HMCS Algonquin
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Several Canadian
naval units have been named HMCS Algonquin.
(I) was a V class destroyer
active from 1944 to 1970. (II) is an Iroquois class destroyer
active from 1973 to date.
Battle Honours
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
naval units have been named HMCS Algonquin.
(I) was a V class destroyer
U and V class destroyer
The U and V class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1942–1943. They were constructed in two flotillas, each with names beginning with "U-" or "V-"...
active from 1944 to 1970. (II) is an Iroquois class destroyer
Iroquois class destroyer
Iroquois-class destroyers, also known as Tribal class, are a class of four helicopter-carrying, guided missile destroyers of the Canadian Forces. Launched in the 1970s, they were originally fitted out for anti-submarine warfare, but a major upgrade programme in the 1990s overhauled them for...
active from 1973 to date.
Battle Honours
- Norway, 1944.
- Normandy, 1944.
- Arctic, 1944-45.