ðə ɹˈɔɪəl nˈeɪvi æt ðə tˈaɪm wʌz ɹᵻstɹˈɪktᵻd tə ðə wˈɛpənz pɹədˈuːst baɪ wˈʊlwɪtʃ ˈɑːɹsənəl, sˌoʊ ðætðə hˈɛviɪst ɡˈʌnz ðæt kʊd biː ʃˈɪpt wɜː ðɪ ˈeɪɾi tˈʌn sˈɪkstiːn ˈɪntʃ ɡˈʌnz ʌv ˌeɪtʃˌɛmˈɛs ɪnflˈɛksɪbəl.
The Royal Navy at the time was restricted to the weapons produced by Woolwich Arsenal, so that the heaviest guns that could be shipped were the 80 ton 16 inch guns of HMS Inflexible.