How protected cruisers supplied their guns

How was ammunition supplied to the guns of protected cruisers?

They used ready-use lockers, hoists for the main guns, and ammunition parties for subsidiary weapons.

Ammunition supply varied with the weapon. Protected cruisers normally had ready-use lockers, hoisting arrangements for the main guns, and manual ammunition parties serving subsidiary weapons. Each method balanced speed, machinery, and the practical weight of the rounds being moved. Mixed cruiser batteries therefore imposed several handling systems aboard one ship.