 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Nemhaka yokuti yakanga iri mhinganidzo huru kutengeserana kweConfederate nehondo, pakanga pasina chisarudzo kunze kwokuedza kubvisa chibvumirano cheUnionmunzira ipi neipi inogoneka. CSS David yakanga iri chimwe chezvombo zvakavanzika zveZasi. Kufanana neH.L. Hunley, igwa racho rakagadzirirwa kuparadza ngarava dzomuvengi nokunyengedzera kumativi adzo nokuisa chinhu chinoputika pazvikwata zvadzo. Dhavhidhi rakanga rakareba mamita makumi mashanu bedzi nechikamu chemamita matanhatu nokupinza kwemamita mashanu. Vafambisi vayo vakanga vari vakuru vakuru vana nevarume. Akanga ari pasi pehutungamiri hwaLieutenant William T. Glassell mumakore ake matatu ebasa. Usiku hwaOctober 5, panenge pa 8:00 mangwanani chikepe che torpedo chakatungamira kubva pachiteshi chakananga kune gumi nemana pfuti ironclad USS New Ironsides, iyo yaifungidzirwa kuva ngarava yehondo inotyisa zvikuru muuto rehondo. Akanga apukunyukawo pakurwiswa kwakanga kwakundikana nechikepe che torpedo muna August 1863. Awa rimwe gare gare vapanduki vakanga vava kusvika ngarava ine zvombo zvesimbi apo vatariri vakavaona mamita makumi mashanu kure, nguva pfupi vasati vabatanidza torpedo. Mutungamiriri weUnion Captain Stephen C. Rowan akashuma zvinotevera: Pana 9 p.m. akawana ngarava inotsvaira inotaridzika zvikuru iyo pakutanga yakaita sechikepe chakamira kurutivi rwedu rworudyi rworuboshwe kubva mugungwa; yakakurumidza kumufadza kanokwana kana, uye iye asingapinduri, akamupfura ne musketry; iye akadzorera moto, achikuvadza zvine ngozi Ensign C.W. Howard ari mutariri wepasi ngarava yacho yakatirova pedyo nechiteshi No. 6, rutivi rworudyi, ichiputika torpedo huru, ichizunungusa ngarava uye ichikanda tsanga huru yemvura, chikamu chayo chakawira pamapuranga edu. 