lˈeɪd dˌaʊn æz ˌeɪtʃˌɛmˈɛs tɹˈaɪʌmf, æɾ ˌeɪtʃˈɛm ɹˈɔɪəl dˈɑːkjɑːɹd, pˈɛmbɹoʊk æz ɐ nˈaɪnti wˈʌŋɡˈʌn skɹˈuː sˈɛkəndɹˈeɪt lˈaɪnʌvbˈæɾəl ʃˈɪp, ʃiː wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ˌeɪtʃˌɛmˈɛs pɹˈɪns kˈɑːnsɔːɹt ˌɔn fˈoːɹtiːn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv pɹˈɪns ˈælbɚt ʌv sˈækskˈoʊbɜːɡ ænd ɡˈɑːθə, ðə hˈʌsbənd ʌv kwˈiːn vɪktˈoːɹiə.
Laid down as HMS Triumph, at HM Royal Dockyard, Pembroke as a 91-gun screw second-rate line-of-battle ship, she was renamed HMS Prince Consort on 14 February 1862 following the death of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the husband of Queen Victoria.