ðiːz kənflˈɪktɪŋ ɡˈoʊlz pɹˈuːvd bᵻjˌɔnd kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚ dɪzˈaɪn, ænd ðə ɹɪzˈʌltɪŋ ʃˈɪps wɜː tˈɑːphˈɛvi dɪzˈaɪn, wɪð sᵻvˈɪɹ stəbˈɪlᵻɾi pɹˈɑːbləmz ænd wɪð ɪnhˈiəɹənt stɹˈʌktʃɚɹəl wˈiːknəsᵻz.
These conflicting goals proved beyond contemporary destroyer design, and the resulting ships were top-heavy design, with severe stability problems and with inherent structural weaknesses.