History
Huron was the second ship of her class which is sometimes referred to as the Tribal-class or simply as the 280-class. She was the second vessel to use the designation HMCS Huron.
Huron was laid down on 1 June 1969 at Builder: Marine Idustries of Sorel Quebec and was launched on 9 April 1971. She was officially commissioned into the CF on 16 December 1972 and carried the pennant number 281.
Huron completed a refit known as the Tribal Class Update and Modernization Project (TRUMP) on 25 November 1994. At this time her classification changed from Destroyer Helicopter (DDH) to Destroyer Guided Missile (DDG).
She was assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and was homeported at CFB Esquimalt.
Read more about this topic: HMCS Huron (DDG 281)
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