41. In July 1944 she underwent a four-month refit where her forecastle was extended. 42. The class was designed to be 16-gun ship sloops with quarterdecks and forecastles . 43. They had a high rounded stern with large aftcastle, forecastle and bowsprit at the stem. 44. Fires broke out on the forecastle . 45. One shell from the Japanese ship hit her in the forecastle , but did little damage. 46. The vessels were long, had a bow with a more sharply sheered and turtleback forecastle . 47. The Spanish guns were removed and replaced with guns mounted on her forecastle and poop deck. 48. Another idea, subsequently adopted, was to design the forecastle to break abaft the turrets. 49. The vessels had two complete decks, upper and lower, with poop and forecastle decks. 50. All members of the class were flush-decked, but with a long topgallant forecastle .
