dʒˈɑːn wˈɪlɪs pˌʊt ˌɪntʊ hˈɔːɹtən ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi ænd fɔːɹ θɹˈiː wˈiːks sˈeɪld tə sˈɛvɹəl noːɹwˈiːdʒən pˈoːɹts wˌaɪl ˈɑːfɪsɚz ænd ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl noːɹwˈiːdʒən nˈeɪvi stˈʌdid ðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən diːtˈeɪlz ænd ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənəl kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪks ʌv ðɪs dˈiːliklˈæs dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚɹ ˈɛskɔːɹt, wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn sᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ðə pɹˈoʊɾoʊtˌaɪp fɔːɹ fˈaɪv nˈuː noːɹwˈiːdʒən wˈɔːɹʃɪps.
John Willis put into Horton on 24 January and for three weeks sailed to several Norwegian ports while officers and engineers of the Royal Norwegian Navy studied the construction details and operational characteristics of this Dealey-class destroyer escort, which had been selected as the prototype for five new Norwegian warships.