Builders Lisbon Naval Arsenal Preceded by Tejo Completed 4 | Operators Portuguese Navy Succeeded by Douro class | |
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Name Guadiana-class destroyer | ||
The Guadiana class was a class of four destroyers employed by the Portuguese Navy between 1913 and 1942. This class is often alternatively referred as the Douro class.
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Construction and design
The four ships of the class were built in the Arsenal of the Navy in Lisbon, between 1913 and 1924, with design assistance and engines and boilers from Yarrow in the United Kingdom. The armament came from Armstrongs (Elswick Ordnance Company) in the UK.
Service history
The first two ships of the class, together with NRP Tejo constituted the Portuguese destroyer force during World War I.
NRP Vouga sank in 1931, during the amphibious operation to suppress a military rebellion on the island of Madeira.
From 1933, the ships were replaced by the five destroyers of the Douro class.
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