Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Ngarava dzacho dzakashanda kwenguva yakareba, dzichiramba dzichishanda kweanopfuura makore makumi matatu. "Blitz" akapedza nguva yakawanda yebasa rake somutungamiri wezvikepe zvezvikepe zve torpedo, apo "Pfeil" akashanda neuto rekudzidzisa uye ngarava huru. "Pfeil" yakatumirwa kuGermany East Africa muna 1889 kunodzvinyirira
Kumukira kwaAbushiri, kudzokera kuGermany muna 1890. Mumakore ose okuma1890, ngarava dzacho dzakashanda pamwe chete nezvikepe, dzichiita maekisesaizi egore negore uye kudzidzira kufamba nengarava. Vakashanda mune mamwe mabasa akasiyana-siyana muma1890s uye 1900s, kusanganisira sevatengesi, zvikepe zvekudzivirira hove, uye zvikepe zvekudzidzisa. Vakashanda sevatendi vakatsaurirwa kumauto ehondo yeHigh Seas Fleet pakati pe1900s, vachizadza iro basa kuburikidza nekutanga kweHondo Yenyika I. "Blitz" akatora rutivi muOperation Albion muBaltic Sea mukupera kwa1917 uye "Pfeil" yakashandiswa gare gare sechikepe chokurovedza chevashandi veU-boat. Zvose zviri zviviri zvikepe zvakaraswa mukutanga kwema1920.