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Where Haida could carry spare torpedoes

Deck lashing points provide the practical answer to Haida's missing enclosed reload room: spare torpedoes could be secured in exposed storage positions.

Question

Where was Haida's extra torpedo storage?

Short answer

Lashing points on the deck indicate that spare torpedoes could be secured in exposed deck positions rather than an enclosed reload room.

Notes

A surviving ship does not always preserve its wartime fittings in a way that makes every storage arrangement obvious. Physical inspection found lashing points on Haida's deck that could secure spare torpedoes. That evidence removes the need to invent a hidden internal reload room. Fittings and deck layout can resolve questions left ambiguous by plans or modern presentation.