Mato Grosso-class destroyer

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)

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]

  1. ^ encyclopedia, david bocquelet-Naval. "Brazilian Navy - Marina do Brazil 1947-1990". naval-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-28.