The vessel carries four 18-in. torpedo tubes on the Armstrong-Whitworth
principle, which has been fitted to all the Japanese warships built
either in this country or abroad since the date of the Fuji and the
Yashima, which were the two first ships to have this apparatus. The
vessel will also be fitted with a torpedo tube for firing 18-in.
torpedoes in the line of keel astern. This also will be a special
design by the builders.
The ammunition supply to the 12-in. and 10-in. guns has been described
under the heading of mountings for these guns. The ammunition supply
for the 6-in. and 12-pounder guns is arranged for by supplying to each
6-in. gun an electrically driven ammunition hoist of the improved
Elswick design. These hoists will bring up the projectile and the
cordite charge, and maintain a continuous supply. The operation of
the hoist is extremely simple, and necessitates the minimum personal
attendance. The seaman working the hoist has only to start it in motion
and then keep it supplied with the necessary ammunition, which is
automatically discharged in a position best situated for the working
of the gun. The hoists for supplying the 12-pounder guns are of
similar design; eight of them will be placed in suitable positions for
supplying the 12-pounder guns.