Those ships were all defeated by a vessel commanded by Confederate Captain Franklin Buchanan on the first day of this battle, but day two saw the arrival of a vessel designed by the Swede John Ericsson, which used its cheesebox,' or rotating turret gun to fight the CSS Virginia to a standstill, saving the blockade

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1. Those ships were all defeated by a vessel commanded by Confederate Captain Franklin Buchanan on the first day of this battle, but day two saw the arrival of a vessel designed by the Swede John Ericsson, which used its cheesebox,' or rotating turret gun to fight the CSS Virginia to a standstill, saving the blockade