fɔːɹ mˈaɪnleɪɪŋ, ðeɪ kˈæɹid θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈeɪvəl mˈaɪnz ˌɔn θɹˈiː dˈɛks wɪð ˌɔːɾəmˈæɾɪk hˈɔɪsts bᵻtwˌiːn ðə dˈɛks fˈiːdɪŋ θɹˈiː mˈaɪn lˈɑːntʃɪŋ ɹˈeɪlz.
For minelaying, they carried 320 naval mines on three decks with automatic hoists between the decks feeding three mine launching rails.