Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Isbaheysiga waxaa lagu qasbay inay burburiyaan oo ay burburiyaan "Virginia" markii ay ka baxeen horraantii Maajo 1862 Norfolk iyo maraakiibteeda, halka "Monitor" ay ku sii gudbeen Webiga James si ay u taageeraan Ciidanka Midowga inta lagu gudajiray Ololaha Jasiiradda ee General-in-Chief George B. McClellan. Markabku wuxuu ka qayb galay
Dagaalkii Drewry's Bluff dabayaaqadii bishaas, waxayna ku sii jirtay aagga taageeridda ciidamada General McClellan ee dhulka ilaa laga amray inay ku biiraan ciidamada badda ee Midowga ee ka hortaga North Carolina bishii Diseembar. Intii ay halkaas ku socotay, waxay ku burburtay iyadoo hoos u jiidata intii lagu jiray duufaan ka dhacay Cape Hatteras maalintii ugu dambeysay ee sanadka. Burburka "Monitor" waxaa la helay 1973 waxaana qeyb ahaan laga soo saaray. Hubkeeda, madaafiicda, mashiinka, iyo waxyaabo kale ayaa lagu soo bandhigay Matxafka Mariners ee Newport News, Virginia, oo dhowr mayl u jirta goobta ugu muhiimsan ee ay ku dagaalameen.