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This destroyer, restigouche-class was built in 1959 by Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd. in North Vancouver, BC.
Historical Notes
Her sponsor was Mrs. Ralph Campney, wife of the Associate Minister of National Defence.
In 2001 this vessel was sunk as an artificial reef off the coast of Mexico. Gary Wharton (Email to Nauticapedia 17/12/2022) reported that "On June 1, 1989, HMCS Kootney collided with the MV Nordpol, 28 nm off Cape Flattery."
Owners & Masters
In 1959-1995 she was owned by Royal Canadian Navy.
References
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
- Richard Wall (2014 Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia)
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