Story
This destroyer, helicopter carrier iroquois class was built in 1972 by Davie Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Lauzon PQ.
Historical Notes
On 2 September 2005, Athabaskan was one of several MARLANT vessels and a Canadian Coast Guard ship that were deployed to Mississippi and Louisiana to assist disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. This was part of the larger Canadian response to Hurricane Katrina.[
Owners & Masters
She served with the RCN from 1972 to 2017.
Armament
29 × VLS, Standard SM-2MR Block IIIA SAMs; 1 × 76 mm/62 OTO Melara; 6 × 12.75 in tubes firing Mark-46 Mod 5 torpedoes; 1 × Phalanx CIWS (Block 1B); 6 × M2 Browning machine guns;
References
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
