Guadiana-class destroyer
 NRP Guadiana | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Guadiana-class destroyer |
| Builders: | Lisbon Naval Arsenal |
| Operators: |
 Portuguese Navy |
| Preceded by: | Tejo |
| Succeeded by: | Douro class |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| Retired: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: | 700 tons[1] |
| Length: | 240 ft (73 m) |
| Beam: | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
| Draught: | 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft Parsons turbines, 3 Yarrow boilers, 11,000 hp |
| Speed: | 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range: | 1,600 nmi (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Crew: | 80 |
| Armament: |
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The Guadiana class was a class of four destroyers employed by the Portuguese Navy between 1913 and 1942. This class is often alternative referred as Douro class.
Construction and design
The four ships of the class were built in the Arsenal of the Navy in Lisbon, between 1913 and 1924, with design assistance and engines and boilers from Yarrow in the United Kingdom. The armament came from Armstrongs (Elswick Ordnance Company) in the UK.[2]
Service history
The first two ships of the class, together with NRP Tejo constituted the Portuguese destroyer force during World War I.
NRP Vouga sank in 1931, during the amphibious operation to suppress a military rebellion on the island of Madeira.
From 1933, the ships were replaced by the five destroyers of the Douro class.
Ships
| Ship name | Hull code | Builder | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douro | D | Lisbon Shipyard | 6 June 1913 | Discarded 23 June 1927 |
| Tâmega | T | Lisbon Shipyard | 19 August 1924 | Discarded 2 September 1942 |
| Guadiana | G | Lisbon Shipyard | 10 May 1915 | Discarded 4 January 1936 |
| Vouga | V | Lisbon Shipyard | 31 December 1920 | Sunk 16 May 1931 |
Citations
References
- Navios Portugueses: Classe Douro at Navios de Guerra Portugueses (in Portuguese)
- Brassey's Naval and Shipping Annual 1923.
- Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1984). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
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