Several Canadian naval ships have been named HMCS Athabaskan. All named for the Athabaskan people and destroyers. First ship was British built, the other two in Canada.
HMCS Athabaskan (G07), a Tribal-class destroyer, commissioned in 1943 and torpedoed in the English Channel off French coast on 29 April 1944.
HMCS Athabaskan (R79), later renumbered (DDE 219), was a Tribal-class destroyer commissioned in 1947. Scrapped 1970.
HMCS Athabaskan (DDG 282) is an Iroquois-class destroyer, commissioned in 1972. In active service with RCN.
Battle Honours
Arctic, 1943-44 - blockade patrols in North Atlantic
English Channel, 1944 - Operation Hostile and Operation Tunnel
Korea, 1950-53 - 3 tours by providing naval gunfire support operations off the Korean coastline
Gulf and Kuwait
