Characteristics:
Batch:
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Batch
1 (British Built)
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Batch
2 (Canadian Built)
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Time Period:
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Wartime
(1943 - 1945)
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Postwar
(1946 - ~1950)
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As DDE
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NOOTKA
(213)
MICMAC (214)
(As Built)
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CAYUGA (218)
ATHABASKAN (219)
(As Built)
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As DDE
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Displacement:
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2,800
tons full load
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Dimensions:
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114.9
x 11.4 x 3.4
meters (377 x 37.5 x 11 feet) |
108.51
x 11.58 x 3.35 meters
(356 x 38 x 11 feet)
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Propulsion:
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2
shafts;
3-Admiralty 3 drum type boilers;
2-Parsons geared steam turbines, 44,000 shp;
36.5 knots (max), 32 knots (service)
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Crew:
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259
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240
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259
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240
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Aviation:
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none
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Hangar:
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none
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Radar:
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Type
268 ?
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1
(some)
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Type
271
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1
(some)
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Type
291
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1
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Until
1954? |
1
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Until
1954?
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Type
293
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1
(until late 1950s)
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SPS-6C
air search
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1
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1
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Sperry
Mk.2 navigation
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1
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Sonar:
(information is based off known sonar fits for HAIDA,
and assumed for the rest of the class)
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Type
144 and 144Q
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1
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1
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Type
147F
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1
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1
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Type
164B
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1
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1
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SQS
501 (Type 162)
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1
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1
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SQS
10
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1
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1
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Fire
Control: (Director with Fire Control Radar)
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Mk.III
with
Type 285
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1
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1
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Mk.63
with
SPG-34
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2
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2
(1
on 218/219)
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Mk.6
with Type
275
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1
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1
(218/219 only)
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Batch:
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Batch
1 (British Built)
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Batch
2 (Canadian Built)
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| Time Period: |
Wartime
(1943 - 1945)
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Postwar
(1946 - ~1950)
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As DDE
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NOOTKA
(213)
MICMAC (214)
(As Built)
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CAYUGA (218)
ATHABASKAN (219)
(As Built)
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Upgraded
(as DDE)
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EW:
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HF/DF
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Guns:
(listed as number of mountings with position noted)
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4.7"/45
Mk.XII
twin
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3
(A,B,Y)
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3
(A,B,Y) |
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4"/45
Mk.16
twin
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1
(X)
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2
(A,B)
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1
(X) |
4
(A,B,X,Y)
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2
(A,B)
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3"/50
Mk.33
twin
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1
(X)
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1
(X)
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40mm/56
quad
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1
(B,
MICMAC only)
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40mm/56
Mk.5 twin
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1
(replaced 2 Pdr quad)
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1
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40mm/56
Bofors
Mk.7
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2
on
218/219 |
40mm/56
Boffin
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4
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4
(2
on 218/219)
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40mm/39
2 Pdr
Quad
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1
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1
(replaced by Mk.5 twin)
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20mm
Oerlikon
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6
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6
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ASW & Torpedoes:
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21"
torpedo
tubes
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1
quad launcher with
Mk.IX torpedoes
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Mk.VII
DCs
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1
rail + 2 Mk.IV
throwers
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Possibly
1 rail + 2
Mk.IV throwers
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Squid
ASW
mortars
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2
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2
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Note: Various ships, MICMAC
in particular, would have had different weapon and equipment fits at
times
during their service careers. The above information should be generally
correct
for the periods given. Some guesswork was involved in the RADAR and
SONAR fits listed above, although RADAR fits were based on photographic
evidence wherever possible.
Ships:
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Name
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Pendant
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Commissioned
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DDE
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Paid Off
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Fate
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Batch 1
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ATHABASKAN
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G07
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3/2/43
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29/4/44
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Sunk 29/4/44
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HAIDA
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G63/215
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30/8/43
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11/03/52
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11/10/63
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Museum in Hamilton, ON.
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HURON
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G24/216
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19/7/43
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1950??
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30/4/63
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Scrapped at La Spezia, 1965.
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IROQUOIS
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G89/217
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30/11/42
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24/6/49
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24/10/62
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Scrapped at Bilbao, 1966.
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Batch 2
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NOOTKA
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R96/213
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7/8/46
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1950
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6/2/64
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Scrapped
at Faslane, 1965.
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MICMAC
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R10/214
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12/9/45
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1947, 14/8/53
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31/3/64
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Scrapped
at Faslane, 1964. |
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CAYUGA
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R04/218
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20/10/47
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1952
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27/2/64
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Scrapped
at Faslane, 1965. |
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ATHABASKAN
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R79/219
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20/1/48
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10/54
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21/4/66
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Scrapped
at La Spezia, 1969. |
Notes:
Batch
1 (Built in Britain)
All four of these ships saw extensive service in the Second
World War. On April 29,
1944, ATHABASKAN was sunk after being hit by several torpedoes, with
the
outright loss of 128 men. The remaining three were all converted to
destroyer escorts (DDE)
similiar to the postwar-built Tribals, served in the Korean War, and
were
paid off in the early-1960s. On August 25, 1964, HAIDA arrived under
tow
in Toronto to become a floating memorial, and was on display at Ontario
Place
on the Toronto waterfront until 2002. She was subsequently put into
drydock in Port Weller for maintenance, and then towed to Hamilton
where she is once again on display.
Batch 2 (Built in Canada)
These ships were built as part of the WWII building program,
but arrived too late to see WWII service. Unlike the earlier four
members of
this class, they were built in Canada. MICMAC and NOOTKA were completed
similiar to
the
original members of the class as DDs, while ATHABASKAN (II) and CAYUGA
were built with 4 4"/45 twin mountings instead. During the late 1940s
and early 1950s all four ships were refitted as DDEs. Except for
MICMAC, all served several tours of duty in the
Korean
War; this seems partly due to a collision MICMAC suffered in 1947.
NOOTKA
became a DDE before the Korean War, CAYUGA during, and ATHABASKAN (II)
after.
ATHABASKAN (II) was the second Tribal class ship to bear that name,
with ATHABASKAN (I) part of the first batch of ships.
Photos:
(click on thumbnail for bigger image)
Batch
1
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ATHABASKAN
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Notes:
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1. The original HMCS
ATHABASKAN. DND photo, courtesy of Royal Canadian Legion "White Ensign"
Branch.
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HAIDA
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Notes:
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1. HMCS HAIDA
during her first tour of duty in Korea. She has not received her SPS 6
radar. The aft 3"/50 is uncovered in this photo. HAIDA saw
extensive
service in WWII, including duty in the English Channel and convoy duty
to
Murmansk. She also saw service in the Korean War. DND photo, Courtesy
of
Bill Croshaw.
2. HAIDA after her refit, now with the SPS 6 radar. DND photo, Courtesy
of
Dave Shirlaw.
3. HAIDA after the war, with light lattice mast, but still with
the old 4.7" guns forward. DND photo, Courtesy of Royal Canadian Legion
"White Ensign" Branch..
4. HAIDA in her postwar guise. Courtesy of Bill Dougherty.
5. Looking aft from the bow. M.D. Thomas photo.
6. HAIDA's four 21" torpedo tubes, with a 40mm Boffin mounting in the
background. The torpedo tubes were rotated to 90 degrees from the ship
axis to be fired. M.D. Thomas photo.
7. Looking aft from ajacent the forward funnel. The forward port 40mm
Boffin mounting is visible. M.D. Thomas photo.
8. Looking aft from just forward of the forward funnel. M.D. Thomas
photo.
9. The bridge. M.D. Thomas photo.
10. A 4"/45 Mk.16 twin gun mounting, in this case "A" mounting. This
type of twin mounting was located in "X" position when HAIDA was built,
and this mounting later replaced the 4.7" twin mountings in "A" and "B"
position during refits in the early 1950s. The 4"/45 Mk.16 twin
mounting was replaced in "X" position with the 3"/50 mounting. M.D.
Thomas photo.
11. HAIDA alongside in Halifax Harbour. DND photo / W. Cridland
collection.
12. HAIDA undergoing a refit on the Dartmouth Marine Slips in Halifax
Harbour. A.S. Mowat photo.
13. HAIDA leaves Toronto bound for Hamilton. Darren Scannell photo.
14. HAIDA leaves Toronto bound for Hamilton. Darren Scannell photo. |
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14
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15
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16
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HURON
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Notes:
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1. HURON underway,
refitted as a DDE. This was likely taken before the late 1950s. DND
photo, courtesy of RCNA Peregrine.
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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IROQUOIS
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Notes:
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1. IROQUOIS laying
smoke. This was a tactic
used before radar became as prevalent as it is today, to obscure the
position
of friendly forces from the enemy. DND photo, courtesy of Bryan Q.
2. IROQUOIS either late-war or immediately post-war.
She was built with a tripod mast, but is shown here with a new lattice
mast.
DND photo, courtesy of Bryan Q.
3. HMCS IROQUOIS making her way through a wave. She is
shown after all her major refits were carried out, with her new mast
and
guns fitted, and the aft 3"/50 has the gunshield. Courtesy of Bill
Dougherty.
4. IROQUOIS postwar. This shows her final appearance, except for the
missing gun shield on the 3"/50 mounting aft. Her Type 293 radar has
been removed. DND photo, W. Cridland collection.
5. IROQUOIS postwar. Although she has been refitted to the DDE
configuration, she has not yet received the SPS 6C radar, and the
Sperry navigation radar seems to be mounted in its place. DND photo, W.
Cridland collection.
6. IROQUOIS during the war. This is pretty much how she would have
appeared when built. DND photo, courtesy of B. Lake.
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6
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7
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8
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Batch
2
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NOOTKA
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Notes:
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1. NOOTKA in a
state of refit flux; unusually, she has three 4"/45 mounts, with a
Squid in Y position right aft. She has not yet received the new heavier
lattice mast, but still mounts the Type 285 fire control radar on her
director. The 40mm Bofors Mk.5 twin mounting is visible just forward of
X position. Photo courtesy of Dave Shirlaw.
2. NOOTKA. DND photo, courtesy of Royal Canadian Legion - White Ensign
Branch. |
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4
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6
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7
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8
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MICMAC
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Notes:
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1. MICMAC, as built, at
high speed. DND photo, courtesy of RCNA Peregrine.
2. As in the last photo, MICMAC appears as she was built, and wearing
her original pennant number. Forward are the original two 4.7" twin
mounts. DND photo, courtesy of RCNA Peregrine.
3. MICMAC at sea, now with two 4" twin mounts forward. DND photo, W.
Cridland collection, courtesy of Bonnie McIssac.
4. MICMAC at sea. DND photo, W. Cridland collection, courtesy of Bonnie
McIssac.
5. MICMAC after her collision, with a quad 40mm Bofors AA mounting in
"B"
position, and no gun mounted in "A" position. This mounting was later
replaced with the 4"/45 mounting found on her sisters in this position.
DND
photo, courtesy of Royal Canadian Legion - White Ensign Branch. |
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6
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7
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8
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CAYUGA
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Notes:
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1. CAYUGA in her
close to her final form, with two 4"/45 twin mounts forward, and the
3"/50 mount (without the fibreglass shield) in X position aft, and a
Squid launcher in Y position aft. The SPS 6 antenna is the big radar on
the mast, with the Type
293 above and the Sperry navigation antenna below. DND photo, courtesy
of Don Bjordahl.
2. CAYUGA sports the gun shield on her 3"/50 gun in this photo. What is
probably the SPG 34 dish is just visible on the 3"/50 gunshield. The
Mk.6 director with the two Type 275 trackers is visible just forward of
the mast. DND photo, courtesy of Dave Shirlaw.
3. CAYUGA as built, with all four 4"/45 gun mounts. DND photo, courtesy
of Dave Shirlaw.
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ATHABASKAN
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Notes:
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1. Acting as flotilla
leader, HMCS ATHABASKAN (2nd) does not bear a pendant number. She
appears pretty much as built, and has not yet received the new heavier
lattice mast.
DND photo.
2. ATHABASKAN at sea in a similar state as the first photo, but with a
new Sperry navigation radar fitted to the mast-head. DND photo,
courtesy of RCNA Peregrine.
3. ATHABASKAN in her final configuration as a DDE. DND photo, courtesy
of B. Lake.
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Sources:
Barrie, Ron and Macpherson, Ken. (2002). This Ships of
Canada's Naval Forces 1910-2002. Vanwell Publishing Ltd. St.
Catherines, Ont.
Gough, Barry M. (2001). HMCS HAIDA - Battle Ensign Flying
. Vanwell Publishing Ltd. St. Catherines, ON.
Steed, Roger G. (1999). Canadian Warships Since 1956.
Vanwell Publishing Ltd. St. Catherines, ON.
Jane's Fighting Ships, Various Editions
Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships, Various Editions
With information from the files of Mike Potter and Jerry Proc.
ASDIC, RADAR, and IFF
Systems Aboard HMCS HAIDA website by Jerry Proc.
Correspondence with B. Lake and R. Barrie.
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