HMCS Athabaskan
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Several Canadian naval ships have been named HMCS Athabaskan. All named for the Athabaskan people and destroyers. First ship was British built, the other two in Canada.
- HMCS Athabaskan (G07), a Tribal-class destroyer, commissioned in 1943 and torpedoed in the English Channel off French coast on 29 April 1944.
- HMCS Athabaskan (R79), later renumbered (DDE 219), was a Tribal-class destroyer commissioned in 1947. Scrapped 1970.
- HMCS Athabaskan (DDG 282) is an Iroquois-class destroyer, commissioned in 1972. Remained in service longer than her three sister ships, and was paid off in March 2017.
Battle Honours
- Arctic, 1943–44 – blockade patrols in North Atlantic
- English Channel, 1944 – Operation Hostile and Operation Tunnel
- Korea, 1950–53 – three tours by providing naval gunfire support operations off the Korean coastline[1]
- Gulf and Kuwait
References
[edit ]External links
[edit ]- Directorate of History and Heritage – HMCS Athabaskan Archived 2011年07月19日 at the Wayback Machine
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