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The iroquois are the fleet command ships in the navy, they have be refitted under the trump program of the late 80's.
Characteristics
Displacement: 5,100 tonnes (full load)
Dimensions:
Length: 127.8 metres
Beam: 15.0 metres
Draught: 4.7 metres (keel)
Machinery: Twin Shafts; 2 Main Gas turbines, Pratt&Whitney FT4-A2 producing 50,000
shaft horsepower; 2 Cruise engines Allison, 570-KF
Speed: 29 knots
Endurance: 4500 nautical miles at 10 knots
Complement: 280
Armament:
Missiles:
MK41 Vertical Launched System
29 Standard missiles
Torpedoes:
MK46 MOD5 launched via:
Two triple barrelled MK32 torpedo launchers or
SEA KING helicopters
Guns:
76mm OTO Malera dual purpose
PHALANX 20mm Close in weapons system
.50 calibre machine guns
Countermeasures:
4x6 barrelled Shield Chaff/Infra Red launchers
Nixie towed acoustic decoy
Aircraft: 2 Sea King helicopters
Ships' Boats: One Rigid Hull inflatable, speed 30 knots; One Zodiac inflatable
Ships:
Name Pendant Commissioned TRUMP Homeport
IROQUOIS 280 29/07/72 03/07/92 Halifax
HURON 281 16/12/72 25/11/94 Esquimalt
ATHABASKAN 282 30/09/72 04/06/94 Halifax
ALGONQUIN 283 03/11/73 11/10/91 Esquimalt