What ironclad ship fought the Monitor during the Civil War?

The Merrimac was not the ironclad ship fought the Monitor during the Civil War.

The Union ship Merrimac had been renamed the Virginia by the Confederates.

The Virginia fought the Union ironclad Monitor at Hampton Roads, Virginia, on March 9, 1862.

The battle ended in a draw.

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