Pará-class destroyer (1959)

	Pará
Class overview
Name	Pará class
Builders	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation; Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company; Boston Navy Yard; Bethlehem Steel; Bethlehem Shipbuilding San Pedro; Puget Sound Naval Shipyard;
Operators	Brazilian Navy
Preceded by	Acre class
Succeeded by	Mato Grosso class
Built	1941–1945
In commission	1959–1990
Planned	7
Completed	7
Retired	7
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	2,050 long tons (2,083 t)
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Draft	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45,000 kW); 2 × propellers;
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	300
Sensors &; processing systems	AN/SPS-6 air-search radar; AN/SPS-10 surface-search radar; Mark 25 fire-control system;
Armament	D27-29 and D31-33:; 4 × single 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns ; 2 × dual 3"/50 cal guns (D28-29 and 31-32); 1 × twin Bofors 40 mm guns (D28-29 and 31-32); 3 × twin Bofors 40 mm guns (D27); 2 × single Oerlikon 20 mm guns (D28-29 and 31-32); 1 × quin Mark 15 torpedo tubes (D27-29 and 31-32); 2 × triple Mark 32 torpedo tubes (D31-33); 2 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar; 1 × Depth charge tracks; D30:; 4 × single 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns ; 3 × twin 3"/50 cal guns; 2 × single Oerlikon 20 mm guns ; 1 × quin Mark 15 torpedo tubes ; 2 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar; 1 × Depth charge tracks;

The Pará-class destroyer is a class of destroyers of the Brazilian Navy. Seven ships of the Fletcher class were lent by the United States Navy and were in commission from 1959 until 1990.

Class overview
Pará
Name	Pará class
Builders	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Boston Navy Yard Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Shipbuilding San Pedro Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Operators	Brazilian Navy
Preceded by	Acre class
Succeeded by	Mato Grosso class
Built	1941–1945
In commission	1959–1990
Planned	7
Completed	7
Retired	7
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	2,050 long tons (2,083 t)
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Draft	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45,000 kW) 2 × propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	300
Sensors & processing systems	AN/SPS-6 air-search radar AN/SPS-10 surface-search radar Mark 25 fire-control system
Armament	D27-29 and D31-33: 4 × single 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns 2 × dual 3"/50 cal guns (D28-29 and 31-32) 1 × twin Bofors 40 mm guns (D28-29 and 31-32) 3 × twin Bofors 40 mm guns (D27) 2 × single Oerlikon 20 mm guns (D28-29 and 31-32) 1 × quin Mark 15 torpedo tubes (D27-29 and 31-32) 2 × triple Mark 32 torpedo tubes (D31-33) 2 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 1 × Depth charge tracks D30: 4 × single 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns 3 × twin 3"/50 cal guns 2 × single Oerlikon 20 mm guns 1 × quin Mark 15 torpedo tubes 2 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 1 × Depth charge tracks