A damaged bell from the historic Civil War naval vessel USF Merrimack is on display at the National Museum of the United States Navy. Merrimack, burned and scuttled by the Union Navy when Confederate forces took over the Norfolk Navy Yard in 1861, later became the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia and battled the Union ironclad Monitor at the Battle of Hampton Roads, Va., on March 8-9, 1862. This was the first battle of ironclad steam warships and signaled the beginning of the end to "age of sail" navies.
| Date Taken: | 04.16.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 07.01.2008 16:35 |
| Photo ID: | 99245 |
| VIRIN: | 080416-N-6236G-015 |
| Resolution: | 2288x1712 |
| Size: | 1.62 MB |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
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