Brasil heavy cruiser

Brasil, Brasil heavy cruiser laid down 1935

Displacement:
	9 109 t light; 9 563 t standard; 10 000 t normal; 10 350 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(570,74 ft / 562,01 ft) x 72,18 ft x (19,69 / 20,16 ft)
	(173,96 m / 171,30 m) x 22,00 m  x (6,00 / 6,15 m)

Armament:
      6 - 7,99" / 203 mm 50,0 cal guns - 270,21lbs / 122,57kg shells, 150 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1935 Model
	  3 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
		1 raised mount - superfiring
      8 - 5,00" / 127 mm 38,0 cal guns - 59,33lbs / 26,91kg shells, 450 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1935 Model
	  8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
		4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 2 096 lbs / 951 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	3,50" / 89 mm	336,61 ft / 102,60 m	15,42 ft / 4,70 m
	Ends:	Unarmoured
	  Main Belt covers 92% of normal length
	  Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	5,00" / 127 mm	1,50" / 38 mm		5,00" / 127 mm
	2nd:	0,98" / 25 mm	      -			      -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
	For and Aft decks: 2,52" / 64 mm
	Forecastle: 0,98" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 0,98" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 4,02" / 102 mm, Aft 2,99" / 76 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
	Geared drive, 4 shafts, 86 778 shp / 64 736 Kw = 32,00 kts
	Range 8 000nm at 10,00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 787 tons

Complement:
	499 - 650

Cost:
	£4,337 million / $17,350 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 465 tons, 4,6%
	   - Guns: 465 tons, 4,6%
	Armour: 2 188 tons, 21,9%
	   - Belts: 776 tons, 7,8%
	   - Armament: 304 tons, 3,0%
	   - Armour Deck: 1 038 tons, 10,4%
	   - Conning Towers: 70 tons, 0,7%
	Machinery: 2 465 tons, 24,7%
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 3 991 tons, 39,9%
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 891 tons, 8,9%
	Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  11 534 lbs / 5 232 Kg = 45,2 x 8,0 " / 203 mm shells or 1,8 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,00
	Metacentric height 3,1 ft / 0,9 m
	Roll period: 17,2 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 80 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,38
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 0,90

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
	  a normal bow and a round stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,438 / 0,443
	Length to Beam Ratio: 7,79 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 23,71 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 89
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15,00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 3,28 ft / 1,00 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	25,00%,  20,34 ft / 6,20 m,  19,36 ft / 5,90 m
	   - Forward deck:	40,00%,  19,36 ft / 5,90 m,  19,36 ft / 5,90 m
	   - Aft deck:	20,00%,  13,45 ft / 4,10 m,  13,45 ft / 4,10 m
	   - Quarter deck:	15,00%,  13,45 ft / 4,10 m,  13,45 ft / 4,10 m
	   - Average freeboard:		17,39 ft / 5,30 m
	Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 98,7%
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 170,1%
	Waterplane Area: 25 635 Square feet or 2 382 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112%
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 116 lbs/sq ft or 566 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0,97
		- Longitudinal: 1,39
		- Overall: 1,00
	Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room
	Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
	Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather