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GUEST,PeteBoom (at work) | happy? - Mar 8 ('Cumberland' sunk) (2) | RE: happy? - Mar 8 ('Cumberland' sunk) | 08 Mar 06 |
The USS Merrimac was burned to prevent the Confederates from capturing her when they seized Norfolk. The hulk was raised and modified from being a steam frigate to being an ironclad. She was commissioned as the CSS Virginia. |