The Mato Grosso-class destroyer is a class of destroyers of the Brazilian Navy. Seven ships of the were lent by the United States Navy and were in commission from 1972 until 1996.
Development Mato Grosso was commissioned as on 4 November 1944, Sergipe was commissioned as on 17 February 1945, Alagoas was commissioned as on 28 June 1946, Rio Grande do Norte was commissioned as on 8 March 1945 and Espírito Santo was commissioned as on 8 March 1945.
After World War II, they were in a mothball state, but were later handed over to Brazil based on the Brazil-US Ship Loan Agreement. Only the lead ship had not undergone FRAM, thus the ships having different armaments and configurations.
Ships in the class Mato Grosso class NameBuilderLaid downLaunchedAcquiredDecommissionedFateD34 Mato GrossoFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company28 March 194417 September 194427 September 1972July 1990ScrappedD35SergipeBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation9 April 19441 October 194415 July 197317 October 1995ScrappedD36Alagoas Bethlehem Steel1 February 194411 March 194516 July 197330 June 1995ScrappedD37Rio Grande do Norte25 July 194323 April 194431 October 19731995Sunk in 1997D38Espírito SantoBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation1 August 19436 February 194431 October 19731996Scrapped, 1996
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