HMCS Nipigon (DDH 266)
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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 5 August 1960 |
| Launched: | 10 December 1961 |
| Commissioned: | 30 May 1964 |
| Fate: | Artificial reef in the St. Lawrence River near Rimouski, Quebec |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,925 tonnes fully loaded |
| Length: | 366 ft (113 m) overall |
| Beam: | 42 feet (9.23 m) |
| Draught: | 13 ft 8 in (4.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Babcock & Wilcox steam turbines 30,000 hp (22 MW) |
| Speed: | 28 knots (52 km/h) |
| Complement: | 246 officers and crew |
| Armament: | 2 x 3 in (76 mm) 1xII, 1 Limbo ASW Mortar, Homing Torpedoes |
| Aircraft: | 1x CH-124 Sea King |
| Motto: | We are One |
The HMCS Nipigon DDH 266 was an Annapolis class destroyer of the Canadian Navy. She was laid down on August 5, 1960 at Marine Industries Ltd in Sorel, Quebec, and was launched on December 10, 1961. The Principal Naval Overseer for the project was Commander Donald Clark CD RCN.
The complement of the Nipigon was 11 officers and 225 crew. Her first commanding officer was Commander Donald R Saxon DSC CD. She incorporated improvements of the immediately prededing Mackenzie class, plus other refinements. While her overall 'outlook' was the same as those preceding her, she had twin rudders making her highly manoeuvrable. Nipigon also was fitted with an activated, fin type, roll damping system provided.
The 'unit construction system', developed in Canadian shipyards, was employed in building this ship. Instead of building from the keel up in the conventional way, separate units were prefabricated, then carried to the building ways fr final welding. All welds were X-ray tested to disclose defects
On July 22, 2003 she was scuttled to become an artificial reef in the St. Lawrence River near Rimouski, Quebec.
 Ship's badge of HMCS Nipigon |
 Close up of the hangar bay |
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