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R 64 / DD 225 - HMCS Sioux
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HMCS Sioux (DD 225)
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DND photo
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Type,
Class:
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Destroyer (DD), Royal Navy
V-Class / built as HMS Vixen (R 64) |
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Builder:
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J. Samuel White & Co. Ltd.; Cowes, Isle of Wight,
U.K.
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STATUS:
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Laid down: October 31, 1942 Launched: September 14, 1943 Commissioned:
February 21, 1944 Decommissioned: October 30, 1963 Fate: sold for scrap; scrapped at La Spezia, Italy
in 1965; |
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Homeport:
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Crest
Motto:
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Technical Data:
(Measures, Propulsion, Armament, Aviation, etc.) |
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see: INFO
>> Destroyer
/ Algonquin – ex-UK V-Class |
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Pictures,
photos & more ...
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HMCS Sioux (DD 225) |
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…
Information & History … |
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built in UK for
the Royal Navy as HMS Vixen (R 64); never commissioned in the RN; transferred to RCN
before completion on February 21, 1944; decommissioned
on February 26, 1946; conversion to a fast anti-submarine escort; recommissioned
in 1950; |
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