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Bauru 1952

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
Bertioga (ex-DE175 Pennewill) D16   Federal, Newark, USA 4.1943 8.8.1943 9/1943 // 8.1944 stricken 1964
Beberibe (ex-DE178 Herzog) D17   Federal, Newark, USA 5.1943 5.9.1943 10/1943 // 8.1944 stricken 1968
Bracuí (ex-DE177 Reybold) D18   Federal, Newark, USA 5.1943 22.8.1943 9/1943 // 8.1944 stricken 7.1972
Bauru (ex-DE179 McAnn) D19   Federal, Newark, USA 5.1943 5.9.1943 10/1943 // 8.1944 stricken 9.1981
Baependi (ex-DE99 Cannon) D20   Dravo, Wilmington, USA 11.1942 25.5.1943 9/1943 // 12.1944 stricken 1973
Benavente (ex-DE100 Christopher) D21   Dravo, Wilmington, USA 12.1942 19.6.1943 10/1943 // 12.1944 stricken 1964
Babitonga (ex-DE101 Alger) D22   Dravo, Wilmington, USA 1.1943 8.7.1943 11/1943 // 3.1945 stricken 1964
Bocaina (ex-DE174 Marts) D23   Federal, Newark, USA 4.1943 8.8.1943 9/1943 // 3.1945 stricken 1975


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

1253

Displacement full, t

1602

Length, m

91.4 wl 93.3 oa

Breadth, m

11.2

Draught, m

3.20 full load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

4 General Motors diesel-generators, 2 electric motors

Power, h. p.

6000

Max speed, kts

21

Fuel, t

diesel oil 320

Endurance, nm(kts)11500 (11)
Armament

3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 1 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 8 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 1 x 3 - 533 TT, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (120)

Electronic equipment

SC, SF or SL or SU radars, QGA sonar

Complement

186



Standard scale images


<i>Baependi</i> 1944
Baependi 1944
<i>Bracuí </i>1970
Bracuí 1970


Graphics


<i>Bauru </i>1952
Bauru 1952


Project history

American Cannon (DET) class destroyer escorts, transferred to Brazilian Navy after service under USN flag. Originally they carried hull numbers Be1-8, in 1955 changed to D16-23, in 1965 ships were re-rated as "ocean avizos" (patrol ships).

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

Bauru in 1981-1982 was reconstructed into appearance of wartime and 21.7.1982 was opened as naval museum, having kept till now.