Brazilian destroyer Paraíba (1909)

Paraíba was a Pará-class destroyer (1908) destroyer of the Brazilian Navy, serving from 1909 to 1944. She was named after the Brazilian state of Paraíba.

Description and Construction
The ship had an overall length of 240 ft, a beam of 23.5 ft and a draught of 7+5/6 ft. She was powered by 2 triple expansion reciprocating steam engines, driving two shafts, which developed a total of 6700 ihp and gave a maximum design speed of 27 kn. During the trials the contract speed was exceeded, and the vessel was clocked at 27.29 kn. Steam for the turbines was provided by two double-ended Yarrow boilers. Paraíba carried a maximum of 140 LT of coal that gave her a range of approximately 3700 nmi at 14 kn.

The ship mounted two 4 in guns in single mounts. In addition, four 47 mm (3pdr) cannons in single mounts were deployed at the time of launching.

Her first commander was Captain Affonso de Fonseca Rodrigues.