ðə ʃˈɪps wɜːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ ˈɑːɹmd wɪð ˈeɪt toːɹpˈiːdoʊ tˈuːbz ɪn ɐ tˈuː kwˈɑːdɹuːpəl tɹɐvˈɜːsɪŋ mˈaʊnts; wˈʌn ɹᵻlˈoʊd wʌz kˈæɹid fɔːɹ ˈiːtʃ tˈuːb.
The ships were also armed with eight  torpedo tubes in a two quadruple traversing mounts; one reload was carried for each tube.