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.

History
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]
Installed power:
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:

Description and Construction
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 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).[3] 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
  1. "Scottish Built Ships: Rio Grande do Norte". Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  2. Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1906–1921. p. 406.
  3. Hythe (1913). The Naval Annual, 1913. Portsmouth, UK: J. Griffin & Co. p. 289.

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.
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