HMCS Fraser
Encyclopedia
Two Canadian
naval units have been named HMCS Fraser.
(I) was a C-class destroyer launched in 1932 as HMS Crescent
and transferred to the RCN in 1937. She was lost on 25 June 1940 in a collision with HMS Calcutta
in the Gironde estuary
.
(II) was a St. Laurent-class
destroyer of the Royal Canadian Navy
and later the Canadian Forces
, launched 19 February 1953.
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 Fraser.
(I) was a C-class destroyer launched in 1932 as HMS Crescent
HMS Crescent (1932)
HMS Crescent was a C-class destroyer which was built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. The ship was initially assigned to the Home Fleet, although she was temporarily deployed in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean during the Abyssinia Crisis of 1935–36. Crescent was sold to the Royal Canadian Navy...
and transferred to the RCN in 1937. She was lost on 25 June 1940 in a collision with HMS Calcutta
HMS Calcutta (D82)
HMS Calcutta was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, named after the Indian city of Calcutta. She was part of the Carlisle group of the C-class of cruisers.She was laid down by Vickers Limited in 1917, and launched on 9 July 1918...
in the Gironde estuary
Gironde estuary
The Gironde is a navigable estuary , in southwest France and is formed from the meeting of the rivers Dordogne and Garonne just below the centre of Bordeaux...
.
(II) was a St. Laurent-class
St. Laurent class destroyer
The St. Laurent class destroyer was a class of destroyers that served the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s....
destroyer of the Royal Canadian Navy
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."...
, launched 19 February 1953.
Battle honours
- Atlantic 1939-40