HMCS Huron (G24)
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For other ships of the same name, see HMCS Huron.
HMCS Huron, Canada, Department of National Defence |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 15 July 1941 |
| Launched: | 25 June 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 28 July 1943 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, La Spezia |
| Struck: | 1965 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1927 tons (standard) 2559 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 114.9 m (377 ft) |
| Beam: | 11.13 m (36.5 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.96 m (13 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft Parsons geared steam turbines, 3 Admiralty boilers, 44,000 hp |
| Speed: | 36.25 knots |
| Range: | 5,700 nmi (10,560 km) at 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Complement: | 240 |
| Armament: | 6 - 4.7 in guns (3x2) 2 - 4-inch (102 mm) guns (1x2) 4 - 2-pdr (4x1) 4 - 40 mm Bofors 4 - 20 mm 4 - 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (1x4) |
| Motto: | Ready the brave |
| Colours: | Gold and crimson |
| Battle Honours: | Arctic, 1943-1945; English Channel, 1944; Normandy, 1944; Korea, 1951-1953. |
HMCS Huron (G24) G24/216 was a Destroyer of the Tribal class built by Vickers-Armstrong on the Tyne in the United Kingdom and served in the Royal Canadian Navy. It was the first ship to bear this name. She fought in World War II and the Korean War.
Huron was paid off into reserve on 20 April 1963 and scrapped at La Spezia in August 1965.
See also: List of ships of the Canadian Navy
