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Gearing-class destroyers of the Brazilian Navy (4 P) J. Jurua-class destroyers (16 P) M. Marcilio Dias-class destroyers (3 P) Mato Grosso-class destroyers (11 P) P.
Built in Brazil to a modified British design along with some U.S. equipment, they were built to replace six H-class destroyers (or Jurua class) ordered from Britain but purchased by Britain for use in the war. Due to design complications, the ships took a long time to complete, having been finished from 1949 to 1951.
The Marcílio Dias-class destroyers (sometimes referred to as M class) were three destroyers of the Brazilian Navy that served during World War II. They were based on the United States Navy's Mahan class. They entered service in 1943 and served on Atlantic convoy duty with the Allies.
Destroyers of the Brazilian Navy (9 C) This page was last edited on 27 March 2013, at 05:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Naval jack of Brazil. This is a list of active Brazilian Navy ships.The Navy has approximately 63 ships in commission, including 8 major surface combatants, 4 submarines, 1 helicopter carrier, 2 amphibious warfare vessels and 23 auxiliary ships.
In 1904 Brazil adopted an ambitious plan to renovate and modernize its Navy. The Naval Renovation Program was negotiated and enacted in December 1904 and envisioned acquisition of large number of vessels, including a dozen destroyers. In 1906 the program was modified reducing the total number of destroyers to ten. [5]
Brazilian destroyer Bracui; Brazilian destroyer Baependi; M. Marcílio Dias-class destroyer; P. HMS Porpoise (1913) This page was last edited on 15 February 2024, at ...
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 8,554 indicated horsepower (6,379 kW) and gave a maximum design speed of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph).