ɔːlðˈoʊ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚz wɜː tˈuː smˈɔːl fɔːɹ ðiːz spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzd pˌɜːsənˈɛl, ðə skˈɪlz ʌv ðoʊz ɐbˈoːɹd ðə tˈɛndɚ wɜːɹ ɐvˈeɪləbəl tə ðə hˈoʊl dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚ flətˈɪlə.
Although individual destroyers were too small for these specialized personnel, the skills of those aboard the tender were available to the whole destroyer flotilla.