the merrimac (right) has destroyed three other union ships that day.
the battle lasted in a stale mate but the merrimac got destroyed in a sea storm.
![](http://americancivilwar.com/pictures/ironclads_battle_10.jpg)
this is another picture of the merrimac and the monitor.
the merrimac has iron plateing on a reguler ship but the monitor has a turret with double cannons.
![](http://www.civilwarhome.com/images/ironclad.jpg)
this is a picture of iornclad battleships
ironclads had to be powered by steam
![](http://silkroadmotorcycletours.com/Trace1/Ironclad.jpg)
this is a picture of an ironclad that survived to today
![](http://chestofbooks.com/crafts/scientific-american/sup6/images/THE-FRENCH-IRONCLAD-WAR-SHIP-COLBERT.png)
this is a picture of a iornclad that did not take part in the cival war
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