HMCS Sioux (R64)
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HMCS Sioux is a V-Class Canadian WWII destroyer, formerly of the Royal Navy HMS Vixen.
- Ship Type: Destroyer
- Class: V Class ex-Royal Navy
- Displacement: 1710 tonnes
- Length: 362.8 feet
- Breadth: 35.7 feet
- Draught: 11.5 feet
- Top Speed: 36 knots
- Pendant Number: R64
- Number of Officers: 14
- Number of Crew: 230
- Armament: 2 4.7" twin mounts (forward), 4 40 mm single, 1 40 mm dual guns, 4 21" TT, 2 Squid triple ASW mortars
- Builder: John Brown & Co. Ltd.. Glasgow, Scotland
- Laid Down: 1942
- Launched: 1943
- Commissioned: 21-Feb-1944
- Paid Off: 30-Oct-1963
External links
- [V Class]
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