NRP Douro (D332)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Portugal | |
| Name | Douro |
| Namesake | Douro River |
| Builder | Lisbon Dockyard |
| Launched | 16 August 1935 |
| Commissioned | 11 February 1936 |
| Fate | Stricken, December 1959 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Douro-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 323 ft (98.5 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range | 5,400 nmi (10,000 km; 6,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 147 |
| Armament |
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NRP Douro was one of five Douro-class destroyer built for the Portuguese Navy during the 1930s. She remained in service until 1959.
The Douro-class ships were designed by the British shipbuilder Yarrows and were based on Ambuscade, a prototype destroyer built for the Royal Navy in 1926 by Yarrow.[1] They were 323 feet (98.45 m) long overall, with a beam of 31 feet (9.45 m) and a draught of 11 feet (3.35 m). The ships displaced 1,219 long tons (1,239 t) at standard load and 1,563 long tons (1,588 t) at full load.[2]
The Douros were powered by two Parsons-Curtis geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by three Yarrow boilers. The turbines, rated at 33,000 shaft horsepower (25,000 kW), were intended to give a maximum speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). The destroyers carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of 5,400 nautical miles (10,000 km; 6,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[2][3]
Armament was similar to contemporary Royal Navy destroyers, with a gun armament of four 4.7 in (120 mm) Vickers-Armstrong Mk G guns, and three 2-pounder (40 mm (1.6 in)) Mk VIII anti-aircraft guns. Two quadruple banks of 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes were carried, while two depth charge throwers and 12 depth charges constituted the ships' anti-submarine armament. Up to 20 mines could be carried. The ships' complement consisted of 147 officers and men.[2]
