hɜː fˈɜːst pˈoʊstɪŋ ˈæftɚ kəmˈɪʃənɪŋ wʌz tə lˈɪvɚpˌuːl; ˌɔn hɜː pˈæsɪdʒ ðˈɛɹ, ɪn ɐn ˈaɪɹɪʃ sˈiː ɡˈeɪl, ɪt wʌz fˈaʊnd ðæt ʃiː dɪdnˌɑːt hæv ɪnˈʌf skˈʌpɚz fˈɪɾᵻd tə dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒ sˈiːwɔːɾɚ kˈʌmɪŋ ɐbˈoːɹd, ænd ˈɔːlmoʊst fˈaʊndɚd.
Her first posting after commissioning was to Liverpool; on her passage there, in an Irish Sea gale, it was found that she did not have enough scuppers fitted to discharge seawater coming aboard, and almost foundered.