Iroquois Class Destroyers
In the 1970's, four Iroquois Class ships were commissioned for anti-submarine
purposes.This later changed when the ships went through TRUMP (Tribal Class
Update and Modernization Project) which was to refit the ships for command
and control uses. The Algonquin was the first to go through the program.
Even though the Iroquois Class ships are now command and control they still
are armed and have a very good air defence.
Specifications
Displacement- 5100 tonnes (full)
Length- 127.8m
Beam- 15m
Draught- 4.7m
Machinery-
- 2 Main Pratt & Whitney FT4-A2
- 2 Cruise Allison 570-KF
- 2 Shafts producing 50 000 shaft horse power
Speed- 29+ Knots
Endurance-
- At 20 knots(cruise) - 7250km
- At 10 knots - 4500nm
Armament-
Missiles-
- MK41 Verical Launch System
- 29 Standard Missiles
Torpedoes-
- MK 46 Mod 5 launched from 2 triple barrel MK 32 torpedoe launchers
or CH-124 Seaking
Guns-
- 76mm OTO Malera dual purpose
- PHALANX 20mm
- .50 Cal machine guns
Countermeasures-
- 4 6x barrelled chaff and infra red launchers
- Nixie towed acoustic decoy
Helicopters- 2 CH-124 Seakings
Carried Boats-
- 1 Rigid Hull Inflatable with a speed of 30 knots
- 1 Inflatable Zodiac
| Ship Number |
Name |
Commision Date |
Fleet Deployment |
| 280 |
Iroquois |
July 29, 1972 |
Atlantic |
| 281 |
Huron |
December 16, 1972 |
Pacific |
| 282 |
Athabaskan |
November 30, 1972 |
Atlantic |
| 283 |
Algonquin |
November 3, 1973 |
Pacific |