HMCS Skeena
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HMCS Skeena was a River-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from 1931 to 1944. She was similar to the Royal Navy's A class and wore initially the pennant D59, changed in 1940 to I59.
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D59; HMCS Skeena (D59)
length 98.5 metre, draft 3.7 metre, speed 35.25 knot, beam 9.8 metre, speed 35 knot,
Royal Canadian Navy, John I. Thornycroft & Company,
- Dreadnought Project page@
- naval-history.net page@
Location: 49.9833, -36.6, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
1929-10-14T00:00:00Z
1929-10-14T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1930-10-10T00:00:00Z
1930-10-10T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1931-06-10T00:00:00Z
1931-06-10T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Dreadnought Project page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | naval-history.net page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | HMCS Skeena | destroyer, Canadian River-class destroyer, A-class destroyer | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | U-187 | Type IXC/40 submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | W.D. Euler inspects H.M.C.S. Skeena troops on Canada Day at the World's Fair MIKAN 3545293 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMCS Skeena IKMD-04292 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMCS Skeena Vancouver 1931 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | H.M.C.S. Skeena at C.P.R. Pier C Vancouver 1934 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMCS Skeena (D59) destroyer, Los Angeles, 1936 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Royal British Columbia Museum (10) (9625168927) | Commons | ||







