Her first captain, Roderick Dew, had all of her yards painted black so that she could be visually distinguished from her half-sisters, whose yards were white.
hɜː fˈɜːst kˈæptɪn, ɹˈɑːdɹɪk dˈuː, hæd ˈɔːl ʌv hɜː jˈɑːɹdz pˈeɪntᵻd blˈæk sˌoʊ ðæt ʃiː kʊd biː vˈɪʒuːəli dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt fɹʌm hɜː hˈæfsˈɪstɚz, hˌuːz jˈɑːɹdz wɜː wˈaɪt.