Brazilian destroyer Paraná (1910)

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For other ships with the same name, see Brazilian destroyer Paraná.

History
Brazil
NameParaná
NamesakeParaná (Brazilian state)
Ordered1904
BuilderYarrow, Scotstoun
Yard number1268[1]
Launched24 March 1910
Completed1910
Decommissioned1933
Identification8
FateScrapped
General characteristics
TypePará-class destroyer
Displacement560 long tons (570 t)[2]
Length240 ft (73 m)[2]
Beam23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)[2]
Draught7 ft 10 in (2.39 m)[2]
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 vertical triple expansion steam engines[2]
Speed27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)[2]
Range3,700 nautical miles (6,900 km) at 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h)[2]
Complement130
Armament

Paraná was a Pará-class destroyer of the Brazilian Navy, serving from 1910 to 1933.[4] She was named after Brazilian state of Paraná.

Description and construction[edit]

Line drawing of the Pará class

The ship had an overall length of 240 feet (73.2 m), a beam of 23.5 feet (7.2 m) and a draught of 7+5⁄6 feet (2.4 m). She was powered by 2 triple expansion reciprocating steam engines, driving two shafts, which developed a total of 8,877 indicated horsepower (6,620 kW) and gave a maximum design speed of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph). During the trials the contract speed was exceeded, and the vessel was clocked at 28.74 knots (53.23 km/h; 33.07 mph).[3] Steam for the turbines was provided by two double-ended Yarrow boilers. Paraná carried a maximum of 140 long tons (140 t) of coal that gave her a range of approximately 3,700 nautical miles (6,900 km; 4,300 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph).

The ship mounted two 4 in (102 mm) guns in single mounts. In addition, four 47 mm (3pdr) cannons in single mounts were deployed at the time of launching.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Scottish Built Ships: Parana". Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 406.
  3. ^ a b Hythe (1913). The Naval Annual, 1913. Portsmouth, UK: J. Griffin & Co. p. 289.
  4. ^ "Paraná III," Serviço de Documentação da Marinha — Histórico de Navios.

Bibliography[edit]

  • "Paraná III." Serviço de Documentação da Marinha — Histórico de Navios. Diretoria do Patrimônio Histórico e Documentação da Marinha, Departamento de História Marítima. Accessed 27 August 2017.
  • Gardiner, Robert and Randal Gray, eds. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1985. ISBN 0-87021-907-3. OCLC 12119866.
  • "CT Paraná - CT 8." Navios De Guerra Brasileiros. Accessed 27 August 2017.
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