The constructor for this design, J.H. Narbeth, submitted an alternative drawing showing an armament of twelve 12-inch guns, but the Admiralty was not prepared to accept this.
Konstruktøren af dette design, J.H. Narbeth, indleverede en alternativ tegning, som indeholdt en bestykning med 12 styks 12-tommers-kanoner, men admiralitetet var ikke indstillet på at godkende dette.