Canada's newest destroyer carries on legacy of warship lost in 1940 tragedy #HMCSFraser #NovaScotia #Canada

Original HMCS Fraser helped evacuate troops from France before fatal collision

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Canada marked the formal start of construction of the 1st River-class destroyer, the future HMCS Fraser, in Halifax, with a keel laying ceremony where a coin is welded to the keel for good fortune.

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#OTD in 1951 #HMCSFraser was laid down at Burrard Drydock in North #YVR. Commissioned in 1957 she served the #RCN until 1994. Last of the St. Lawrence class, the next ship to bear the name will be the first of Canada’s new River-class destroyers in the 2030s #TinCanCanucks #NavalHistory

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#VictoriaClass #Canada Canada's new River-class destroyers, the Largest #Warships ever built since WWII. The names of the first three ships in the fleet are: #HMCSFraser, #HMCSSaint-Laurent, and #HMCSMackenzie

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Construction Begins on Canada’s First River Class Destroyer
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