Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Merrimac” in chapter 7 of James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy.:

...until the Civil War and its naval history is not complete without frequent reference to the successful work of this revived but ancient principle. As a Federal naval authority has written about the Merrimac : Indeed, it may not be too much to assert that it was her example, rather than that of the Monitor, that drew the parting line between the old navies of wood and canvas and the new navies of stee...
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Merrimac 875 182 1 0 0 user votes

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