Acre class destroyer

Acre class destroyer

The "Acre" class destroyers were a class of six destroyers built during World War II for the Brazilian Navy. None was completed before the end of the war.

The ships were built in Brazil to a British design (but with some U.S. equipment) to replace six H class destroyers (or "Jurua" class) ordered from Britain but purchased by Britain for use in the war.

Two ships were decommissioned in 1964 and the remaining four in 1974.

The ships

The six ships were:
* "Acre"
* "Ajuricaha"
* "Amazonas"
* "Apa"
* "Araguary"Fact|date=September 2008
* "Araguaya"Fact|date=September 2008


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