 Kunyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mushure mekudhonza basa muNew York Harbor apo Navy yakanga ichitenga ngarava kuti dzivharire mhenderekedzo yeConfederate,, yakarairwa na Acting Master Lemuel G. Crane, yakatanga musi waMarch 6, 1862, uye ne yakatungamirirwa nesimbi yakangovakwa kuHampton Roads. Ngarava nhatu idzi dzakasvika pedyo neFort Monroe usiku hwaMarch 8, zuva rokutanga reHampton Roads. Sachem akanga aripo zuva rakatevera racho panguva yokurwisana kwenhau kweMonitor neConfederategwai rinorwisa, CSS Virginia. VaConfederates vakavaka Virginia vachishandisa chimiro chakasimudzwa uye injini dzekare which yakanga yapiswa uye yakanyudzwa nemauto eU.S. Navy sezvavakadzokera kubva pedyo neNorfolk Navy Yard apo nzvimbo iyoyo yakatorwa neConfederation pakutanga kweHondo yeVanhu. 