Acre-class destroyer

CT Acre - D 10
Class overview
NameAcre class
BuildersIlha das Cobas, Rio de Janeiro
Operators Brazilian Navy
Preceded byMarcílio Dias class
Succeeded byPará class
Built1940–1949
In commission1949–1974
Completed6
Retired6
General characteristics [1]
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
  • 1,340 long tons (1,360 t) standard
  • 1,800 long tons (1,829 t) full load
Length98.45 m (323 ft 0 in) oa
Beam10.67 m (35 ft 0 in)
Draught2.59 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion2 shaft Parsons geared turbines, 3 boilers 34,000 hp (25,000 kW)
Speed35.5 knots (40.9 mph; 65.7 km/h)
Complement150
Armament

The Acre-class destroyers were a class of six destroyers built during World War II for the Brazilian Navy. None were completed before the end of the war. They are also referred to in some sources as the Amazonas class.

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  2. ^ Gardiner and Chesneau 1980, p. 417.