Object Record
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Object Name |
Armor, Ship |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.01890 |
Description |
This is a rectangle of iron that is finished in black, pierced with a circular hole in one corner, and a twisted in plane. |
Material |
Metal/Iron |
Dimensions |
H-8 W-13.5 L-1 inches |
Owned |
owner/user unknown |
Owner Regiment |
CSS Virginia / USS Merrimac |
Made |
Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond, Virginia, CSA |
Event |
Battle of Hampton Roads |
Provenance |
This is an iron plate made at the Tredegar Iron Works and used on the CSS Virginia (USS Merrimac). "A piece of the iron plating blown off the iron-clad 'Merrimac" by the U.S. 'Monitor." (1905 Catalog) |
Search Terms |
Confederate States Navy Battle of Hampton Roads Tredegar Iron Works Richmond, Virginia |
Subjects |
navies Iron-clad vessels Ironclads souvenirs |