 As "Paris" was in the UK preparing to depart from Liverpool, her American flag was raised two weeks later by Clement Griscom's 13-year-old daughter when the ship arrived in New York.As a part of the change, the former Inman liners now used Southampton as their UK destination.During the mid-1890s, the Navy stored guns at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to speed the conversion of "Paris" and her running mates in case of war.