HMCS Assiniboine (DDH 234)
HMCS Assiniboine was a St. Laurent-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1956-1988. She was the second ship to bear the name. Entering service in 1956, the ship underwent conversion to a destroyer helicopter escort (DDH) in 1962, the conversion performed primarily by Victoria Machinery Depot. She was officially reclassed with pennant DDH 234 on 28 June 1963. After being paid off in 1988, the vessel was used as a harbour training ship until being discarded in 1995. The vessel sank under tow to the breakers that year.
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HMCS Assiniboine (DDH 234)
HMCS Assiniboine was a St. Laurent-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1956-1988. She was the second ship to bear the name. Entering service in 1956, the ship underwent conversion to a destroyer helicopter escort (DDH) in 1962, the conversion performed primarily by Victoria Machinery Depot. She was officially reclassed with pennant DDH 234 on 28 June 1963. After being paid off in 1988, the vessel was used as a harbour training ship until being discarded in 1995. The vessel sank under tow to the breakers that year.
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HMCS Assiniboine was a St. Lau ...... tow to the breakers that year.
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commissioning date
1956-08-16
decommissioning date
1988-12-14
laying down
1952-05-19
length (μ)
1.115568e+2
ship beam (μ)
1.28016e+1
ship launched
1954-02-12
status
Sank in 1995 in theCaribbean Seawhile under tow to breakers.
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Ship aircraft
*As DDH:
* 1 × CH-124 Sea King
Ship aircraft facilities
*As DDH:
* 1 × midships helicopter deck with Beartrap and hangar
Ship armament
*As DDE:
* 2 × 3"/50 Mk.33 FMC ...... Mk.44 or Mk.46 Mod 5 torpedoes
Ship badge
Or, a bend wavy azure charged ...... bison's head caboshed proper.
Ship complement
*As DDE: 249
*As DDH: 213 plus 20 aircrew
Ship country
Ship displacement
*As DDE:
*2263 tons , 2800 tons
*As DDH:
*2260 tons , 3051 tons
Ship draught
*As DDE:
*As DDH:
Ship EW
*As DDE:
* 1 × DAU HF/DF
*As ...... detection
* 1 × SRD 501 HF/DF
Ship honours
Atlantic 1939-45, Biscay 1944, English Channel 1944-45
Ship identification
Ship namesake
Ship propulsion
Ship reclassified
1963-06-28
Ship sensors
*As DDE:
* 1 × SPS-12 air sear ...... derwater telephone
* 1 × GUNAR
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HMCS Assiniboine was a St. Lau ...... tow to the breakers that year.
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HMCS Assiniboine (DDH 234)
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Assiniboine
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