The Pará-class destroyers were a class of ten destroyers built for the Brazilian Navy between 1908 and 1910 by Yarrow in the Scotstoun district of Glasgow, Scotland. All were named after states of Brazil. The class closely resembled the British s. All ten ships were ordered under the 1907 Naval Programme and exceeded the design speed during sea trials, the best being Parana. The class proved very maneuverable with a turning circle of 375 yards at full speed. The class served in both World War I and World War II.
The Pará class was designed for a crew of 104 men, powered by double shaft, four-cylinder VTE engines with two coal-fired Yarrow boilers which produced 8000shp. With a capacity of 140 tons of coal their range was 3700nmi at 14kn. They were armed with two 4abbr=onNaNabbr=on guns, four 3-pounder guns, and two 18inches torpedo tubes.
All units exceeded their design speed; the best trial speed was Parana, at . The ships were divided into ten watertight compartments by bulkheads from the outer bottom plating to the upper deck. The class proved to be very maneuverable; the diameter of the turning circle was 375yd at full speed and 340yd at two-thirds speed.
Ten ships were ordered under the 1907 Naval Program intended to modernize the navy; all built by Yarrow.