
Also known as Tribal class were originally fitted out for antisubmarine warfare (ASW) and they were among the first worlds ships to employ gas turbines exclusively. The two of them based on the Atlantic coast were fitted with additional antennas and radio equipment for NATO operations.
The entire class underwent major retrofits as a part of the Tribal Class Update and Modernization Project (TRUMP) in the early 1990s.
The entire class underwent major retrofits as a part of the Tribal Class Update and Modernization Project (TRUMP) in the early 1990s.
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Specifications |
280 | crew | ||||||
3500 | light (tn) | ||||||
4700 | full load (tn) | ||||||
129.80 | length (m) | ||||||
15.20 | beam (m) | ||||||
4.70 | draught (m) | ||||||
4500 | range (nm) | ||||||
29 | max speed (knots) | ||||||
50000 | power (shp) | ||||||
2 | Naval Engine gas turbine - Allison 570 | ||||||
2 | Naval Engine gas turbine - Pratt & Whitney FT4A | ||||||
1 | Naval Engine propulsion system: COGOG | ||||||
2 | Missile Launcher quad Sea Sparrow | ||||||
1 | Naval Gun Otobreda 127 mm | ||||||
1 | Rocket Launcher ASW mortar Mk 10 Limbo | ||||||
2 | Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm | ||||||
1 | Aids Beartrap (helicopter land) | ||||||
1 | Aids TACAN URN-20 | ||||||
1 | Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS 501 | ||||||
2 | Naval Radar fire direction radar WM22 | ||||||
1 | Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPQ-2D | ||||||
1 | Sonar hull mounted and towed sonar AN/SQS-505 | ||||||
1 | Sonar hull mounted sonar AN/SQS-501 |
Shipyards |
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List of Ships |
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1972 | 1988 | ![]() | Canadian Armed Forces | DDH 280 | HMCS Iroquois | CZGD - IS | |||
1992 | 2015 | Iroquois TRUMP class DDG 280 HMCS Iroquois | |||||||
1972 | 1992 | ![]() | Canadian Armed Forces | DDH 281 | HMCS Huron | CGXY - HN | |||
1994 | 2005 | sunk 2007 | Iroquois TRUMP class DDG 281 HMCS Huron | ||||||
1972 | 1991 | ![]() | Canadian Armed Forces | DDH 282 | HMCS Athabaskan | CYWM - AN | |||
1994 | 2017 | Iroquois TRUMP class DDG 282 HMCS Athabaskan | |||||||
1973 | 1987 | ![]() | Canadian Armed Forces | DDH 283 | HMCS Algonquin | CZJX - AL | |||
1991 | 2015 | Iroquois TRUMP class DDG 283 HMCS Algonquin | |||||||
Events |
1969-jan-15 | Laid down | Laid down ![]() | |
1969-jun-01 | Laid down | Laid down ![]() | |
1969-jun-01 | Laid down | Laid down ![]() | |
1969-sep-01 | Laid down | Laid down ![]() | |
1970-nov-27 | Launched | Launched ![]() | |
1970-nov-28 | Launched | Launched ![]() | |
1971-apr-09 | Launched | Launched ![]() | |
1971-apr-23 | Launched | Launched ![]() | |
1972-jul-29 | Commissioned | Commissioned ![]() | |
1972-sep-30 | Commissioned | Commissioned ![]() | |
1972-dec-16 | Commissioned | Commissioned ![]() | |
1973-nov-03 | Commissioned | Commissioned ![]() | |
1976-aug-04 | Deployment | Deployment ![]() | |
1977-jun-25 | Deployment | Deployment ![]() | |
1977-oct-29 | Port Visit | Port Visit ![]() | |
1986-jun-21 | Port Visit | Port Visit ![]() | |
1987-oct-27 | Refit | Refit ![]() | |
1988-oct-25 | Refit | Refit ![]() | |
1989-sep-23 | Port Visit | Port Visit ![]() | |
1990-jun-03 | Port Visit | Port Visit ![]() | |
1991-sep | Refit | Refit ![]() | |
1992-may | ![]() | ||
1992-jun | Refit | Refit ![]() |