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Saturday, 6 August 2016

Portuguese destroyer Douro launched according to the Dutch magazine Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1913-1914 no. 2

An item reported the launching on 22 January at the naval arsenal at Lisbon, Portugal of the Portuguese destroyer Douro with a displacement of 670 tons and as dimensions 73 x 7,3 x 2,1 metres. The Parsons-turbines supplied 11.000 hp allowing with the 3 screws a speed of 28 miles. The armament consisted of 1-10cm gun, 2-7,5cm guns and 2 torpedo tubes. Wireless telegraphy device and 2 50cm searchlights (1 fore, 1 aft).(1)

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1. Of the Douro or Guadiana-class for which design British experts supported. Stricken on 23 June 1927. Commissioned on 6 June 1913.