(answers in the order of the original posts)
@Maddy:
... likely, Ubi noticed that I dislike ambient occlusion, which has become a must in modern rendering
@Montekildo:
... the library files include the gun_uk library I have been maintaining since a while, as well as the lookout library, another of my toys. Actually, it's better to use these versions, otherwise the Hunts may not work well. The shells_SB library is an old creation by sergbuto; some items in the guns_uk make use of shells defined therein. The files are the original ones, except for the shells_SB.sim. There, I corrected a small error.
See also the comment by Irish1958.
@JapLance:

Likely, it will a take a bit longer until I can present the next model because it's not another RN vessel.
@leitender:
... the Type 286 came already with the Tribals