Iroquois-class destroyers (also known as the DDG 280 class [1] or ambiguously as the Tribal class [2]) were a class of four helicopter-carrying, guided missile destroyers of the Royal …

Iroquois was an area air defence destroyer. She served on MARLANT missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Atlantic Ocean and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea …

HMCS Athabaskan was an Iroquois -class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1972 until 2017. Athabaskan was the third ship of her class which is sometimes referred to as …

Jan 16, 2025 · Royal Canadian Navy – DDH-280-83 HMCS Iroquois, Huron, Athabaskan, Algonquin. The “Tribals” were a class of Canadian helicopter destroyers, radically larger ships …

HMCS Iroquois (DDG 280) is an Iroquois-class destroyer that has served the Canadian Forces since 1972. Iroquois is the lead ship of her class which is sometimes referred to as the Tribal …

In Sep 1980, IROQUOIS was the subject of shock trials for the 280 class. These took place off the coast of Nova Scotia. After the 3rd and largest of the explosions, IROQUOIS had to be towed. …

HMCS Iroquois (DDG 280) [] Iroquois heads into the Mediterranean passing Gibraltar. Builders: Canada (Built at Marine Industries Ltd., Sorel) Laid down: 15 January 1969; Launched: 28 …

HMCS Iroquois 280. First of the Iroquois Class destroyers, she commissioned on July 29, 1972, in Sorel, Quebec. Several times in her first 20 years of service, Iroquois served as the flagship to …

DDH 280 HMCS Iroquois, Iroquois class Destroyer, Canadian Armed Forces history and characteristics

Designed in the late 1960s, the Iroquois were originally designed as a unique solution for long-range anti-submarine warfare.