Marcílio Dias-class destroyer

Class overview
Name	Marcílio Dias class
Builders	Ilha das Cobras, Rio de Janeiro
Operators	Brazilian Navy
Succeeded by	Template:Sclass-
Completed	3
Retired	3
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	1,500 tons standard, 2,200 tons full load
Length	108.81 m
Beam	10.61 m
Draught	3.04 m
Propulsion	2 shaft GE geared turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcocks boilers 42,800 hp
Speed	36.5 knots
Complement	190
Armament	5 × 5 inch/38 guns (5x1),; 4 - 20 mm guns,; 8 × 21 inch torpedo tubes (2x4); 4 depth charge throwers;

The Marcílio Dias-class destroyers (sometimes referred to as M class) were three ships of the Brazilian Navy that served during World War II. They were based on the Template:Sclass-^[1] and were the first sizable ships built in Brazil. One 5 inch gun and one bank of torpedo tubes were removed to improve stability soon after completion and extra AA guns and radar were fitted. In the 1960s a Sea Cat missile system was fitted to Mariz e Barros.

Ships List

The three ships were:

Ship	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned
Marcilio Dias	20 July 1940	November 1943	1966
Mariz e Barros	28 December 1940	November 1943	1972
Greenhalgh	8 July 1941	November 1943	1966

References

^ Whitley, M J (2000). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Arms and Armour Press. pp. 21–22. ISBN 1-85409-521-8. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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[1] Whitley, M J (2000). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Arms and Armour Press. pp. 21–22. ISBN 1-85409-521-8. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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