New American battleships were to be armed with 4 submerged torpedo broadside launchers according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1904-1905 no. 4

An item referred to the magazine le Yacht reporting that the new American battleships were to be armed with 4 submerged torpedo broadside launchers, 2 in the fore and 2 aft ship. At Brooklyn, USA was a new kind of 53,3cm torpedo developed with an expected speed of 40,9 miles.