Brazilian destroyer Rio Grande do Norte (1909)

For other ships with the same name, see Brazilian destroyer 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	7,778 ihp (5,800 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

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.

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 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.

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.