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.
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.