Name Mendoza class Built 1927-29 Completed 3 | Operators Argentine Navy In commission 1929-62 | |
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Builders JS White, Cowes, England | ||
The Mendoza class were a group of destroyers built in Britain for the Argentine Navy in the 1920s. They were the first part of the Argentine re-armament programme of the 1920s
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Design
The ships were based on the Thornycroft type destroyer leader design built at the end of World War I, with minor modifications. British pattern weapons were used. There was a limited modernisation in the 1950s when 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors guns and updated sensors were fitted.
Ships in class
All three ships were built by J. Samuel White & Co in Cowes, Isle of Wight; and were named after provinces of Argentina.
References
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