One of the theories is that she had the gun ports open to fire at the French.
She then turned to fire at the other side, but the men on board failed to close the gun ports.
They seemed to have less than six gun ports a side.
The Bull had no gun ports, but these could be added in the final production model.
The gun ports were open to keep the cabin cool.
Harry gave the order to open the gun ports, load, and run out.
His men had the gun ports open, and they stood poised.
His gun ports were closed with everyone busy trying to put right the trouble they'd made for themselves.
Large gun ports were also added in the basement at this time.
The design of the gun ports was another issue that took years to resolve.