HMCS Athabaskan
Sunk
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Tribal |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 6 × 4.7″ guns in 3 twin mounts |
Tribal-class destroyer. Hit by a torpedo from the German torpedo boats off the Île Vierge in Brittany on 29 April 1944, she blew up and sank; 128 of her crew were killed and most of the rest taken prisoner.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 3 × twin 4.7 in (120 mm) guns
- 1 × twin 4 in (102 mm) DP guns
- 1 × quadruple 2-pdr (40 mm (1.6 in)) AA guns
- 4 x twin and 2 × single 20 mm (1 in) AA guns
- 1 × quadruple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 1 × Depth charge rack, 2 × throwers, 30 depth charges
| Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs, High Walker |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 31 October 1940 |
| Launched | 15 November 1941 |
| Commissioned | 3 February 1943 |
| Displacement | 1,850 long tons (1,880 t) (standard) 2,520 long tons (2,560 t) (full) |
| Length | 377 ft (115 m) length overall |
| Speed | 36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Complement | 190 (219 as leader) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.