They were all given a barquentine rig and carried two 56-cwt 64-pounder muzzle-loaders and two 20-pounder breech-loading Armstrongs.
Zonke zazinikwe uxhotyiso lwebhakwentine kwaye zathwala izilayishi ezinemibhobho osikwe amaqoqo weephawunda 64 ezimbini ze56 cwt kunye nezimbini iiphawunda 20 ezinendawo yompu ekufakwa kuyo iimbumbulu zeArmstrong.