HMCS Iroquois

Two Canadian naval ships have been named HMCS Iroquois:

  • HMCS Iroquois (G89), a Second World War Tribal-class destroyer. She was in commission between 1942–1946 and 1951–1962. She was scrapped in 1966.
  • HMCS Iroquois (DDG 280), an Iroquois-class (or New-Tribal-class) destroyer commissioned in 1972. She was decommissioned in 2015 and scrapped in 2016.

Battle honours

Ships named Iroquois have earned the following battle honours;

  • Atlantic, 1943
  • Arctic, 1943–1945
  • Biscay, 1943–1944
  • Norway, 1945
  • Korea, 1952–1953
  • Arabian Sea

References

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