Mendoza-class destroyer

The Mendoza class were a group of destroyers built in Britain for the Argentine Navy in the 1920s. They were the first part of the Argentine re-armament programme of the 1920s

Design
The ships were based on British Destroyer leaders built at the end of World War I, with minor modifications. British pattern weapons were used. There was a limited modernisation in the 1950s when 40mm Bofors guns and updated sensors were fitted

Ships
All three ships were built by J. Samuel White & Co in Cowes, Isle of Wight, The ships were named after provinces of Argentina