Six six-inch guns and nine six-pounders gave these small cruisers a useful battery for fishery protection, commerce protection, and commerce interdiction. Two torpedo tubes added another threat. The class was built for dispersed second-class cruiser work rather than combat against the fleet's strongest cruisers. Its armament is best judged against those assigned missions, where credible local force mattered more than headline firepower.
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Six-inch guns for commerce protection and interdiction
The class's six-inch and quick-firing guns suited fishery protection, commerce protection, and commerce interdiction.