ðə dɪzˈaɪnd ˈɑːɹməmənt ʌv sˈɛvəntˌiːn ɡˈʌnz wʌz dɪskˈɑːɹdᵻd, ænd ðɪ əfˈɛnsɪv pˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðə ʃˈɪp wʌz kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ fˈoːɹ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪdpˈaʊndɚ sˈʌməsˌɛt smˈuːðboːɹ kˈænən, wˌɪtʃ wɜːɹ æt ðə tˈaɪm ðə mˈoʊst pˈaʊɚfəl ɡˈʌnz ɐflˈoʊt.
The designed armament of seventeen guns was discarded, and the offensive power of the ship was concentrated into four 100-pounder Somerset smoothbore cannon, which were at the time the most powerful guns afloat.