Keywords: US Navy 070309-N-2456S-009 Members of Tidewater Maritime Living History Association present the colors during the opening ceremony for the USS Monitor Center at the Mariner's Museum in Newport News.jpg en NEWPORT NEWS Va March 9 2007 - Members of Tidewater Maritime Living History Association present the colors during the opening ceremony for the USS Monitor Center at the Mariner's Museum in Newport News The Monitor faced off against the Confederate Ironclad CSS Virginia during the Civil War Battle of Hampton Roads March 9 1862 This battle was the first naval battle between ironclad ships U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman John Suits RELEASED 2007-03-09 070309-N-2456S-009 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 43931 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman John Suits PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Newport News Virginia American Civil War reenactments Reenactments in Virginia Taken with Nikon D70s |