ɪt wʌzðə lˈʌndən mˈæɹɪtˌaɪm ˈɪntɹɛsts ˈænsɚ tʊ ˌeɪtʃˌɛmˈɛs kˈɑːnweɪ, wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn ɔnðə ɹˈɪvɚ mˈɜːsi æz ɐ tɹˈeɪnɪŋ ʃˈɪp fɔːɹ lˈɪvɚpˌuːlz bˈɜːdʒənɪŋ mˈɜːtʃənt flˈiːt.
It was the London maritime interests' answer to HMS Conway, which had been established in 1859 on the River Mersey as a training ship for Liverpool's burgeoning merchant fleet.