ˌeɪtʃˌɛmˈɛs pɹˈɪns ˈælbɚt wʌz dɪzˈaɪnd ænd bˈɪlt æz ɐ ʃˈæloʊdɹˈæft kˈoʊstdᵻfˈɛns ʃˈɪp, ænd wʌzðə fˈɜːst bɹˈɪɾɪʃ wˈɔːɹʃɪp dɪzˈaɪnd tə kˈæɹi hɜː mˈeɪn ˈɑːɹməmənt ɪn tˈɜːɹɪts.
HMS Prince Albert was designed and built as a shallow-draught coast-defence ship, and was the first British warship designed to carry her main armament in turrets.