ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt ɐlˈaʊd pˈiːpəl tə wˈɔːk ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə nˈeɪvəl bˈeɪs, tə ɡˌoʊ ˌɔn bˈoːɹd ˈɔːl ʌvðə vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ vˈɛsəlz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ sˈɛvɹəl vˈɛsəlz bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tə ðə ɹˈɔɪəl nˈeɪvi ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ fɔːɹ vˈɪzɪɾɚz tə wˈɔːk θɹuː ðə lˈɑːɹdʒ ʃˈɛdz ʌvðə vˌiːtˈiː ʃˈɪpbɪldɪŋ ɡɹˈuːp ˌɔn sˈaɪt ænd sˈiː ðə pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə tˈaɪp fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚz,  ænd bˌiːɪŋ kənstɹˈʌktᵻd ðˈɛɹ.
The event allowed people to walk around the Naval Base, to go on board all of the visiting vessels, including several vessels belonging to the Royal Navy and also for visitors to walk through the large sheds of the VT Shipbuilding group on site and see the parts of the Type 45 destroyers,  and  being constructed there.