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.
- , a , commissioned in 1943 and torpedoed in the English Channel off French coast on 29 April 1944.
- , later renumbered (DDE 219), was a Tribal-class destroyer commissioned in 1947. Scrapped 1970.
- is an , commissioned in 1972. Remained in service longer than her three sister ships, and was paid off in March 2017.
Battle Honours
- Arctic, 1943–44 – blockade patrols in North Atlantic
- English Channel, 1944 – Operation Hostile and Operation Tunnel
- Korea, 1950–53 – three tours by providing naval gunfire support operations off the Korean coastline
- Gulf and Kuwait
References
- Government of Canada Ships' Histories - HMCS Athabaskan