Allied Warships

HMCS Iroquois (G 89)

Destroyer of the Tribal class

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassTribal 
PennantG 89 
Built byVickers Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.) : Parsons 
Ordered5 Apr 1940 
Laid down19 Sep 1940 
Launched23 Sep 1941 
Commissioned30 Nov 1942 
End service24 Oct 1962 
Loss position
 
History

Pennant numbers: G89 October 1942 - August 1951; DDE217 September 1951 - 1966

Decommissioned 24 October 1962.
Sold for scrap in 1966.

Commanding Officers:
Cdr. William Boyd Love Holms, RCN
1 October 1942 – 29 July 1943

Cdr. James Calcutt Hibbard, DSC, RCN
30 July 1943 – 7 February 1945
Bar to DSC awarded on 20 January 1945

Capt. Kenneth Frederick Adams, RCN
8 February 1945 – 2 July 1945

Cdr. Edward William Finch-Noyes, RCN
3 July 1945 – 10 November 1945

 

Commands listed for HMCS Iroquois (G 89)

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CommanderFromTo
1William Boyd Love Holms, RCN1 Oct 194229 Jul 1943
2James Calcutt Hibbard, RCN30 Jul 19437 Feb 1945
3Capt. Kenneth Frederick Adams, RCN8 Feb 19452 Jul 1945
4Edward William Finch-Noyes, RCN3 Jul 194510 Nov 1945

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Noteable events involving Iroquois include:


30 Jan 1943
HMCS Iroquois (Cdr. W.B.L. Holms, RCN) completed her work up period.

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