Mato Grosso-class destroyer

The Mato Grosso-class destroyer is a class of destroyers of the Brazilian Navy. Seven ships of the Allen M. Sumner class were lent by the United States Navy and were in commission from 1972 until 1996.[1]

Rio Grande do Norte
Class overview
NameMato Grosso class
Builders
Operators Brazilian Navy
Preceded byPará class
Succeeded byMarcílio Dias class
Built1943–1946
In commission1972–1996
Planned5
Completed5
Retired5
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Length376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam40 ft (12 m)
Draft15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Propulsion
  • 60,000 shp (45,000 kW)
  • 2 shafts
Speed34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement
  • 331 (D34)
  • 291 (D35-38)
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Westland Wasp
Aviation facilitiesSingle hangar and helipad (D35-38)

Development

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Mato Grosso was commissioned as USS Compton on 4 November 1944, Sergipe was commissioned as USS James C. Owens on 17 February 1945, Alagoas was commissioned as USS Buck on 28 June 1946, Rio Grande do Norte was commissioned as USS Strong on 8 March 1945 and Espírito Santo was commissioned as USS Lowry on 8 March 1945.[2][3]

After World War II, they were in a mothball state, but were later handed over to Brazil based on the Brazil-US Ship Loan Agreement. Only the lead ship had not undergone FRAM, thus the ships having different armaments and configurations.[1]

Ships in the class

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Mato Grosso class
Hull no. Name Builder Laid down Launched Acquired Decommissioned Fate
D34 Mato Grosso Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company 28 March 1944 17 September 1944 27 September 1972 July 1990 Scrapped
D35 Sergipe Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation 9 April 1944 1 October 1944 15 July 1973 17 October 1995 Scrapped
D36 Alagoas Bethlehem Steel 1 February 1944 11 March 1945 16 July 1973 30 June 1995 Scrapped
D37 Rio Grande do Norte 25 July 1943 23 April 1944 31 October 1973 1995 Sunk in 1997
D38 Espírito Santo Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation 1 August 1943 6 February 1944 31 October 1973 1996 Scrapped, 1996

References

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  1. ^ a b encyclopedia, david bocquelet-Naval. "Brazilian Navy - Marina do Brazil 1947-1990". naval-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  2. ^ Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon 1995.
  3. ^ Mooney 1959.

Bibliography

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