First Replenishment oiler commissioned for the Royal Canadian Navy Derivatives / Succeeded by 1969 Protecteur class Specifications 166crew 7300light (tn) 22000full load (tn) 168length (m) 23beam (m) 9.40draught (m) 21max speed (knots) 21000power (shp) 2Naval Engine boilers2Naval Engine steam turbines 2Chaff and decoys Corvus chaff launcher Aircraft Typical Max Royal Canadian Navy (1945-1968) Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King 23 Shipyards Davie Shipbuilding - 1 List of Ships Filter: AllCA - Canadian Armed Forces .......... 3 Hide Transfers Hide derivatives 19631998Canadian Armed ForcesAOR 508HMCS ProviderCZCF - PR1969--Canadian Armed ForcesAOR 509Protecteur class HMCS ProtecteurCYTV - PT19702017Canadian Armed ForcesAOR 510Protecteur class HMCS PreserverCGRG - PS3 units Events 1961-may-01Laid downLaid down AOR 508 HMCS Provider 1962-jul-05LaunchedLaunched AOR 508 HMCS Provider 1963HomeportHomeport AOR 508 HMCS Provider initially based at CFB Halifax 1963-sep-28CommissionedCommissioned AOR 508 HMCS Provider 1969HomeportHomeport AOR 508 HMCS Provider transferred to CFB Esquimalt 1973-sepPort VisitPort Visit AOR 508 HMCS Provider visited San Diego, CH-124 12405 and 12406 embarked. 1998-junDecommissionedDecommissioned AOR 508 HMCS Provider 2002 AOR 508 HMCS Provider towed to Sirocco, Turkey, prior to being scrapped 2003Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped AOR 508 HMCS Provider In Turkey