Guadiana-class destroyer

The Guadiana-class destroyer was a class of four destroyer used by the Portuguese Navy between 1913 and 1942.

The four ships of the class were built in the Arsenal of the Navy in Lisbon, between 1913 and 1924, with design assistance and engines and boilers from Yarrow in the UK. Armament came from Armstrongs (Elswick Ordnance Company) in the UK.

The first two ships of the class, together with the NRP Tejo constituted the Portuguese destroyer force during World War I.

The NRP Vouga sank in 1931, during the amphibious operation to suppress a military rebellion on the island of Madeira.

From 1933, the ships were replaced by the five destroyers of the Douro-class.