dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz θˈɜːtiːn jˈɪɹz ɪn ˈɑːfɪs, hiː fˈeɪsd pˈɑːsᵻbli mˈoːɹ ænd vˈɛɹiəs tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz ɪn ʃˈɪp dɪzˈaɪn ðɐn ˌɛni dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv nˈeɪvəl kənstɹˈʌkʃən bᵻfˌoːɹ ɔːɹ sˈɪns.
During his thirteen years in office, he faced possibly more and various changes in ship design than any Director of Naval Construction before or since.