On 29 September 1953, she was involved in a collision with the destroyer  leading to a fierce fire in the bridge cable trunk, which carries all the electrical cabling to the bridge, operations room, foremast and DCT.
ˌɔn twˈɛnti nˈaɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː, ʃiː wʌz ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪn ɐ kəlˈɪʒən wɪððə dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚ lˈiːdɪŋ tʊ ɐ fˈɪɹs fˈaɪɚɹ ɪnðə bɹˈɪdʒ kˈeɪbəl tɹˈʌŋk, wˌɪtʃ kˈæɹiz ˈɔːl ðɪ ᵻlˈɛktɹɪkəl kˈeɪblɪŋ tə ðə bɹˈɪdʒ, ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɹˈuːm, fˈɔːɹmæst ænd dˌiːsˌiːtˈiː.