed and assembled in 118 days, and then commissioned, Feb. 25, 1862. Fighting in the first battle between two ironclads in the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 9, 1862, the engagement marked the first time iron-armored ships clashed in naval warfare and signaled the end of the era of wooden ships.

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Size: 5801px × 2881px
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Photo credit: © US Navy Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: american, battle, bw, heritage, historic, history, horizontal, ironclad, military, naval, navy, painting, submarine, technology, union, usa, warship