Cook Islands WAR SHIP FAMOUS NAVAL BATTLES HAMPTON ROADS Silver Proof Coin

Cook Islands WAR SHIP FAMOUS NAVAL BATTLES HAMPTON ROADS Silver Proof CoinBATTLE OF HAMPTON ROADS 1862. The third in the series marks the historical naval encounter on Hampton Roads in 1862. During the American Civil War, the first-ever clash between two ironclad warships took place on Hampton Roads, a body of water at the confluence of the Elizabeth and James Rivers. On the Confederate side was Virginia, a wooden frigate previously known as USS Merrimack, which had been sunk and then rebuilt as an ironclad ram. On the second day of the battle, she encountered the Union Monitor. A completely