Was the Centaur Carrying Weapons?

From the December 22, 2009, Australian.

One theory has been given that the Centaur torpedoing was that the Japanese had received intelligence that the ship was carrying armaments for soldiers at Papua New Guinea.

Workers at the dock did load a supply of guns and ammunition. However, under the Geneva Convention, hospital ships could carry weapons for personal protection. Reports said that 52 rifles and 200 rounds of ammunition were aboard.

These, however, would be located inside and will not be photographed.

The Plot Thickens. --Cooter