usa ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁and ▁h ul ked , ▁but ▁N ym phe ▁remained ▁in ▁service ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁when ▁she ▁too ▁was ▁h ul ked . ▁The ▁two ▁ships ▁were ▁sold ▁for ▁sc rap ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁there after ▁broken ▁up . ▁ ▁August a ▁class ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁Navy ▁secret ly ▁placed ▁an ▁order ▁for ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁sc rew ▁cor v ettes ▁with ▁the ▁Ar man ▁Brothers ▁ship yard ▁of ▁Bor de aux , ▁France ; ▁these ▁ships ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁Louisiana . ▁The ▁ships ▁were ▁pur port edly ▁being ▁built ▁for ▁Japan ▁under ▁the ▁false ▁names ▁Y ed do ▁and ▁Os aka . ▁Before ▁the ▁vessels ▁could ▁be ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States , ▁the ▁French ▁Emperor ▁Napoleon ▁III ▁interven ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁to ▁prevent ▁neutral ▁France ▁from ▁s elling ▁the ▁war ships ▁to ▁an ▁active ▁bell iger ent . ▁Instead , ▁Ar man ▁offered ▁the ▁ships ▁for ▁sale ▁to ▁other ▁countries , ▁and ▁Pr uss ia , ▁which ▁was ▁still ▁trying ▁to ▁expand ▁its ▁fleet ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Schles wig ▁War , ▁purchased ▁the ▁vessels . ▁The ▁French ▁government ▁again ▁interven ed ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁block ▁Victoria ▁from ▁being ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁fleet , ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁act ively ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁conflict ,