...action, says Commodore Goldsborough, United States Navy, because the Merrimac did not place herself in deep water, nor in a position of advantage, to be attacked by the Monitor, Naugatuck, Minnesota, Illinois , San Jacinto, and to be run down by the Baltimore, Arajo, Vanderbilt, and all other vessels that might be on hand to coach the Monitor. The Merrimac drew twenty-three feet of water, and with the ex...