The Acre-class destroyers were a class of six destroyers built during World War II for the Brazilian Navy. None were completed before the end of the war. They are also referred to in some sources as the Amazonas class.

Design Built in Brazil to a modified British design along with some U.S. equipment, they were built to replace six H-class destroyers (or Jurua class) ordered from Britain but purchased by Britain for use in the war. Due to design complications, the ships took a long time to complete, having been finished from 1949 to 1951.

The ships received a refit in the early 1960s with new electronics and gun no. 2 being replaced by a 40mm Bofors mounting. Two ships were decommissioned in 1964 and the remaining four from 1973 to 1974.

Ships

+ List of Acre-class destroyers Ship Laid downWhitley, p. 22 Launched Commissioned Decommissioned 28 December 1940 30 May 1945 10 December 1951 1974 28 December 1940 30 May 1945 December 1951 1964 20 July 1940 29 November 1943 10 November 1949 1973 28 December 1940 30 May 1945 December 1951 1964 28 December 1940 14 July 1946 23 June 1951 1974 20 July 1940 24 November 1943 3 September 1949 1974

See also

List of ship classes of the Second World War

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