On the 9th of March 1862 (February 9, 1862), the Battle of Hampton: the first naval battle between armored ships in the Northern War of the United States. The Battle of Hampton on the 9th of March 1862, the first naval battle between armored ships in the Northern War of the United States, the Battle of Hampton, broke out. On the 8th of March, the Southern Army's armored ship "Virginia" successively destroyed several Northern Army ships, and itself was slightly damaged. On the 9th, the Northern Army arrived at the battlefield with the new armored ship "Monite" challenging the "Virginia", the two ships shot each other but were unable to cause lethal injuries to the opponent, leaving the battle.