Mendoza class destroyer

Mendoza class destroyer
Mendoza 1932.jpg
Mendoza in 1932.
Class overview
Builders: JS White, Cowes, England
Operators: Flag of Argentina.svg Argentine Navy
Built: 1927-1929
In commission: 1929-62
Completed: 3
Retired: 3
General characteristics
Type: Destroyer
Displacement: 1595 tonnes (standard)
2154 tonnes (full load)
Length: 102.11 m
Beam: 9.68 m
Draught: 3.81 m
Propulsion: 2 shaft geared steam turbines, four boilers, 42,000 hp
Speed: 36 knots
Range: 4500 nm at 14 knots
Complement: 160
Armament: 5 4.7 inch (120mm) QF Mark IX guns (5x1)
1 3 inch (76mm) AA gun
2 - 2 pounder pom poms
6 - 21 inch (533mm) torpedo tubes (2x3)

The Mendoza class were a group of destroyers built in Britain for the Argentine Navy in the 1920s. They were the first part of the Argentian re-armament programme of the 1920s

Design

The ships were based on British Destroyer leaders built at the end of World War I, with minor modifications. British pattern weapons were used. There was a limited modernisation in the 1950s when 40mm Bofors guns and updated sensors were fitted

Ships

All three ships were built by J. Samuel White & Co in Cowes, Isle of Wight, The ships were named after provinces of Argentina

Ship Launched Commissioned Decommissioned
edit] References
    • Whitley, M.J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Cassell Publishing. ISBN 1-85409-521-8. 
    • Guillermo J. Montehengo, An Argentinian Naval Buildup in the Disarmament Era, in Warship 2002-2003, Conway's Maritime press.

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