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Almirante Aguirre, Peruvian Light Fleet Carrier laid down 1940

Displacement:
16,166 t light; 16,685 t standard; 19,112 t normal; 21,054 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
726.50 ft / 677.50 ft x 85.30 ft x 24.11 ft (normal load)
221.44 m / 206.50 m x 26.00 m x 7.35 m

Armament:
16 - 4.13" / 105 mm guns (8x2 guns), 35.32lbs / 16.02kg shells, 1940 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (1x16 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1940 Model
Machine guns in deck mount
on side, all raised guns
Weight of broadside 594 lbs / 269 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 400

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.76" / 70 mm 508.53 ft / 155.00 m 12.30 ft / 3.75 m
Ends: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.00 ft / 0.00 m 10.87 ft / 3.31 m
168.97 ft / 51.50 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 1.18" / 30 mm 440.38 ft / 134.23 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 115 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.18" / 30 mm 440.38 ft / 134.23 m 24.11 ft / 7.35 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.76" / 70 mm, Conning tower: 5.31" / 135 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 104,282 shp / 77,794 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,369 tons

Complement:
812 - 1,056

Cost:
£6.111 million / $24.445 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 74 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 3,500 tons, 18.3 %
- Belts: 889 tons, 4.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 464 tons, 2.4 %
- Armament: 61 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour Deck: 2,004 tons, 10.5 %
- Conning Tower: 82 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 2,788 tons, 14.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,304 tons, 38.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,946 tons, 15.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2,500 tons, 13.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
37,824 lbs / 17,157 Kg = 1,070.8 x 4.1 " / 105 mm shells or 5.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.7 m
Roll period: 15.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.07
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.32

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.480
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.94 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.35 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 53
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.36 degrees
Stern overhang: 35.00 ft / 10.67 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Stern: 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Average freeboard: 24.38 ft / 7.43 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 218.8 %
Waterplane Area: 39,312 Square feet or 3,652 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 157 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 128 lbs/sq ft or 625 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.09
- Longitudinal: 1.63
- Overall: 1.14
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.76" / 70 mm 508.53 ft / 155.00 m 12.30 ft / 3.75 m
Ends: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.00 ft / 0.00 m 10.87 ft / 3.31 m
168.97 ft / 51.50 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 1.18" / 30 mm 440.38 ft / 134.23 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 115 % of normal length