Veterans described Haida as carrying only the four torpedoes in her normal outfit. Deck lashing points nevertheless provided places where extra weapons might have been secured. The ship's crane could have helped load them. This remains a theoretical possibility suggested by the deck arrangement; the passage does not describe a routine or authorized load.
Notable Point · 11:10-11:36
Extra torpedoes and Haida's deck arrangement
Veteran recollections identify lashing points and a crane that could theoretically support carrying and loading torpedoes beyond the normal four-tube outfit.