Brazilian destroyer Paraná (1910)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Brazil | |
| Name | Paraná |
| Namesake | Paraná (Brazilian state) |
| Ordered | 1904 |
| Builder | Yarrow, Scotstoun |
| Yard number | 1268[1] |
| Launched | 24 March 1910 |
| Completed | 1910 |
| Decommissioned | 1933 |
| Identification | 8 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Pará-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 560 long tons (570 t)[2] |
| Length | 240 ft (73 m)[2] |
| Beam | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)[2] |
| Draught | 7 ft 10 in (2.39 m)[2] |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 vertical triple expansion steam engines[2] |
| Speed | 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)[2] |
| Range | 3,700 nautical miles (6,900 km) at 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h)[2] |
| Complement | 130 |
| Armament |
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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
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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]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.