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Don't think I ever posted the complete SSv2.1 version of my escort cruiser.

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MIBN Falcão, Empire of Brazil Escort Cruiser laid down 1937

Displacement:
7,526 t light; 7,806 t standard; 8,454 t normal; 8,972 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
543.48 ft / 531.00 ft x 60.70 ft x 18.36 ft (normal load)
165.65 m / 161.85 m x 18.50 m x 5.60 m

Armament:
12 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (4x3 guns), 107.15lbs / 48.60kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
16 - 0.54" / 13.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.08lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1937 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 1,312 lbs / 595 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
8 - 21.0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.35" / 110 mm 345.00 ft / 105.16 m 8.85 ft / 2.70 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 4.00" / 102 mm

- Armour deck: 2.75" / 70 mm, Conning tower: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 3 shafts, 61,081 shp / 45,566 Kw = 31.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,166 tons

Complement:
440 - 573

Cost:
£3.481 million / $13.924 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 164 tons, 1.9 %
Armour: 2,070 tons, 24.5 %
- Belts: 559 tons, 6.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 357 tons, 4.2 %
- Armour Deck: 1,136 tons, 13.4 %
- Conning Tower: 18 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 1,693 tons, 20.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,499 tons, 41.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 928 tons, 11.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 1.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
12,952 lbs / 5,875 Kg = 120.9 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.00
Metacentric height 2.4 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 16.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.50
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.09

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.75 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.58 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 69
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26.77 ft / 8.16 m
- Forecastle (17 %): 19.97 ft / 6.09 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.97 ft / 6.09 m
- Quarterdeck (17 %): 19.97 ft / 6.09 m
- Stern: 19.97 ft / 6.09 m
- Average freeboard: 20.43 ft / 6.23 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 81.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 160.1 %
Waterplane Area: 22,332 Square feet or 2,075 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 123 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 102 lbs/sq ft or 497 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.68
- Overall: 1.01
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

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Falcão
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Lebreiro
Harpia
Coruja
Noctívago
Busardo

Hmmm, there aren't any AA weapons heavier than a 37mm mounting, is this intentional? If so, it seems an odd choice.