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|Name=Acre Class |
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|Builders=Ihla das Cobas, |
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|Operators=Brazilian Navy |
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|Class before=[[H class destroyer]] |
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|Total ships completed=6 |
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|Ship class=Acre |
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|Ship type=Destroyer |
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|Ship displacement=1340 tons standard, 1800 tons full load |
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|Ship length=98.45 m |
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|Ship beam=10.67 m |
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|Ship propulsion= 2 shaft Parsons geared turbines, 3 boilers 34,000 hp |
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|Ship speed=35.5 knots |
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|Ship complement=150 |
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|Ship armament= 4 x 5 inch/38 guns (4x1), <br/> 4 - 20 mm guns, <br/> 8 depth charge throwers |
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The '''''Acre'' class destroyers''' were a class of six destroyers built during World War II for the [[Brazilian Navy]]. None was completed before the end of the war. |
The '''''Acre'' class destroyers''' were a class of six destroyers built during World War II for the [[Brazilian Navy]]. None was completed before the end of the war. |
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The ships were built in Brazil to a British design (but with some U.S. equipment) to replace six [[H class destroyer]]s (or ''Jurua'' class) ordered from Britain but purchased by Britain for use in the war. |
The ships were built in Brazil to a British design (but with some U.S. equipment) to replace six [[H class destroyer]]s (or ''Jurua'' class) ordered from Britain but purchased by Britain for use in the war. The ships took a long time to complete being finished in 1949-1951 |
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Two ships were decommissioned in 1964 and the remaining four in |
Two ships were decommissioned in 1964 and the remaining four in 1973/4. |
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==The ships== |
==The ships== |
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The six ships were: |
The six ships were: |
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* ''Acre'' |
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* ''Ajuricaha'' |
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! Ship |
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* ''Amazonas'' |
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! Launched |
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* ''Apa'' |
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! Decommissioned |
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* ''Araguary''{{Fact|date=September 2008}} |
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* ''Araguaya''{{Fact|date=September 2008}}<!-- Are both these names correct? Did they really have two ships with such similar names? --> |
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| ''Acre'' |
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| 30 May 1945 |
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| 1974 |
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| ''Ajuricaba'' |
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| 30 May 1945 |
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| 1964 |
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|'Amazonas'' |
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|20 November 1943 |
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|1973 |
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|''Apa'' |
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|30 May 1945 |
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|1964 |
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|''Araguary'' |
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|14 July 1946 |
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|1974 |
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|'Araguaya'' |
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|20 November 1943 |
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|1974 |
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==References== |
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*Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946 |
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Revision as of 20:21, 20 November 2008
The Acre class destroyers were a class of six destroyers built during World War II for the Brazilian Navy. None was completed before the end of the war.
The ships were built in Brazil to a British design (but with some U.S. equipment) to replace six H class destroyers (or Jurua class) ordered from Britain but purchased by Britain for use in the war. The ships took a long time to complete being finished in 1949-1951
Two ships were decommissioned in 1964 and the remaining four in 1973/4.
The ships
The six ships were:
| Ship | Launched | Decommissioned |
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| Acre | 30 May 1945 | 1974 |
| Ajuricaba | 30 May 1945 | 1964 |
| 'Amazonas | 20 November 1943 | 1973 |
| Apa | 30 May 1945 | 1964 |
| Araguary | 14 July 1946 | 1974 |
| 'Araguaya | 20 November 1943 | 1974 |
References
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946