HMCS Athabaskan explained

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.

• , a, commissioned in 1943 and torpedoed in the English Channel off French coast on 29 April 1944.
• , later renumbered (DDE 219), was a Tribal-class destroyer commissioned in 1947. Scrapped 1970.
• is an, 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

External links

• Directorate of History and Heritage – HMCS Athabaskan

Notes and References

1. Web site: R 79 DDE 219 HMCS Athabaskan UK Tribal class destroyer escort Royal Canadian Navy.