Paraná was a Pará-class destroyer of the Brazilian Navy, serving from 1910 to 1933.[4] She was named after Brazilian state of Paraná.

History
Brazil
Name	Paraná
Namesake	Paraná (Brazilian state)
Ordered	1904
Builder	Yarrow, Scotstoun
Yard number	1268[1]
Launched	24 March 1910
Completed	1910
Decommissioned	1933
Identification	8
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Pará-class destroyer
Displacement	560 long tons (570 t)[2]
Length	240 ft (73 m)[2]
Beam	23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)[2]
Draught	7 ft 10 in (2.39 m)[2]
Installed power	8,877 ihp (6,620 kW)[3] 2 double-ended Yarrow boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 vertical triple expansion steam engines[2]
Speed	27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)[2]
Range	3,700 nautical miles (6,900 km) at 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h)[2]
Complement	130
Armament	2 × 4 in (102 mm) guns 4 × 47 mm (3pdr) guns , mounting P Mark I, 2 × single torpedo tubes for 18 in (460 mm) torpedoes

Description and construction

The ship had an overall length of 240 feet (73.2 m), a beam of 23.5 feet (7.2 m) and a draught of 7+5⁄6 feet (2.4 m). She was powered by 2 triple expansion reciprocating steam engines, driving two shafts, which developed a total of 8,877 indicated horsepower (6,620 kW) and gave a maximum design speed of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph). During the trials the contract speed was exceeded, and the vessel was clocked at 28.74 knots (53.23 km/h; 33.07 mph).[3] Steam for the turbines was provided by two double-ended Yarrow boilers. Paraná carried a maximum of 140 long tons (140 t) of coal that gave her a range of approximately 3,700 nautical miles (6,900 km; 4,300 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph).

The ship mounted two 4 in (102 mm) guns in single mounts. In addition, four 47 mm (3pdr) cannons in single mounts were deployed at the time of launching.

References

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. ISBN 0-87021-907-3. OCLC 12119866.
• "CT Paraná - CT 8." Navios De Guerra Brasileiros. Accessed 27 August 2017.