ðə ʃˈɪps dᵻpˈɑːɹɾᵻd ðə nˈoːɹ ˌɔn twˈɛnti θɹˈiː dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, lˈoʊdᵻd dˌaʊn wɪð ʌv kˈoʊl stˈoʊd ɪn bˈæɡz ˌɔn ðɛɹ ɡˈʌn dˈɛks, ænd tɹænsfˈɜːd ðə flˈoʊɾɪŋ dˈɑːk ɪlˈɛvən dˈeɪz lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈæftɚɹ ɐn ʌnᵻvˈɛntfəl vˈɔɪɪdʒ.
The ships departed the Nore on 23 June 1869, loaded down with  of coal stowed in bags on their gun decks, and transferred the floating dock 11 days later after an uneventful voyage.