The Confederate ironclad, CSS Virginia, was originally this US ship.
- USS Kitty Hawk
- USS Merrimack
- USS Ranger
- USS Viking
USS Merrimack. The Merrimack had been scuttled when the Federal forces evacuated Norfolk. She was raised and refitted as the USS Virginia, the rebels’ first ironclad.
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