Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Ta koma Hampton Roads kuma ta dauki tashar a matsayin mai hanawa, yana aiki a Arewacin Atlantic Blockading Squadron har zuwa 8 Maris 1862. Sloop-of-war ya shiga sojojin Confederate a cikin ƙananan ayyuka da yawa a Hampton Roads kuma ya kama ƙananan jiragen ruwa da yawa a tashar jiragen ruwa. Bugu da kari, "Cumberland" wani bangare ne na tafiyar da
kama sansanonin a Cape Hatteras.