Mackenzie class destroyer

Mackenzie class destroyer

The "Mackenzie"-class destroyer was a class of warships that saw service with the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces from the 1960s-1990s. It was intended to be 6 ships, however the last 2 were built to the sclass|St. Laurent|destroyer|1 design and were named the sclass|Annapolis|destroyer|1 instead.

All 4 "Mackenzie"-class destroyers spent most of their time on the Pacific coast and never saw major conversions other than the DELEX (destroyer life extension) program. All 4 vessels were primarily used in the training role.

The "Mackenzie" class was superficially similar to the previous "Restigouche"-class, which was a follow-on to the "St. Laurent"-class with only minor improvements. The most noticeable change was the replacement of the forward 3"/50 gun with a 3"/70 and the presence of a fire control director atop the bridge superstructure. The bridge was raised one full deck higher than on previous classes in order to see over the new gun mount.

The Vickers 3"/70 Mk.6 was developed by the Royal Navy and fitted to the "Tiger"-class cruisers, with the RCN being the only other customer. The weapon had several bugs and the warship|HMCS|Qu'Appelle|DDE 264 received a 3"/50 gun instead.

"Mackenzie" was used in an episode of "The X-Files" before being scuttled off Sidny, British Columbia. "Saskatchewan" was scuttled off Nanaimo, BC and "Yukon" was scuttled off San Diego, California.

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References

* [http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/postwar/mackenzi/ Canadian Navy of Yesterday & Today: "Mackenzie" class destroyer escort]


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