Acre-class destroyer
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| section1 | {{Infobox ship/image |
| image | CT Acre (D-10).jpg |
| image_caption | CT Acre - D 10 |
| section2 | {{Infobox ship/class overview |
| name | Acre class |
| builders | Ilha das Cobas, Rio de Janeiro |
| operators | |
| class_before | Marcílio Dias class |
| class_after | Pará class |
| built_range | 1940–1949 |
| in_commission_range | 1949–1974 |
| total_ships_completed | 6 |
| total_ships_retired | 6 |
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics |
| header_caption | |
| type | Destroyer |
| displacement | *1340 LT standard |
| length | 98.45 m oa |
| beam | 10.67 m |
| draught | 2.59 m |
| propulsion | 2 shaft Parsons geared turbines, 3 boilers 34,000 hp |
| speed | 35.5 kn |
| complement | 150 |
| armament | *4 × 1 5 inch/38 guns |
| *8 depth charge throwers<ref name | "conway22 p417"Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 417. |
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|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |type=Destroyer |tonnage= |displacement=*1340 LT standard
- 1800 LT full load |length=98.45 m oa |beam=10.67 m |height= |draught=2.59 m |draft= |depth= |hold_depth= |decks= |deck_clearance= |ramps= |ice_class= |power= |propulsion= 2 shaft Parsons geared turbines, 3 boilers 34,000 hp |sail_plan= |speed=35.5 kn |range= |endurance= |test_depth= |boats= |capacity= |troops= |complement=150 |crew= |time_to_activate= |sensors= |EW= |armament=*4 × 1 5 inch/38 guns
- 1 × 2 40 mm guns
- 4 × 1 20 mm guns
- 2 × 3 (Acre, Ajuricaba) or 2 × 4 (all others) 21 inch torpedo tubes
- 8 depth charge throwers |armour= |armor= |aircraft= |aircraft_facilities= |notes=
The Acre-class destroyers were a class of six destroyers built during World War II for the Brazilian Navy. None were completed before the end of the war. They are also referred to in some sources as the Amazonas class.
Design
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 ships received a refit in the early 1960s with new electronics and gun no. 2 being replaced by a 40mm Bofors mounting. Two ships were decommissioned in 1964 and the remaining four from 1973 to 1974.
Ships
The six ships were: ::data[format=table title="List of ''Acre''-class destroyers"]
| Ship | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 December 1940 | 30 May 1945 | 10 December 1951 | 1974 | |
| 28 December 1940 | 30 May 1945 | December 1951 | 1964 | |
| 20 July 1940 | 29 November 1943 | 10 November 1949 | 1973 | |
| 28 December 1940 | 30 May 1945 | December 1951 | 1964 | |
| 28 December 1940 | 14 July 1946 | 23 June 1951 | 1974 | |
| 20 July 1940 | 24 November 1943 | 3 September 1949 | 1974 | |
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Citations
References
- Whitley M.J. Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Cassell Publishing, 2000.
References
- Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 417.
- Whitley 2000, p. 22
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