HMCS Restigouche (H00)

HMCS "Restigouche" (H00) was a "River"-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1938-1945.

She was formerly warship|HMS|Comet|H00 of the Royal Navy's "C"-class and wore pennant H00 during her service.

She was built by Portsmouth Dockyard, Portsmouth and Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and commissioned into the RN around 1932. She ended her service with the RN on 15 June 1938 when she was commissioned into the RCN.

"Restigouche" served in the RCN's Atlantic Fleet during World War II escorting convoys SC-101, ON-137, SC-107, ON-147, SC-112, ONS-158, HX-224, KMF-10B, MKF-10B, ON-177, and HX-235 with Escort Group C-4."North Atlantic Run", Marc Milner, 1985, Naval Institute Press ISBN 0-87021-450-0] She was decommissioned on 6 October 1945, and sold to scrappers on 9 November 1945.

ee also

* List of ships of the Canadian Navy

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