[BuffaloJack]

Why do yankees insist on calling it the Merrimac?
It was the battle between USS Monitor ans CSS Virginia.

[Parmenio]

They probably should have called it the Merrimac too. When the Royal Navy captured a ship, the practice was usually to retain the French, Spanish or Dutch name, to spite the enemy.

[Ratman83]

They do not want to admit that they lost it.

[Upstate NY Guy]

Hey, come on. I added CSS Virginia to the title.

[Tallguy]

I don’t know, Jack. Maybe it has to do with all the newspapers of the day reporting it that way?

I recall correcting my 5th grade teacher on this in class. He was a good teacher, and took it well. Pennsylvania, BTW.