HMCS Iroquois (DDG 280)

HMCS Iroquois was the lead ship of the Iroquois-class destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy, also known as the Tribal class or the 280 class. The second vessel to carry the name, she carried the hull number DDG 280. Entering service in 1972 she was assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and was homeported at CFB Halifax. Iroquois was deployed overseas for blockade and anti-terrorism duties, including participating in Operation Apollo in 2002–03. Taken out of service in 2014 and paid off in 2015.

For other ships with the same name, see HMCS Iroquois.

Iroquois in 2009
History
Canada
NameIroquois
NamesakeIroquois
BuilderMarine Industries Ltd., Sorel
Laid down15 January 1969
Launched28 November 1970
Commissioned29 July 1972
Decommissioned1 May 2015
Refit3 July 1992
HomeportCFB Halifax
Identification
MottoRelentless in chase
Honours and
awards		Atlantic, 1943; Arctic, 1943–1945; Biscay, 1943–44; Norway, 1945; Korea, 1952–53, Arabian Sea
StatusPaid off
NotesColours:Gold and black
BadgeOr, the head of an Iroquois brave, couped at the base of the neck, properly coloured and wearing two eagle feathers in his hair and a gold ring pendant from the ear.
General characteristics
Class and typeIroquois-class destroyer
Displacement5100 t
Length129.8 m (425.9 ft)
Beam15.2 m (49.9 ft)
Draught4.7 m (15.4 ft)
Propulsion
  • COGOG – 2 shaft
  • 2 × Allison 570-KF cruise gas turbines (5.6 MW)
  • 2 × Pratt & Whitney FT4A-2 boost gas turbines (37 MW)
Speed29 kn (53.7 km/h)
Range4,500 nmi (8,334.0 km)
Complement280
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Signaal AN/SPQ 501 DA-08 radar
  • Signaal LW-08 AN/SPQ 502 radar
  • SQS-510 hull sonar
  • SQS-510 VDS sonar
Armament
  • 29 × VLS, Standard SM-2MR Block IIIA SAMs
  • 1 × 76 mm/62 OTO Melara
  • 6 × 12.75 in tubes firing Mark-46 Mod 5 torpedoes
  • 1 × Phalanx CIWS (Block 1)
  • 6 × M2 Browning machine guns
Aircraft carried2 × CH-124 Sea King helicopters
Aviation facilitieshangar and flight deck

Iroquois was an area air defence destroyer. She served on MARLANT missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Atlantic Ocean and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and Exclusive Economic Zone. Iroquois was deployed on missions throughout the Atlantic and to the Indian Ocean; specifically the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea on anti-terrorism operations. She has also deployed on counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean Basin. The destroyer participated in several NATO missions, patrolling the Atlantic Ocean as part of Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT) and its successor Standing NATO Response Force Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1).

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