HMCS Restigouche (DDE 257)
HMCS Restigouche was the lead ship of the Restigouche-class destroyers that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces. Commissioned in 1958, Restigouche remained in service until 1994. She was sold for use as an artificial reef, however controversy arose over her acquisition and instead she was scuttled off the coast of Mexico in 2001. She was the second Canadian warship to carry the name HMCS Restigouche.
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HMCS Restigouche (DDE 257)
HMCS Restigouche was the lead ship of the Restigouche-class destroyers that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces. Commissioned in 1958, Restigouche remained in service until 1994. She was sold for use as an artificial reef, however controversy arose over her acquisition and instead she was scuttled off the coast of Mexico in 2001. She was the second Canadian warship to carry the name HMCS Restigouche.
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commissioning date
1958-06-07
decommissioning date
1994-08-31
laying down
1953-07-15
length (μ)
1.115568e+2
motto
Rester droit ("Steer a straight course")
ship beam (μ)
1.28016e+1
ship launched
1954-11-22
status
Sunk offMexicoin 2001
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738,552,045
Ship armament
* 1 × 3-inch/70 Mk.6 Vickers t ...... aunchers with homing torpedoes
Ship badge
Blazon Or, the head of a five pronged fish-spear erect, azure.
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Ship EW
* 1 × DAU HF/DF
Ship honours
*Atlantic 1939–45
*North Sea 1940
*Mediterranean 1943
*Normandy 1944
*Biscay 1944
Ship identification
Ship power
*2 x Babcock & Wilcox boilers
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Ship propulsion
Ship sensors
* 1 × SPS-12 air search radar
...... h on-mount SPG-48 director aft
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HMCS Restigouche was the lead ...... rry the name HMCS Restigouche.
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HMCS Restigouche (DDE 257)
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Restigouche
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"Rusty Guts"
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