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Old 03-08-2013, 04:07 AM
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Originally Posted by jseal
1714 ~ The iron-clad CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) was launched at Hampton Roads, Virginia.

And, together with the Monitor, made most of the navies of the world obsolete. Amazing.
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