Brazilian destroyer Paraná (1910)

For other ships with the same name, see Brazilian destroyer Paraná.

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	8,877 ihp (6,620 kW)[3] 2 double-ended Yarrow boilers
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	2 × 4 in (102 mm) guns 4 × 47 mm (3pdr) guns , mounting P Mark I, 2 × single torpedo tubes for 18 in (460 mm) torpedoes

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

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 8,877 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

1. "Scottish Built Ships: Parana". Retrieved 30 January 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.
4. "Paraná III," Serviço de Documentação da Marinha — Histórico de Navios.

Bibliography

• "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.