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,
Vickers-Armstrongs, Royal Canadian Navy,
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Location: 48.7167, -4.5333, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1941-11-18T00:00:00Z
1941-11-18T00:00:00Z
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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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of 25 April 1944 | United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, naval battle | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | HMCS Athabaskan | destroyer, Tribal-class destroyer | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Cézon | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | ZH1 | Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | The Canadian Destroyer Hmcs Athabaskan, 1944. A22987 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Plouescat - Port de Porsguen - Monument aux naufrages de l'Athabaskan - Plaque | Commons | ||
| commons | image | New Canadian Destroyer HMCS Athabaskan launched by Lady Tweedsmuir. 18 November 1941, Newcastle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | New Canadian destroyer HMCS Athabaskan launched by Lady Tweedsmuir. 18 November 1941, Newcastle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Athabaskan ships company 1944 | Commons | ||





