Second World War (1939-1945)
The Navy in European Waters  - Coastal Operations: United Kingdom and European Waters

The Royal Canadian Navy, employed on coastal patrols, convoy escort duty, and support operations, made an important contribution to the naval war that raged in the waters around the United Kingdom and off the nearby European coast.

HMCS Athabaskan Model

Tribal-class destroyers like HMCS Athabaskan gave the Royal Canadian Navy the capability to undertake offensive operations in European waters.

This British design privileged big guns over the destroyer's traditional weapon, the torpedo. Tribal-class destroyers mounted six 4.7-inch guns (right and far left), two 4-inch guns (middle left, with crew figures), a 4-tube torpedo launcher (to left of left-hand stack), and several light anti-aircraft guns. Modern radar and ASDIC (sonar) equipment complemented these weapons. Athabaskan was sunk with heavy loss of life in the English Channel on 29 April 1944.

Model Ship, Tribal Class Destroyer
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