ʃiː wʌz kəmˈɪʃənd ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən æz flˈæɡʃɪp ɔnðə nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə stˈeɪʃən; ʃiː ɚɹˈaɪvd æt hˈælɪfˌæks, nˈoʊvə skˈoʊʃə, ˈæftɚ stˈiːmɪŋ θɹuː ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ nˈɔːɹθ ɐtlˈæntɪk ɡˈeɪl, wɪð ˈoʊnli wˈʌn dˈeɪz kˈoʊl səplˈaɪ ɪn hɜː bˈʌŋkɚz.
She was commissioned in January 1867 as flagship on the North America station; she arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, after steaming through a major North Atlantic gale, with only one day's coal supply in her bunkers.