# Battle of Hampton Roads: Clash of the Ironclads — WHE Article Discussion (2-3023)

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The Battle of Hampton Roads (8-9 March 1862), also known as the Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack, Battle of Ironclads, or Clash of the Ironclads, was a naval engagement at the roadstead of Hampton Roads, Virginia, during the American Civil War, during which the USS _Monitor_ met the CSS _Virginia_ (built from the remains of the USS _Merrimack_) in the world's first battle of ironclad warships.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/3023/battle-of-hampton-roads/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/3023/battle-of-hampton-roads/)._

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