 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Gungwa rine zvombo zvinopfura zvakapetwa kaviri rakabatana neNorth Atlantic Blockading Squadron paHampton Roads masikati aJanuary 2, 1862. Musi waJanuary 11, Admiral Louis M. Goldsborough akarayira Southfield kuti iende kuHatteras Inlet, North Carolina, nzvimbo yekugadzira nzvimbo yekurwisa Roanoke Island, iyo yaidzora kufamba muNorth Carolina inonzwika. Ngarava yemapurisa yakamiswa paHampton Roads ichimirira mauto kuti azadze kuwedzerwa kwayo kusvikira pakuvira kwezuva pana January 16 apo yakaenda kumaodzanyemba. Yakasvika Hatteras Inlet zuva rakatevera racho. 