Brazilian destroyer Rio Grande do Norte (1909)
Rio Grande do Norte was a Pará-class destroyer of the Brazilian Navy, serving from 1909 to 1944. She was named after the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte.
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| History | |
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 Brazil | |
| Name: | Rio Grande do Norte |
| Namesake: | Rio Grande do Norte (Brazilian state) |
| Ordered: | 1904 |
| Builder: | Yarrow, Scotstoun |
| Yard number: | 1264[1] |
| Launched: | 9 March 1909 |
| Sponsored by: | Madame Rosauro de Almeida |
| Completed: | 1909 |
| Decommissioned: | 1944 |
| Identification: | 4 |
| 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] |
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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 |
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Description and Construction
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 7,778 indicated horsepower (5,800 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 27.27 knots (50.50 km/h; 31.38 mph). Steam for the turbines was provided by two double-ended Yarrow boilers. Rio Grande do Norte 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
- "Scottish Built Ships: Rio Grande do Norte". Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1906–1921. p. 406.
Bibliography
- "CT Rio Grande do Norte - CT 4." Navios De Guerra Brasileiros. 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.