ðeɪ wɜː, ɪn spˈaɪt ʌvðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv mˈæsts ðeɪ ɛɡzˈɪbɪɾᵻd, ðə mˈoʊst slˈʌɡɪʃ ʌv ˈɔːl bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈaɪɚŋklædz ˌʌndɚ sˈeɪl.
They were, in spite of the number of masts they exhibited, the most sluggish of all British ironclads under sail.