Task: Translation
Input (Xhosa): Kwaba ngelishwa yaba yiBritani eyomeleza ukuba kuqaliswe enye yezona zaba duru ukwenza iguquko enkulu kumkhosi wenqanawa ukwenza inzululwazi ngokwakha ngenkulungwane.
Output (English): It was unfortunate, therefore, that it was a British firm which initiated one of the most expensive upheavals in naval architecture of the century.