Hmcshaida

Come see Canada’s most famous warship! Ranked #1 of 115 Attractions in Hamilton!

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SIGNIFICANCE OF HMCS HAIDA

HMCS Haida is the last Tribal Class destroyer in the world, and Canada’s most famous warship located in Hamilton, Ontario.

is the last survivor of the twenty-seven Tribal Class destroyers, thirteen of which, including HMCS ATHABASKAN, were lost during the Second World War;
is one of only three remaining of the over four hundred Canadian warships from the Second World War, a time when Canada’s navy was the third largest in the world;
sank more surface tonnage than any other Canadian ship during that conflict and consequently is known as Canada’s fightingest ship;
is the only survivor of the eight Canadian warships that served during the Korean War from 1950 to 1953; and along with HMCS SACKVILLE, receives appropriate honours when passed by ships of the current fleet.