The ''Pará''-class destroyers were a class of ten
destroyers built for the
Brazilian Navy
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between 1908 and 1910 by
Yarrow
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Glasgow
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. All were named after
states of Brazil. The class closely resembled the British s.
All ten ships were ordered under the 1907 Naval Programme and exceeded the design speed during sea trials, the best being ''Parana''. The class proved very maneuverable with a turning circle of 375 yards at full speed.
The class served in both
World War I
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and
World War II
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.
Design
The ''Pará'' class was designed for a crew of 104 men,
powered by double shaft, four-cylinder
VTE engines with two coal-fired
Yarrow boiler
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s which produced . With a capacity of 140 tons of coal their range was at . They were armed with two
guns, four
3-pounder guns, and two
torpedo tube
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s.
All units exceeded their design speed; the best trial speed was ''Parana'', at . The ships were divided into ten
watertight compartment
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s by
bulkheads from the outer bottom plating to the upper deck. The class proved to be very maneuverable; the diameter of the turning circle was at full speed and at two-thirds speed.
Ships
Ten ships were ordered under the 1907 Naval Program intended to modernize the navy; all built by Yarrow.
* — launched 14 July 1908, stricken 1933.
* — launched 7 December 1908, stricken 1944.
* — launched 21 November 1908, stricken 1931.
* — launched 23 January 1909, stricken 1946.
* — launched 1909, stricken 1944.
* — launched 18 May 1909, stricken 1944.
* — launched 29 July 1909, disarmed 1939.
* — launched 26 October 1909, stricken 1944.
* — launched 27 March 1910, disarmed 1933.
* — launched 25 May 1910, stricken 1944.
See also
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References
Sources
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Destroyer classes
Brazil–United Kingdom relations