Mendoza-class destroyer

Mendoza in 1932
Class overview
Name	Mendoza class
Builders	JS White, Cowes, England
Operators	Argentine Navy
Preceded by	Cervantes class
Succeeded by	Buenos Aires class
Built	1927–1929
In commission	1929–1961
Completed	3
Retired	3
General characteristics as built
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	1,595 t (1,570 long tons) (standard) 2,154 t (2,120 long tons) (full load)
Length	102.11 m (335 ft 0 in)
Beam	9.68 m (31 ft 9 in)
Draught	3.81 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft Parsons geared steam turbines 4 × 3-drum boilers, 42,000 hp (31,000 kW)
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	160
Armament	5 × single 4.7 in (119 mm) QF Mark IX guns 1 × 3 in (76 mm) AA gun 2 × 2-pounder pom poms 2 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

The Mendoza class were a series of three destroyers built in the United Kingdom for the Argentine Navy in the 1920s. They were the first part of the Argentine re-armament programme of the 1920s. Construction began in 1927 and all three were commissioned in 1929. All three destroyers were converted to anti-aircraft escorts in 1958 and remained in service until 1962 when they were discarded.