The Tribal class's official four-tube, no-reload listing appears difficult to reconcile with deck positions suitable for spare torpedoes. Dr. Clarke recalls discussing purpose-shaped positions aboard HMCS Haida that align conveniently with the launcher. Even without a rapid combat reload, a destroyer needed room to embark, remove, and maintain torpedoes because the weapons were complex mechanical systems. An armament table may therefore omit operational storage and handling practices.
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What Tribal-class torpedo tables leave out
Officially the Tribal class had four tubes and no reloads, yet deck arrangements and maintenance access complicate that simple armament table.