Armament was as standard for the "thirty-knotters", with a QF 12 pounder 12 cwt ( calibre) gun on a platform on the ship's conning tower (also used as the ship's bridge), with a secondary armament of five 6-pounder guns, and two 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes.
The "thirty-knotters" were equipped with standard armament, including a QF 12 pounder gun on the conning tower, which also served as the bridge, along with five 6-pounder guns and two 18-inch torpedo tubes.