Marcílio Dias-class destroyer (1973)

Marcílio Dias, 1975
Class overview
NameMarcílio Dias class
BuildersConsolidated Steel Corporation
Operators Brazilian Navy
Preceded byPará class (1959)
Succeeded byPará class (1989)
Built1944–1945
In commission1973–1997
Planned2
Completed2
Retired2
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
  • 2,616 long tons (2,658 t) standard
  • 3,460 long tons (3,520 t) full load
Length390.5 ft (119.0 m)
Beam40.9 ft (12.5 m)
Draft14.3 ft (4.4 m)
Installed power
  • 4 × boilers
  • 60,000 shp (45,000 kW)
Propulsion
Speed36.8 knots (68.2 km/h; 42.3 mph)
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement350 as designed
Sensors &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • 1 × AN/WLR-1 ECM
  • 1 × AN/ULQ-6 ECM
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Westland Wasp
Aviation facilitiesSingle hangar and helipad

The Marcílio Dias-class destroyer is a class of destroyers of the Brazilian Navy. Two ships of the Gearing class were lent by the United States Navy and were in commission from 1973 until 1997.

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