CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor

Fearing an uprising at the start of the war, Commodore Charles McCauley ordered the Gosport Navy Yard, today the ______ Navy Yard, burnt to not let war supplies fall into Confederate control.

The hull of the USS ______ was significantly damaged, however the Confederates refloated the hull and prepared designs for its transformation.

The Confederate ironclad, formerly the USS Merrimack, was renamed the CSS ______ after its conversion.

The deep draft of the CSS Virginia, measuring 22 ______, was largely due to the weight of the iron plating used for protection.

In response to the Confederacy's ironclad plans, the Federals established the ______ board to counter the threat, leading to the rushed construction of the USS Monitor.

The USS Monitor was equipped with two 11-inch ______ smoothbore cannons, which were housed inside its rotating turret.

On March 8, 1862, the CSS Virginia, accompanied by the CSS Beaufort and CSS Raleigh, sailed to ______ Roads with the goal of breaking the Union blockade.

During the initial engagement, the CSS Virginia successfully rammed and sank the USS ______, demonstrating the effectiveness of its ramming capabilities.

After engaging the USS Cumberland, the CSS Virginia and USS ______ exchanged fire until the Congress ran aground and was later burned.

Alongside the CSS Virginia, the CSS Jamestown and CSS Patrick ______, originally a side-wheel passenger steamer, participated in the attack on the USS Minnesota.

Due to its deep draft, the CSS Virginia was unable to get closer than a mile to the grounded USS ______, limiting its ability to engage effectively.

On the morning of March 9, 1862, the USS ______ appeared and engaged the CSS Virginia, preventing it from finishing off the USS Minnesota.

The battle between the Monitor and Virginia lasted for four hours, with both ships exchanging fire and sustaining damage but neither able to inflict a ______ blow.

After the battle, the USS Monitor remained by the USS Minnesota until ______ freed it from the shoal, fulfilling its mission of protection.

Following the battle, the CSS Virginia returned to the yard for ______ but failed to appear the following day, ultimately leading to its scuttling.

The Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia was eventually ______ because it was unable to ascend the James River due to its deep draft

The battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia took place in ______ Roads.

The CSS Virginia was originally constructed at the Gosport Navy Yard, which is now known as the ______ Navy Yard.

The primary armament of the USS Monitor consisted of two 11-inch ______ smoothbore cannons.

The commander of the Gosport Navy Yard, Commodore Charles ______, ordered the yard to be burned at the start of the war.