ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈædmɚɹəlɾi lˈoʊnd ðə fˈɪftiɡˈʌn, wˈʌn,fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪdtˈʌn fɹˈɪɡət ˌeɪtʃˌɛmˈɛs wˈʊstɚ fɚðə skˈiːm, ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ðə tˈɛmz mɚɹˈiːn ˈɑːfɪsɚ tɹˈeɪnɪŋ skˈuːl wʌz ˈoʊpənd.
The British Admiralty loaned the 50-gun, 1,500-ton frigate HMS Worcester for the scheme, and in 1862 the Thames Marine Officer Training School was opened.