ɔnðə mˈɔːɹnɪŋ ʌv dᵻsˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, ðə tɹˈeɪnɪŋ ʃˈɪp jˌuːˌɛsˈɛs dʒˈeɪmztaʊn wʌz æt dˈɑːk æt ðə bɹˈʊklɪn nˈeɪvi jˈɑːɹd wɛn ɪt ʃˈɪftᵻd bˈɜːθ ænd mˌeɪd fˈæst ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd ðə jˌuːˌɛsˈɛs jˈæntɪk.
On the morning of December 20, 1883, the training ship USS Jamestown was at dock at the Brooklyn Navy Yard when it shifted berth and made fast alongside the USS Yantic.