ðə ʃˈɪps mˈeɪn bˈæɾɚɹi kənsˈɪstᵻd ʌv fˈoːɹ kɹˈʌp θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪvkˈælɪbɚ ɡˈʌnz, mˈaʊntᵻd ɔnðɪ ˌʌpɚ dˈɛk ɪn sˈɪŋɡəl mˈaʊnts spˈɑːnsənd ˈaʊt ˌoʊvɚ ðə sˈaɪd ʌvðə hˈʌl.
The ship's main battery consisted of four Krupp 35-caliber  guns, mounted on the upper deck in single mounts sponsoned out over the side of the hull.