HMCS Athabaskan

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HMCS Athabaskan was the first of three destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy to bear this name. It was a destroyer of the Tribal class, that served in the Second World War. She was named for the First Nations peoples who make up the Athabaskan language group. She was torpedoed in the English Channel and sunk in 1944.

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Athabaskan; HMCS Athabaskan (G07)
speed 36 knot, beam 11.1 metre, draft 4.23 metre, length 115 metre, 
Tribal-class destroyerdestroyerVickers-ArmstrongsRoyal Canadian Navy

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  • HMCS Athabaskan
    1941 Tribal-class destroyer
1941-11-18T00:00:00Z
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ship launching
1940-10-31T00:00:00Z
1940-10-31T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1943-02-03T00:00:00Z
1943-02-03T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1944-04-25T00:00:00Z
1944-04-25T00:00:00Z
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The Canadian Destroyer Hmcs Athabaskan, 1944. A22987The Canadian Destroyer Hmcs Athabaskan, 1944. A22987
Plouescat - Port de Porsguen - Monument aux naufrages de l`Athabaskan - PlaquePlouescat - Port de Porsguen - Monument aux naufrages de l'Athabaskan - Plaque
New Canadian Destroyer HMCS Athabaskan launched by Lady Tweedsmuir. 18 November 1941, NewcastleNew Canadian Destroyer HMCS Athabaskan launched by Lady Tweedsmuir. 18 November 1941, Newcastle
New Canadian destroyer HMCS Athabaskan launched by Lady Tweedsmuir. 18 November 1941, NewcastleNew Canadian destroyer HMCS Athabaskan launched by Lady Tweedsmuir. 18 November 1941, Newcastle
Athabaskan ships company 1944Athabaskan ships company 1944
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1944Battle of 25 April 1944United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, naval battleWikidata
    objectwatercraftHMCS Athabaskandestroyer, Tribal-class destroyerWikidata
    sitefortFort CézonfortWikidata
    siteshipwreckZH1Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyerWikidata
    commonsimageThe Canadian Destroyer Hmcs Athabaskan, 1944. A22987 Commons
    commonsimagePlouescat - Port de Porsguen - Monument aux naufrages de l'Athabaskan - Plaque Commons
    commonsimageNew Canadian Destroyer HMCS Athabaskan launched by Lady Tweedsmuir. 18 November 1941, Newcastle Commons
    commonsimageNew Canadian destroyer HMCS Athabaskan launched by Lady Tweedsmuir. 18 November 1941, Newcastle Commons
    commonsimageAthabaskan ships company 1944 Commons