ðɪ ˈædmɚɹəlɾi ˈɔːɹdɚd ˌɔn fˈaɪv dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn ðæt ʃiː biː lˈɛŋθənd , kˈʌt dˌaʊn wˈʌn dˈɛk, ænd kənvˈɜːɾᵻd tʊ ɐn ˈɑːɹmɚd fɹˈɪɡət fɚðə pɹˈaɪs ʌv pˈaʊnd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt,ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn.
The Admiralty ordered on 5 June 1861 that she be lengthened , cut down one deck, and converted to an armoured frigate for the price of £298,851.