Brazilian destroyer Paraná (1910) explained

Paraná was a destroyer of the Brazilian Navy, serving from 1910 to 1933.^[1] She was named after Brazilian state of Paraná.

Description and construction

The ship had an overall length of 240feet, a beam of 23.5feet and a draught of NaNfeet. She was powered by 2 triple expansion reciprocating steam engines, driving two shafts, which developed a total of 8877ihp and gave a maximum design speed of 27kn. During the trials the contract speed was exceeded, and the vessel was clocked at 28.74kn. Steam for the turbines was provided by two double-ended Yarrow boilers. Paraná carried a maximum of 140LT of coal that gave her a range of approximately 3700nmi at .

The ship mounted two 4abbr=onNaNabbr=on guns in single mounts. In addition, four 47 mm (3pdr) cannons in single mounts were deployed at the time of launching.

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. . .
• "CT Paraná - CT 8." Navios De Guerra Brasileiros. Accessed 27 August 2017.

Notes and References

1. "Paraná III," Serviço de Documentação da Marinha — Histórico de Navios.