æt ðæt tˈaɪm, ðə skwˈɑːdɹən ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ðɪ ˈaɪɚŋklæd sˌiːˌɛsˈɛs vɜːdʒˈɪniə ˈækɐ mˈɛɹɪmˌæk, ðə sˈaɪdwˈiːl stˈiːmɚz sˌiːˌɛsˈɛs tˈɑːməs dʒˈɛfɚsən ˈækɐ dʒˈeɪmztaʊn ænd sˌiːˌɛsˈɛs pˈætɹɪk hˈɛnɹi ˈækɐ jˈɔːɹktaʊn, ænd ðə pɹəpˈɛlɚdɹˈɪvən ɡˈʌnboʊts sˌiːˌɛsˈɛs bˈoʊfɔːɹt ænd sˌiːˌɛsˈɛs ɹˈɑːli.
At that time, the squadron included the ironclad CSS Virginia (aka Merrimack), the side-wheel steamers CSS Thomas Jefferson (aka Jamestown) and CSS Patrick Henry (aka Yorktown), and the propeller-driven gunboats CSS Beaufort and CSS Raleigh.