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 Canadian Navy. The ships were named to honour the First Nations of Canada.

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 and Exclusive Economic Zone.

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 the Tribal class or simply as the 280 class. She is the third vessel to be named Athabaskan.

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 than previous ASW escorts all derived from a 1949 design and saluted as possibly NATO’s best north Atlantic escorts when commissioned.

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-class or simply as the 280-class.

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. During this evolution, one of the tow lines parted and killed a …

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 November 1970; Operator: Royal Canadian Navy; Commissioned: 29 July 1972; Status: In …

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 the Canadian commodore assigned as the Commander, Standing Naval Force Atlantic.

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.