HMCS Haida - NCSM Haida

HMCS Haida - NCSM Haida (HM19UI)

Location: Hamilton, ON L8L 8B4 Hamilton Division
Country: Canada
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N 43° 16.521', W 79° 51.363'

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Tribal Class Destroyer

— National Historic Site of Canada —

HMCS Haida is the last of the Tribal class destroyers which saw heavy action with the Australian, British and Canadian navies during World War II. Built for the Royal Canadian Navy at Newcastle, England, , in 1942, this ship served on the frigid Murmansk run and in clearing the English Channel for the Normandy invasion. She helped sink 14 enemy vessels. Haida was re-commissioned in 1952 and served two tours of duty with the United Nations in Korea, taking part in shore bombardment, blockades and attacks on trains.

Le NCSM Haida est le dernier des destroyers de la classe Tibal qui particip?rent ? des combats importants aux c?t des marines australienne, britannique et canadienne pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Construit pour la marine canadienne ? Newcastle (Angleterre), en 1942. Il a escort? des convois vers Mourmansk, particip? aux pr?paratifs d'invasion de la Normandie dans la Manche et aid? ? pris part ? l'appui des forces des Nations Unies en Cor?e.

Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Commission des lieux et monuments istoriques du Canada
Government of Canada. Governement du Canada
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HM NumberHM19UI
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Year Placed2003
Placed ByGovernment of Canada./ Governement du Canada
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Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 1:46am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 592824 N 4792027
Decimal Degrees43.27535000, -79.85605000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 16.521', W 79° 51.363'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 16' 31.26" N, 79° 51' 21.78" W
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Area Code(s)803
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 307-361 Waterfront Trail, Hamilton ON L8L 8B4, CA
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