ɐ nˈuː dɪzˈaɪn baɪ ðə ɹˈɔɪəl nˈeɪvi tʃˈiːf kənstɹˈʌktɚ, sˌɜːɹ ˈɛdwɚd ɹˈiːd, sˈɔː hɜː slˈuːp ˈɛndz ɹᵻplˈeɪst baɪ ɐn ˈoʊvəl stˈɜːn ænd ɐ ɹˈæm bˈoʊ, ænd ðə dɹˈæft ˈɔltɚd tə ɡˈɪv hɜːɹ ɐ tɹˈɪm ʌv baɪ ðə stˈɜːn.
A new design by the Royal Navy Chief Constructor, Sir Edward Reed, saw her sloop ends replaced by an oval stern and a ram bow, and the draught altered to give her a trim of  by the stern.