▁fun n els , ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁were ▁in ▁another ▁super f iring ▁pair , ▁a ft ▁of ▁the ▁rear ▁con ning ▁tower . ▁The ▁ 6   in ▁guns ▁were ▁mounted ▁individually ▁in ▁cas em ates ▁along ▁the ▁upper ▁deck , ▁eight ▁to ▁each ▁beam . ▁The ▁tor ped o ▁tub es ▁were ▁sub mer ged ▁in ▁the ▁h ull , ▁two ▁on ▁each ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁ship . ▁As ▁completed , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁smaller ▁guns ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁Er in , ▁including ▁six ▁ 6 - p ound er ▁ ▁guns ▁and ▁two ▁ ▁M k ▁I ▁anti - air craft ▁guns . ▁ ▁The ▁ships ▁were ▁protected ▁with ▁an ▁arm ored ▁bel t ▁that ▁was ▁ ▁thick ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁portion , ▁and ▁reduced ▁to ▁ ▁on ▁either ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ship . ▁The ▁trans verse ▁bulk head s ▁that ▁connected ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁bel t ▁were ▁ ▁thick . ▁Hor izontal ▁protection ▁consisted ▁of ▁an ▁arm ored ▁deck ▁that ▁was ▁ ▁thick ▁over ▁the ▁central ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ship , ▁where ▁it ▁covered ▁the ▁am mun ition ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁mach in ery ▁spaces , ▁and ▁reduced ▁to ▁ ▁thick ▁elsewhere . ▁The ▁forward ▁con ning ▁tower ▁had ▁ 1 2   in ▁thick ▁sides . ▁The ▁main ▁battery ▁gun ▁tur rets ▁had ▁ ▁thick ▁faces , ▁while ▁the ▁bar b ettes ▁that ▁supported ▁them ▁had ▁ ▁thick ▁sides , ▁with ▁the ▁lower ▁section ▁behind ▁the ▁main ▁bel t ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 3   in