▁n avy ' s ▁invent ory ▁as ▁an ▁accommod ation ▁ship ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁when ▁she ▁too ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁break er ' s ▁yard . ▁ ▁N ix e ▁ ▁The ▁contract ▁for ▁N ix e ▁was ▁awarded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁fleet ▁plan . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁General ▁Leo ▁von ▁Cap riv i ▁replaced ▁St os ch ; ▁Cap riv i ▁believed ▁that ▁all ▁new ▁cru ising ▁war ships ▁should ▁be ▁compet ent ▁combat ▁vessels , ▁unlike ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁cor v ettes ▁built ▁under ▁St os ch ' s ▁direction . ▁For ▁his ▁part , ▁St os ch ▁had ▁preferred ▁emphas izing ▁long - range ▁cru ising ▁ab ilities ▁rather ▁than ▁combat ▁power . ▁Reg ard less , ▁Cap riv i , ▁who ▁was ▁in ex per ien ced ▁in ▁his ▁new ▁role , ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁block ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁ship . ▁Since ▁she ▁was ▁essentially ▁useless ▁as ▁a ▁war ship , ▁she ▁was ▁completed ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁ship ▁for ▁naval ▁cad ets ▁and ▁app rent ice ▁se amen , ▁a ▁role ▁she ▁filled ▁for ▁nearly ▁fifteen ▁years . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁she ▁went ▁on ▁over se as ▁training ▁cru ises , ▁frequently ▁to ▁South ▁America , ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies , ▁or ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea . ▁After ▁being ▁removed ▁from ▁active ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁headquarters ▁ship ▁for ▁the