HMCS Iroquois (G89)

HMCS Iroquois was a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War and Korean War. She was named for the Iroquois First Nations. Iroquois was the first ship to bear this name and the first ship of the class to serve with the Royal Canadian Navy.

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

HMCS Iroquois (G89) underway
History
Canada
NameIroquois
NamesakeThe Iroquois people
Ordered5 April 1940
BuilderVickers-Armstrongs, High Walker
Laid down19 September 1940
Launched23 September 1941
Commissioned30 November 1942
Decommissioned22 February 1946
IdentificationPennant number; G89
RecommissionedOctober 1951
Decommissioned24 October 1962
IdentificationDDE 217
Honours and
awards
  • Atlantic 1943
  • Arctic 1943–45
  • Biscay 1943–44
  • Norway 1945
  • Korea 1952–53
FateScrapped 1966
General characteristics
Class and typeTribal-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,959 long tons (1,990 t) tons standard
  • 2,519 long tons (2,559 t) deep load
Length377 ft (115 m)
Beam37.5 ft (11.4 m)
Draught11.2 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion2 shafts, 3 Admiralty 3-drum type boilers, 2 Parsons geared steam turbines, 44,000 shp (33,000 kW)
Speed36 knots (67 km/h)
Complement259 (14 officers, 245 ratings)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 type 268 radar
  • 1 type 271 radar
  • 1 type 291 radar
  • 1 × Mk.III fire control director with Type 285 fire control radar
  • 1 type 144 sonar
  • 1 type 144Q sonar
  • 1 type 147F sonar
Armament
  • 3 × twin QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns
  • 1 × 4 in (102 mm)/45 Mk.16 twin guns
  • 1 × quadruple mount 40 mm/39 2-pounder gun
  • 6 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
  • 1 quad launcher with Mk.IX torpedoes (4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes)
  • 1 rail + 2 Mk.IV throwers (Mk.VII depth charges)
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