HMCS Athabaskan (R79)

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HMCS Athabaskan II as DDE 219
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HMCS Athabaskan (R79) was the second destroyer of the Canadian Navy to bear that name. Its pennant was later changed to DDE 219. Both this ship and the original Athabaskan were Tribal class destroyers and thus the latter became known as the Athabaskan II.

See also: List of ships of the Canadian Navy

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