<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ekuqaleni i-Fanny yayisetshenziswa i-United States Army Quartermaster Corps. Ngo-August 3, 1861, ngenkathi eseJames River, umshayeli webhaluni uJohn La Mountain wakhuphuka esuka emphemeni we-Fanny ukuze abuke izikhundla ze-Confederate, okwenza i-Fanny ibe ngumthwali webhaluni. Izindiza zangaphambilini zamabhaluni asuselwa emanzini zazenziwa ngemikhumbi. Fanny yayihlomile ngesibhamu sikaSawyer esingu-4.62-intshi ngaphambili Echazwe njenge- 32-pounder, ngokususelwa esisindweni se-projectile, yi-Confederates ngemuva kokuthumba kwayo kanye ne-canon engu-8-pounder okungenzeka ukuthi kungenye idizayini kaSawyer ngemuva, futhi yayisebenza ngokumelene nezikhundla ezisogwini ze-Confederate. Futhi kwakuyingxenye ye- Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries  <response>: , ukuhlasela kokuqala kweNorth Carolina Outer Banks yiNhlangano ngo-Agasti 28 kuya ku-29, 1861. Esikhathini esithile kamuva uFanny wayelawulwa uLieutenant Crosby futhi wabika ngokuboshwa komgijimi wokuvimbela uMary Emma emthonjeni womfula iManokin eMaryland. 