Magazines were the first to be placed on centerline, below the waterline. The lifeboats hung from forward and aft blocks above the waterline. The vessel also has 4 crew decks below the waterline. For example, ship stabilizers are fins mounted beneath the waterline and emerging laterally. The bow and stern were unarmored at the waterline. Some ships were fitted with underwater armor in vulnerable areas below the waterline. The armored belt tapered to a thickness of below the waterline. The ship was also armed with six torpedo tubes, all below the waterline. The structure is located above the mean waterline to prevent flooding. Below the waterline, the belt tapered to . Petrol storage consisted of in tins stowed below the waterline. It had a vertical height of , of which was below the design waterline. Its total height was , of which was below the designed waterline. The waterline when ship has standard load. The belt was at its thickest above and at the waterline.