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Was the USS Monitor the most revolutionary technological development of the American Civil War?

Battle of Guadalcanal: First Naval Battle in the Ironbottom Sound

Like weary boxers, the opposing forces slugged it out with one another in Ironbottom Sound.

BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR

Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar
When French Vice Adm. Pierre de Villeneuve emerged from Cadiz with his 33 mammoth warships, Britain's Royal Navy awaited him with only 27, often smaller, ships of the line. But the British also had Lord Horatio Nelson.

Horatio Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar

WAR OF 1812 NAVAL BATTLES

War of 1812: Battle of Lake Erie -- Oliver Perry's Miraculous Victory
With Oliver Hazard Perry's flagship dead in the water, the British had apparently won the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie. But then the quick-thinking American commander turned the tables and snatched an astounding victory in the bloodiest naval fight of the War of 1812.

War of 1812: Battle of Lake Erie -- Oliver Perry Prevails

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR BATTLES

CSS Albemarle: Confederate Ironclad in the American Civil War
An unstoppable confederate war machine -- CSS Albemarle -- finally meets its match against Union raiders.

	Admiral Porter's Ironclad Hoax During the American Civil War
	America's Civil War: Desperate Ironclad Assault at Trent's Reach
	Battle of Port Royal
	Siege of Port Hudson

WORLD WAR II NAVAL BATTLES

World War II: Convoy PQ-17
As their escorts turned away, the ships of the doomed Allied convoy followed orders and began to disperse in the Arctic waters.

	Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: Turning Point in the Pacific War
	Battle of Cape Matapan: World War II Italian Naval Massacre
	Battle of the Philippine Sea: Operation A-Go
	Battle of Rennell Island: Setback in the Solomons

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR NAVAL BATTLES

Spanish-American War: Battle of Manila Bay -- Commodore Dewey's Victory
The Battle of Manila Bay went by a plan devised days earlier in Hong Kong. Commodore George Dewey anticipated the day, hour and position of the battle.

U.S. Navy Captain Charles Gridley and the Battle of Manila Bay

NAVAL STRATEGISTS

Admiral Raymond A. Spruance: Modest Victor of Midway
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance displayed outstanding leadership and command capabilities during the battle that turned the tide in the Pacific.

	Alfred Thayer Mahan: The Reluctant Seaman
	Captain Frederick John Walker: Royal Navy''s German U-boat Menance

INTERVIEW

World War II: Interview with U.S. Navy Yeoman Jack Adam
U.S. Navy yeoman Jack Adams witnessed the war in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway aboard the aircraft carrier Yorktown.

MAS TORPEDO BOATS

Naval Weaponry: Italy's MAS Torpedo Boats
Mosquitoes with a deadly sting, Italy's tiny MAS torpedo boats cut enemy battleships down to size.

INTERVIEW

World War II: Interview with Burdick Brittin
At Pearl Harbor, Burdick Brittin saw an ensign take command of his destroyer. On April 11, 1945, it was his own turn to take charge.

EYEWITNESS

Harry Popham Recalls the Attack of the USS Princeton During the Battle for Leyte Gulf
A tremendous explosion in Leyte Gulf on October 24, 1944, broke the American light carrier USS Princeton in two and devastated the light cruiser USS Birmingham.

USS CONSTITUTION

USS Constitution: The Legendary Survivor
Often venturing into harm's way, the USS Constitution -- America's most famous sailing ship -- twice came close to oblivion -- once at the hands of a British squadron, and once at the hands of her own navy.

USS MONITOR

USS Monitor: The Crew Took Great Pride in Serving on the Famous Ship
The crew of Swedish Inventor John Ericsson's USS Monitor took great pride in serving on the renowned 'cheese box on a raft.'

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