Santa Catarina was a destroyer of the Brazilian Navy, serving from 1910 to 1944."Santa Catarina II," Serviço de Documentação da Marinha — Histórico de Navios. She was named after the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.
Description and Construction
The ship had an overall length of , a beam of , and a draught of . She was powered by two triple-expansion reciprocating steam engines, driving two shafts, which developed a total of and provided a maximum design speed of . During trials, the ship exceeded the contracted speed, reaching . Steam for the engines was supplied by two double-ended Yarrow boilers. Santa Catarina carried a maximum of of coal, giving her a range of approximately at .
The ship was armed with two guns in single mounts. Additionally, four 47 mm (3-pounder) cannons in single mounts were installed at the time of her launch.
The official full-speed trial for Santa Catarina took place on 2 February 1910 on the Skelmorlie deep-water measured mile at the mouth of the Clyde. During a continuous three-hour run with a 100-ton load, the ship exceeded her contract speed of 27 knots.
References
Bibliography "Santa Catarina II." Serviço de Documentação da Marinha — Histórico de Navios. Diretoria do Patrimônio Histórico e Documentação da Marinha, Departamento de História Marítima. Accessed 27 August 2017.
"CT Santa Catarina - CT 9." Navios de Guerra Brasileiros. Accessed 27 August 2017.