The Iroquois-class destroyers, also known as Tribal class,are a class of four helicopter-carrying,
guided missile destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy. Designed in 1964-68,and launched from 1972,
they were originally fitted out for anti-submarine warfare,
but a major MLU in the 1990s (Tribal Update Modification Program)
overhauled the ships for area-anti-aircraft defense. The ships were the first large combatants
exclusively powered by gas turbines. In contrast to similar Destroyer classes of the day, the 280's had significant C3I capabilities and larger aviation spaces. Often serving
as the NATO STANAVFORLANT Flagships.
The class had a profound influence on the design of the USN's Spruance class Destroyer and subsequent classes of Western Destroyers.
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