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CA St. Laurent DDH class

CA St. Laurent class

Destroyer

ships



Destroyer St. Laurent DDH class



Conversion of St. Laurent class ships from DDE into the DDH type



  Specifications


1Naval Gun Mark 33 3/50 inch (twin 76 mm)
1Rocket Launcher ASW mortar Mk 10 Limbo
2Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm



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Typical Max
CA Royal Canadian Navy (1945-1968) Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King 11










  List of Ships


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19631974 sunk 1980CACanadian Armed ForcesDDH 205HMCS St. LaurentCGXG
19631988 sunk 1995CACanadian Armed ForcesDDH 234HMCS AssiniboineCGJL - AE
19641992CACanadian Armed ForcesDDH 229HMCS OttawaCZCW
19651990 sunk 1994CACanadian Armed ForcesDDH 206HMCS SaguenayCZFX - SY
19651993CACanadian Armed ForcesDDH 207HMCS SkeenaCGWP - SA
19651992CACanadian Armed ForcesDDH 230HMCS MargareeCGNJ - ME
19661994CACanadian Armed ForcesDDH 233HMCS FraserCZFG - FR

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  Events


1963-jun-28CommissionedCommissioned CA DDH 234 HMCS Assiniboine
1963-oct-04CommissionedCommissioned CA DDH 205 HMCS St. Laurent
1964-oct-21CommissionedCommissioned CA DDH 229 HMCS Ottawa
1965-may-14CommissionedCommissioned CA DDH 206 HMCS Saguenay
1965-aug-14CommissionedCommissioned CA DDH 207 HMCS Skeena
1965-oct-15CommissionedCommissioned CA DDH 230 HMCS Margaree
1966-oct-22CommissionedCommissioned CA DDH 233 HMCS Fraser
1972-janDeploymentDeployment CA DDH 207 HMCS Skeena Assigned to STANAVFORLANT Jan 1972
1974-jun-14DecommissionedDecommissioned CA DDH 205 HMCS St. Laurent
1976-sep-01DeploymentDeployment CA DDH 234 HMCS Assiniboine Assumes patrol from HMCS Fraser in the BRUIN WATCH while Soviet Navy ships search for a crashed TU-95 Bear D in the Grand Banks, near Newfoundland
1979StruckStruck CA DDH 205 HMCS St. Laurent
1979-nov-16RefitRefit CA DDH 234 HMCS Assiniboine DELEX
1980 CA DDH 233 HMCS Fraser Halifax class systems testbed
1980-jan-12Fate: sunkFate: sunk CA DDH 205 HMCS St. Laurent off Cape Hatteras being towed to Texas
1980-may-23RefitRefit CA DDH 206 HMCS Saguenay DELEX
1980-nov-28RefitRefit CA DDH 230 HMCS Margaree DELEX
1981-apr-12RefitRefit CA DDH 207 HMCS Skeena Destroyer Life Extension refit (DELEX).
1982-may-28RefitRefit CA DDH 233 HMCS Fraser DELEX
1982-nov-26RefitRefit CA DDH 229 HMCS Ottawa DELEX
1985-octPort VisitPort Visit CA DDH 229 HMCS Ottawa visit to Dublin, with CH-124 12431 ranged on deck.
1988-jun-20DeploymentDeployment CA DDH 229 HMCS Ottawa departed for St Lawrence and Great Lakes deployment, returned 29 Jul.
1988-dec-14DecommissionedDecommissioned CA DDH 234 HMCS Assiniboine
1989 CA DDH 234 HMCS Assiniboine Harbour training ship at Halifax
1990-jun-26DecommissionedDecommissioned CA DDH 206 HMCS Saguenay
1992-may-02DecommissionedDecommissioned CA DDH 230 HMCS Margaree
1992-jul-31DecommissionedDecommissioned CA DDH 229 HMCS Ottawa
1993-nov-01DecommissionedDecommissioned CA DDH 207 HMCS Skeena
1994Fate: sunkFate: sunk CA DDH 206 HMCS Saguenay artificial reef off Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
1994Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped CA DDH 230 HMCS Margaree
1994-apr-04Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped CA DDH 229 HMCS Ottawa departed under tow for India to be scrapped.
1994-oct-05DecommissionedDecommissioned CA DDH 233 HMCS Fraser
1994-nov CA DDH 233 HMCS Fraser for disposal at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
1995Fate: sunkFate: sunk CA DDH 234 HMCS Assiniboine sunk as an artificial reef in the Caribbean
1996-jul-07Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped CA DDH 207 HMCS Skeena Departed Halifax for scrapping.
2009 CA DDH 233 HMCS Fraser moved to Halifax









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