Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Fanny" pakutanga aishandiswa neUnited States Army Quartermaster Corps. Musi waAugust 3, 1861, paakanga ari paRwizi rwaJames, mutyairi webharuni John La Mountain akakwira achibva pachikumbaridzo che"Fanny" kunocherechedza nzvimbo dzeConfederate, achiita kuti "Fanny" ive mutakuri webharuni. Ndege dzapakuvamba dzebhaluni dzakatangwa nomumvura dzakanga dzaitwa pazvikepe. "Fanny" yakanga yakashongedzerwa nepfuti ye4.62-inch Sawyer kumberi (Inotsanangurwa se "32-pounder", yakavakirwa pahuremu hweprojectile, neConfederates mushure mekutapwa kwake) uye ne8-pounder rifled cannon (pamwe imwe Sawyer dhizaini) kumashure, uye yaive ichishanda pakurwisa nzvimbo dzeConfederate pamhenderekedzo. Yakanga iriwo chikamu che
Hondo yeHatteras Inlet Batteries, kupindirwa kwekutanga kweNorth Carolina Outer Banks neUnion musi waAugust 28-29, 1861. Pane imwe nguva gare gare "Fanny" akarayirwa naLt. Crosby uye akashuma kubatwa kwemumhanyi wekudzivirira "Mary Emma" pamvura yeManokin River muMaryland.