From the March 9, 2012, New York Times by the Learning Network.
From the March 9, 1862, New York Times, which described the Merrimack as "looking like a submerged house with the roof only above the water."
The March 10, 1862 Times reported, "The new Ericsson Battery, or as she is called now, the Monitor left port last Wednesday and fought the rebel battery Merrimac on Sunday."
The Monitor's keel was laid Oct. 25, 1861 and rapid work was done completing her. Construction was under the superintendance of Engineer Alban C. Stuiners and Assistant Engineer Isaac Newton of the USS Roanoke.
More to Come. --Old B-Runner
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