In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in Xhosa. You must translate it to English in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.
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Question: Xa wayenokumkanikazi uElizabeth, unikezelo lweshumi elinesihlanu se-iintshi semipu ukuncama kweQ yezixhobo.

Answer: As with the Queen Elizabeths, the adoption of 15-inch guns impelled the abandonment of the Q turret.


Question: Ngaphandle kwenkqubo entle embuthweni eyona jongo ingundoqo nisenza imigudu yokuhlisa ixesha iinqanawa ezilisebenzisa kumazibuko eenqanawa kukunyusa indlela yokuphatha imithwalo.

Answer: Apart from an improvement in the organisation, the main objective when attempting to reduce the time ships spend in port must, of course, be to increase the cargo-handling rate.


Question: Amandla emifumba eyenokubonakala ngomgangatho wekati enemisila elithoba, xa wenziwe ngamadoda aqinileyo noko, ngokuthi xa ebetha imana ukuqhawuka kancinci kancinci.

Answer:
The force of the blows can be shown by the fact that a standard cat of nine tails was easily capable, when wielded by an average man, of braking a one inch by one inch length of knot free pine in half.