hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn lˈeɪd dˌaʊn ˌɔn θɹˈiː sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, ɐpɹˈuːvəl wʌz ɡˈɪvən fɔːɹ hɜː kənvˈɜːʒən tʊ ɐn ˈaɪɚŋklæd ˌɔn wˈʌn sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː.
Having been laid down on 3 September 1861, approval was given for her conversion to an ironclad on 1 September 1862.