HMCS Assiniboine (DDH 234)
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| Career (Canada) |  Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Forces Maritime Command |
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| Namesake: | Assiniboine River |
| Builder: | Marine Industries, Sorel |
| Laid down: | 19 May 1952 |
| Launched: | 12 February 1954 |
| Commissioned: | 16 August 1956 |
| Decommissioned: | 14 December 1988 |
| Reclassified: | 28 June 1963 (as DDH) |
| Fate: | Sank in 1995 in the Caribbean Sea while under tow to breakers. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | St. Laurent class destroyer |
| Displacement: |
As DDE: 2263 tons (normal), 2800 tons (deep load)[1] As DDH: 2260 tons (normal), 3051 tons (deep load)[2] |
| Length: | 371 feet (113.1 m) |
| Beam: | 42 feet (12.8 m) |
| Draught: |
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| Propulsion: | 2-shaft English-Electric geared steam turbines, 3 Babcock and Wilcox boilers 30,000 shp |
| Speed: | 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h)[5] |
| Range: | 4,750 nautical miles (8,797.0 km) at 14 knots (25.9 km/h)[6] |
| Complement: |
As DDE: 249 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
As DDE:
As DDH:
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| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
As DDE:
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| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: |
As DDE: noneAs DDH:
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HMCS Assiniboine (DDH 234) was a St. Laurent-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1956-1988.
She was commissioned into the RCN on 16 August 1956 and initially carried the pennant number DDE 234 as a destroyer escort. She underwent conversion to a destroyer helicopter escort (DDH) in the early 1960s and was officially reclassed with pennant DDH 234 on 28 June 1963.[7]
In 1974, the Assiniboine was anchored in Lisbon, Portugal as part of the NATO Standing Naval Force Atlantic, with crew ashore, when the Carnation Revolution occurred. The tension and confusion of the situation saw the vessel recall her crew and leave the area.[8]
Assiniboine was selected by the Canadian Forces for the Destroyer Life Extension (DELEX) program and completed this refit on 16 November 1979.
She was decommissioned from active service in the CF on 14 December 1988 and was used as a harbour training ship at CFB Halifax beginning in 1989.
She was sold for scrap in 1995 and sank in the Caribbean Sea while under tow.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ These were "officially revised figures" quoted in Janes Fighting Ships 1963-64
Conways says 2000 tons standard displacement, 2600 deep load.
Combat Fleets of the World 1978-79 says 2390 tons displacement, 2900 full load. - ^ Janes Fighting Ships 1992-93, p84.
- ^ Janes Fighting Ships 1963-64
- ^ Janes Fighting Ships 1992-93, p84.
- ^ Janes Fighting Ships 1963-64
- ^ Combat Fleets of the World 1978-79
- ^ Crowsnest Magazine
- ^ Internet Archive: HMCS Assiniboine and the Portuguese Coup. Retrieved on 2006-03-25.
- ^ The Steamers: Where did they end up?. Retrieved on 2006-03-25.
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