 Similar attack orders are known to have been given to the Atlantic squadron under Rear Admiral Lessovsky, that was sent to New York at the same time.Having crossed the Indian Ocean, the CSS "Shenandoah" arrived in Australian waters on January 17, 1865.Off the coast of South Australia at 39°32'14"S and 122°16'52" E, her crew spotted an American-made sailing ship named the "Nimrod" and boarded it.