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    • DDE 260 HMCS Columbia

    CA Canadian Armed Forces




    1959 to 1974    



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    Call Sign: CGJR


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    History of CA DDE 260 HMCS Columbia

    1952-jun-11Laid down
    1956-nov-1Launched
    1959-nov-7Commissioned
    1974-feb-18Decommissionedto reserve as dockside training platform
    1988Struck
    1996Fate: sunkoff British Columbia as an artificial reef

    Specifications

    		    

        from Restigouche class
    249crew
    2800full load (tn)
    113length (m)
    12.80beam (m)
    4draught (m)
    4750range (nm)
    28max speed (knots)
    30000power (shp)
    2Naval Engine boilers
    2Naval Engine steam turbines
    2Naval Gun Mark 22 3/50 inch (76 mm)
    2Naval Gun Mark 6 3 inch (twin 76mm)
    2Naval Gun single 40 mm
    2Rocket Launcher ASW mortar Mk 10 Limbo

    Aircraft

    		    

        Typical Max
    No Landing platform




    Builder

    		    

    CA Burrard Dry Dock, North Vancouver



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