▁the ▁older ▁cor v ettes ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁fill ▁by ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁N ym phe ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁type ▁to ▁see ▁action ▁against ▁an ▁enemy ▁war ship , ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁J asm und ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Schles wig ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁and ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁a ▁block ading ▁French ▁squad ron ▁during ▁the ▁Franco - Pr uss ian ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁ ▁was ▁activ ated ▁during ▁the ▁Franco - Pr uss ian ▁War ▁to ▁ra id ▁French ▁sh ipping ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean , ▁capt uring ▁three ▁ships ▁carrying ▁war ▁mater iel , ▁two ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁taken ▁as ▁pri zes ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁s unk . ▁N ym ph es ▁sister ▁ ▁was ▁in ▁Japan ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁block aded ▁by ▁a ▁French ▁squad ron ▁and ▁saw ▁no ▁combat . ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁German ▁cor v ettes ▁went ▁on ▁numerous ▁deploy ments ▁abroad , ▁frequently ▁to ▁South ▁America , ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea , ▁China , ▁and ▁the ▁central ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁These ▁voy ages ▁were ▁aim ed ▁at ▁protect ing ▁Pr uss ian ▁and ▁later ▁German ▁national s ▁abroad , ▁German ▁economic ▁interests , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁establishment ▁and ▁pat rolling ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁colonial ▁emp ire . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁ships ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁newer