USS Minnesota(Langton 1/1200)

This ship was a flagship of the North Atlantic Ocean blockade fleet in the blockade strategy of the harbor of the southern part which Union Army performed, when the Civil War broke out.

It is the same type warship of Merrimack before converting by a Confederate army wresting and becoming Virginia, and is 44 gun steamy frigate ship.It participated in capture of Hatteras Irie on August 27, 1861, and played an active part in the first game of American Civil War.

It is set to 1862 and the voluminousness party led by General McClellan of Union Army participates also in the strategy (peninsula campaign) which lands at the northern coast of the James peninsula, traverses and captures Richmond as Fleet Escort Force.
And it will participate in confrontation of the CSS Virginia vs USS Monitor which is one of the famous naval battles started at the time of the Civil War.USS Minnesota carries out for CSS Virginia to have sunk USS Cumberland (24 gun frigate) of the ally warship simply, and to have wrecked Congress (44 gun frigate) on the day preceding confrontation (1862. 3.8) before its eyes, will try to enter in the range of the gun stand of an ally, and will run on a rock on the next day.

Although CSS Virginia sortied to sink the USS Minnesota which ran on a rock, the armored ship USS Monitor of Union Navy had arrived by the difference on the first.
In this way, confrontation of a USS Monitor and CSS Virginia will be performed.
Well, it may be able to be called the warship which caused the naval battle rather than having participated in the naval battle.

By saying, this ship will be ensconced without moving by the Virginia vs monitor's naval battle scenario, and will participate as a main dish for fulfilling the victory conditions of a Confederate Navy.
USS Minnesota becomes about which participated in the attack on the first Fischer fort (1864. 12.24-25), and the second attack on this fort (1865. 1.13-15) as a battle, although this naval battle or later plays an active part as a flagship of the North Atlantic Ocean blockade fleet.
After the war, 1868 came a gunnery and training ship.

HMS Victory and USS Minnesota↑