Final answer:
The question seems to confuse the historical Battle of the Merrimack v. Monitor with naval actions involving the USS Constitution, but actually refers to the Civil War clash between the CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Battle of the Merrimack v. Monitor is often confused with events involving the USS Constitution or other naval encounters from earlier American history. However, the Battle of the Merrimack and Monitor, also known as the Battle of Hampton Roads, actually took place during the Civil War in 1862.
This was a historic naval fight between two ironclad warships, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack). The confrontation marked the first meeting in combat of ironclad warships and signaled a new era in naval warfare, but it doesn't directly relate to the action of the USS Constitution ('Old Ironsides') against the HMS Guerriere or British fleets of earlier eras.