ðə tˈuː skˈoːɹpiəŋklˈæs ˈaɪɚŋklædz,  ænd , wɜːɹ ˈaɪɚŋklæd wˈɔːɹʃɪps ˈɔːɹdɚd baɪ ðə kənfˈɛdɚɹət stˈeɪts nˈeɪvi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ænd sˈiːzd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː baɪ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ðɛɹ dᵻlˈɪvɚɹi.
The two Scorpion-class ironclads,  and , were ironclad warships ordered by the Confederate States Navy in 1862 and seized in 1863 by the British to prevent their delivery.