HMCS Chaudiere (DDE 235)
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HMCS Chaudiere (DDE 235) was a that served in the Royal Canadian Navy
and later the Canadian Forces
from 1959-1974.
Chaudiere was the second vessel in her class and is the second Canadian naval unit to bear this name.
She was laid down on 30 July 1953 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax
and launched on 13 November 1957. She was commissioned into the RCN on 14 November 1959 carrying the pennant number
235.
Chaudiere was not selected for the Improved Restigouche (IRE) or Destroyer Life Extension (DELEX) programs and was instead decommissioned from active service in the CF on 23 May 1974.
She was placed in Category C reserve and in 1988 she reverted to a parts hulk, with part of her bow being used in 1989 to repair her sistership .
She was sunk as an artificial reef in Sechelt Inlet
, British Columbia
in 1992.
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
and later the Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
from 1959-1974.
Chaudiere was the second vessel in her class and is the second Canadian naval unit to bear this name.
She was laid down on 30 July 1953 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
and launched on 13 November 1957. She was commissioned into the RCN on 14 November 1959 carrying the pennant number
Pennant number
In the modern Royal Navy, and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth, ships are identified by pennant numbers...
235.
Chaudiere was not selected for the Improved Restigouche (IRE) or Destroyer Life Extension (DELEX) programs and was instead decommissioned from active service in the CF on 23 May 1974.
She was placed in Category C reserve and in 1988 she reverted to a parts hulk, with part of her bow being used in 1989 to repair her sistership .
She was sunk as an artificial reef in Sechelt Inlet
Sechelt Inlet
Sechelt Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast and the third of such inlets north from the 49th parallel north, the first of which is Burrard Inlet, Vancouver's harbour. The inlet is significant in that it almost makes an island of what is instead the Sechelt Peninsula,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
in 1992.