text_original: In order to arm three batteries we had to dismantle our ships and employ our seamen. Apart, therefore, from the fact that the sunken Russian ships blocked the way for an assault from the sea, the efficiency of the fleet was seri  ously impaired.
text_transcription: IN ORDER TO ARM THREE BATTERIES WE HAD TO DISMANTLE OUR SHIPS AND EMPLOY OUR SEAMEN APART THEREFORE FROM THE FACT THAT THE SUNKEN RUSSIAN SHIPS BLOCKED THE WAY FOR AN ASSAULT FROM THE SEA THE EFFICIENCY OF THE FLEET WAS SERIOUSLY IMPAIRED
phonemes: ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ ˈɑːɹm θɹˈiː bˈæɾɚɹiz wiː hædtə dɪsmˈæntəl ˌaʊɚ ʃˈɪps ænd ɛmplˈɔɪ ˌaʊɚ sˈiːmɛn. ɐpˈɑːɹt, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, fɹʌmðə fˈækt ðætðə sˈʌŋkən ɹˈʌʃən ʃˈɪps blˈɑːkt ðə wˈeɪ fɚɹən ɐsˈɔlt fɹʌmðə sˈiː, ðɪ ɪfˈɪʃənsi ʌvðə flˈiːt wʌz sˈɛɹi ˈaʊsli ɪmpˈɛɹd.