HMCS Huron was a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War and the Korean War. She was the first ship to bear this name, entering service in 1943. She was named for the Huron people.

During the Normandy invasion, Eskimo, Tatar, Ashanti, Haida and Huron sank, damaged, or drove ashore the Elbing-class torpedo boat T24, the Narvik-class destroyers Z24 and Z32, and the ex-Dutch destroyer Gerard Callenburgh in a series of battles.

HMCS Huron was an Iroquois-class destroyer that served with the Canadian Forces from 16 December 1972 to 23 October 2000. She served mainly on the western coast of Canada. After decommissioning, her hull was stripped to be used in a live-fire exercise.

Ceremonial Guard during the 1954-55 Korean War Tour of HMCS IROQUOIS and HMCS HURON. It is not known if the guard if from IROQUOIS, HURON or a combination of crews from both ships.

Aug 11, 2022 · Huron is armed with six 120 mm guns with a good rate of fire and powerful shells for the caliber. The arcing trajectory of the main battery guns will facilitate firing at targets from behind island cover, but make it difficult to hit enemies at extreme ranges.

TRIBAL-Class Fleet destroyer ordered from Vickers Armstrong, Newcastle on 5th April 1940 with three others of the same Class for service in the Royal Canadian Navy.

Apr 11, 2013 · Roddrick Warren Hipson, a member of the Canadian forces serving on HMCS HURON rescued twenty-one crewmen stranded aboard the sinking motor vessel Maurice Desgagnés some 120 kilometres from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The Iroquois Class destroyer HMCS Huron was commissioned on December 16, 1972, in Sorel, Quebec, and operated from Halifax. She was designed to provide convoy protection and anti-submarine warfare against the huge Soviet submarine service during the Cold War. She attended the Silver Jubilee naval review in the United Kingdom in 1977.

• 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (1×4) }} HMCS Huron was a Tribal-class destroyer built by Vickers-Armstrongs on the River Tyne in England, 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.

Dec 12, 2023 · HMCS Huron (G24) is a Canadian Tribal-class destroyer and the first ship to bear this name. She was ordered in April 1940, laid down a year later and launched in June 1942, one of the four to be built at Newcastle during World War II for Canada, who chose the Tribals for their heavy 120mm armament and size, which allowed them to act like small ...