HMCS Nipigon (DDH 266)
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 HMCS Nipigon docked at the old port of Montreal |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 5 August 1960 |
| Launched: | 10 December 1961 |
| Commissioned: | 30 May 1964 |
| Fate: | Artificial reef in the St. Lawrence River near Rimouski, Quebec |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,925 tonnes fully loaded |
| Length: | 366 ft (113 m) overall |
| Beam: | 42 feet (9.23 m) |
| Draught: | 13 ft 8 in (4.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Babcock & Wilcox steam turbines 30,000 hp (22 MW) |
| Speed: | 28 knots (52 km/h) |
| Complement: | 246 officers and crew |
| Armament: | 2 x 3 in (76 mm) 1xII, 1 Limbo ASW Mortar, Homing Torpedoes |
| Aircraft: | 1x CH-124 Sea King |
| Motto: | We are One |
HMCS Nipigon (DDH 266) was an Annapolis class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces.
She was laid down on August 5, 1960 at Marine Industries Limited in Sorel, Quebec, and was launched on December 10, 1961. The Principal Naval Overseer for the project was Commander Donald Clark CD RCN.
Nipigon's complement included 11 officers and 225 enlisted crewmembers. Her first commanding officer was Commander Donald R Saxon DSC CD. She incorporated improvements of the immediately preceding Mackenzie-class plus other refinements.
A 'unit construction system', developed in Canadian shipyards, was employed in building this ship. Instead of building from the keel up in the conventional way, separate units were prefabricated, then carried to the shipyard for final assembly.
On July 22, 2003 she was scuttled to become an artificial reef in the St. Lawrence River near Rimouski, Quebec.
 Ship's badge of HMCS Nipigon |
 Close up of the hangar bay |
