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CSS Virginia, an Uncommon card
CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy during the first year of the American Civil War.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 130
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 120,000
Power 130 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
CSS Virginia quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the CSS Virginia card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ is chiefly significant in naval history as the first battle between ironclads.
Answer
battle. The battle is chiefly significant in naval history as the first battle between ironclads. From the CSS Virginia article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Virginia was one of the participants in the Battle of Hampton Roads, opposing the Union's USS Monitor in March ____.
Answer
1860s. Virginia was one of the participants in the Battle of Hampton Roads, opposing the Union's USS Monitor in March 1862. From the CSS Virginia article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- She was constructed as a casemate ironclad using the razéed original lower hull and engines of the scuttled steam frigate USS Merrimack.
- Virginia was one of the participants in the Battle of Hampton Roads, opposing the Union's USS Monitor in March 1862.
- The battle is chiefly significant in naval history as the first battle between ironclads.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The CSS Virginia article was read about 120,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get CSS Virginia
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, CSS Virginia (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
