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BRAZILIAN NAVY NORTHEAST NAVAL FORCE * - 11 DESTROYER ESCORTS

12)DE ESC MARIZ E BARROS D26



Pictures SDGM (Serviço de Documentação Geral da Marinha)


Displacement 1500 tons. 2200 tons Full load.


Length 108.81m


Beam 10,61 m


Draught 3.04m


Propulsion 2 shaft GE geared turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers 42 800 HP.


Speed  36,5 knots


Complement 190


Armament 5 x 5 Inch / 38 guns


4 - 20 Inch torpedo tubes


4 Depth Charge throwers


Decomissioned 1972


Destroyer Mariz e Barros was launched  20/12/40 and commissioned November 43. They were built based on Mahan Class Destroyers. Soon after completion in US arsenals, one 5 inch gun and torpedo tube were removed to improve stability when extra A/A guns and radar were fitted. In the 1960's a Sea Cat missile system was fitted in this ship.



Mariz e Barros seen among other Brazilian Destroyers at Navy Arsenal Foto SDGM via Rogerio Cordeiro



Mariz e Barros seen during one patrol mission. Photo SDGM Brazilian Navy



Destroyer Escorts Mariz & Barros and Marcilio Dias seen at Brazilian Navy Arsenal. Soon they would sail for US Shipyards for anti submarine and armament fittings.


 

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