- Marcilio Dias class destroyer
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Class overview Name: Marcilio Dias Class Builders: Ihla das Cobas, Rio de Janiero Operators: Brazilian Navy
Succeeded by: Acre class destroyer Completed: 3 Retired: 3 General characteristics Class and type: Marcilio Dias Type: Destroyer Displacement: 1,500 tons standard, 2,200 tons full load Length: 108.81 m Beam: 10.61 m Draught: 3.04 m Propulsion: 2 shaft GE geared turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcocks boilers 42,800 hp Speed: 36.5 knots Complement: 190 Armament: 5 x 5 inch/38 guns (5x1),
4 - 20 mm guns,
8 x 21 inch torpedo tubes (2x4)
4 depth charge throwersThe Marcilio Dias class destroyers (sometimes referred to as M class) were three ships of the Brazilian Navy that served during World War II. They were based on the Mahan class destroyer[1] and were the first sizable ships built in Brazil. One 5 inch gun and one bank of torpedo tubes were removed to improve stability soon after completion and extra AA guns and radar were fitted. In the 1960s a Sea Cat missile system was fitted to Mariz e Barros.
Ships List
The three ships were:
Ship Launched Commissioned Decommissioned edit] References - ^ Whitley, M J (2000). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Arms and Armour Press. pp. 21–22. ISBN 1-85409-521-8.
Marcilio Dias-class destroyerList of ships of the Brazilian Navy
Categories:- Destroyer classes
- Marcilio Dias class destroyers
- World War II destroyers of Brazil
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