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{{short description|Destroyer of the Royal Canadian Navy}}
{{other ships|HMCS Athabaskan}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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|Ship name=''Athabaskan''
|Ship namesake=[[Athabaskan]]
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|Ship builder=[[Davie Shipbuilding]], [[Lauzon, Quebec|Lauzon]]
|Ship laid down=1 June 1969
|Ship launched=27 November 1970
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|Ship commissioned=30 September 1972
|Ship decommissioned=10 March 2017
|Ship refit=4 June 1994 (TRUMP)
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|Ship homeport=[[CFB Halifax]]
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|Ship fate= Scrapped 2018 
|Ship motto=We Fight as One
|Ship notes= Colours:White and Scarlet
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Blazon On a field argent, a North American Indian clad in buckskin breeches, leggings and beaded moccasins, but bare to the waist except for a necklace of bear's claws and blue shells, and ear ornaments of the last. The Indian wears the full-feathered headdress and is mounted bareback upon an Indian pony being halted from the trot. The Indian holds a red bow and arrow in the "ready" position, the latter pointing down.<ref name=Linneage>{{cite web |title=Official Lineages, Volume 2, Part 1: Extant Commissioned Ships |url=http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-2/par1/athabask-eng.asp |work=National Defence and the Canadian Forces |date=7 July 2006 |access-date=1 May 2014 |archive-date=19 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719154257/http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-2/par1/athabask-eng.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|Ship displacement=5100 t
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|Ship draught={{convert|4.7|m|ft|1|abbr=on}}
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|Ship propulsion=*[[COGOG]] – 2 shaft
*2 × [[Allison Engine Company|Allison]] 570-KF cruise gas turbines (5.6&nbsp;MW)
*2 × [[Pratt & Whitney]] FT4A-2 boost gas turbines (37&nbsp;MW)
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|Ship range={{convert|4500|nmi|km|1|abbr=on}}
|Ship complement=280
|Ship sensors=*[[Thales Nederland|Signaal]] AN/SPQ 501 DA-08 radar
*Signaal LW-08 AN/SPQ 502 radar
*SQS-510 hull sonar
*SQS-510 VDS sonar
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|Ship armament=*29 × [[Vertical Launching System|VLS]], [[RIM-66 Standard|Standard SM-2MR Block IIIA]] [[surface-to-air missile|SAMs]]
*1 × [[Otobreda 76 mm|76&nbsp;mm/62 OTO Melara]]
*6 × 12.75&nbsp;in tubes firing [[Mark 46 torpedo|Mark-46 Mod 5 torpedo]]es
*1 × [[Phalanx CIWS]] (Block 1B)
*6 × [[M2 Browning machine gun]]s
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[[File:Athabaskan gun jeh.jpg|thumb|Foredeck, gun and bridge]]
'''HMCS ''Athabaskan''''' was an {{sclass|Iroquois|destroyer|1}} that served in the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] from 1972 until 2017. ''Athabaskan'' was the third ship of her class which is sometimes referred to as the Tribal class or simply as the 280 class. She is the third vessel to be named  {{HMCS|Athabaskan||2}}.

''Athabaskan'' was laid down on 1 June 1969 at [[Davie Shipbuilding]], [[Lauzon, Quebec|Lauzon]] and was launched on 27 November 1970. She was officially commissioned on 30 September 1972 and carries the [[hull classification symbol (Canada)|hull classification symbol]] 282.

''Athabaskan'' completed a refit known as the [[Iroquois-class destroyer#TRUMP refit|Tribal Update and Modernization Project]] (TRUMP) on 4 June 1994. At this time her classification changed from Destroyer Helicopter (DDH) to Destroyer Guided Missile (DDG). She was assigned to [[Maritime Forces Atlantic]] (MARLANT) homeported at [[CFB Halifax]].

==Service==
''Athabaskan'' served on MARLANT missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Atlantic Ocean and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and [[Exclusive Economic Zone]]. She was also deployed on missions throughout the Atlantic and to the Indian Ocean; specifically, the [[Persian Gulf]] and [[Arabian Sea]] after Iraq occupied Kuwait.

===NATO missions in Atlantic Ocean===
''Athabaskan'' participated in several [[NATO]] missions, patrolling the Atlantic Ocean as part of [[Standing Naval Force Atlantic]] (STANAVFORLANT) and its successor [[Standing NRF Maritime Group 1|Standing NATO Response Force Maritime Group 1]] (SNMG1). On 2–3 August 1999 STANAVFORLANT force undertook exercises in the Baltic Sea, where Polish [[Mil Mi-14]] helicopter landed upon ''Athabaskan''.<ref name=baltic>Ciślak, Jarosław; Krzewiński, Jacek (in Polish). ''Zespół okrętów NATO STANAVFORLANT w Gdyni''. "Morza, Statki i Okręty" nr 5/99, ISSN 1426-529X. p.21</ref>

===Iraq–Kuwait war in Persian Gulf===
In August 1990, ''Athabaskan'' was hurriedly refitted with several advanced weapons and took part in [[Operation Friction]] and in [[Gulf War#Operation Desert Shield|Operation Desert Shield]]. The weapons included a [[close-in weapon system]] (CIWS). ''Athabaskan'' was appointed flagship of the Canadian Naval Task Group, which included the destroyer {{HMCS|Terra Nova|DDE 259|2}} and supply ship {{HMCS|Protecteur|AOR 509|2}}. The task group served in the central Persian Gulf, with other coalition naval forces, through the fall of 1990.

After [[Operation Desert Storm]] began in January 1991, the task group undertook escort duties for hospital ships and other vulnerable naval vessels of the coalition. The {{sclass|Ticonderoga|cruiser}} {{USS|Princeton|CG-59|6}} detonated two Iraqi bottom-moored [[naval mine|influence mines]] (MANTAs) at the north end of the Persian Gulf and was seriously damaged. ''Athabaskan'' was not assigned to the area, but the commanding officer of ''Princeton'' specifically requested her assistance. Unlike most ships of her size, ''Athabaskan'' could simultaneously operate two large [[CH-124 Sea King]] helicopters, which could search out mines for long periods. ''Athabaskan'' and her helicopters helped both ships avoid mines until the [[minesweeper]] [[USS Adroit (MSO-509)|USS ''Adroit'']] escorted them out of the minefield. As a gesture of solidarity, ''Athabaskan'' winched over several cases of beer for the crew of ''Princeton'', since [[United States Navy]] vessels were dry (officially without alcoholic beverages). ''Athabaskan'' returned to her task group and remained on station in the Persian Gulf until after the war ended. After the hostilities were complete she was relieved by her [[sister ship]] {{HMCS|Huron|DDH 281|2}}. The professionalism of ''Athabaskan'' earned praise from ''Princeton''{{'s}} commanding officer, Captain Edward Hontz.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.helicoptersmagazine.com/operations/saluting-the-king-4121 |title=Saluting the King: Canada's Venerable CH-124 Sea King Celebrates 50 Years |last=Dixon |first=Paul |date=15 May 2013 |magazine=Helicopters |access-date=9 February 2019}}</ref>

===Disaster relief in U.S.===
[[File:US Navy 050912-N-0535P-074 Canadian Sailors, assigned to the destroyer HMCS Athabaskan (DDH 282), unload supplies on a pier on board Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.jpg|thumb|Sailors from HMCS ''Athabaskan'' unload supplies on a pier on board [[Naval Air Station Pensacola]], Florida as part of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts]]
On 2 September 2005, ''Athabaskan'' was one of several MARLANT vessels and a [[Canadian Coast Guard]] ship that were deployed to [[Mississippi]] and [[Louisiana]] to assist disaster relief efforts after [[Hurricane Katrina]]. This was part of the larger [[Canadian response to Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20050913_Katrina_canadian_taskforce050911/?hub=TopStories |title=Canadian sailors go ashore to help in Biloxi |date=14 September 2005 |website=[[CTV News]] |access-date=7 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050915052724/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20050913_Katrina_canadian_taskforce050911/?hub=TopStories |archive-date=15 September 2005}}</ref>

===Disaster relief in Haiti===
On 14 January 2010, as part of [[Operation Hestia]], following rapid outfitting ''Athabaskan'' and {{HMCS|Halifax|FFH 330|2}} were deployed to [[Haiti]] to assist with disaster relief efforts after a [[2010 Haiti earthquake|7.0 magnitude earthquake]]. This was as part of the larger multi-pronged Canadian [[Disaster Assistance Response Team]] (DART).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada-to-send-1-000-soldiers-to-haiti-1.473802 |title=Canada to send 1,000 soldiers to Haiti |website=CTV News |access-date=19 January 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100120075504/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100115/haiti_ships_100115/20100115?hub=TopStoriesV2 |archive-date=20 January 2010 }}</ref> The crew of ''Athabaskan'' primarily concentrated relief efforts in the city of [[Léogâne]] where the crew assisted in triage efforts with the Canadian Medical Assistance Team, cleared rubble within Notre Dame Asylum, built three orphanages and lent aid to five others. Léogâne is a city of 135,000 that was slow to receive relief efforts and was almost completely destroyed by the earthquake. There were an estimated 20,000–30,000 casualties in the city.

===NATO exercises===
After experiencing a series of engine failures and maintenance issues, the ship underwent repairs.<ref name=engine1>{{cite news |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/canadian-navys-east-coast-flagship-sidelined-by-engine-problems |title=Canadian Navy's East Coast flagship sidelined by engine problems |last=Pugliese |first=David |date=19 July 2015 |newspaper=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |access-date=20 July 2015}}</ref> The ship was repaired and set sail on 8 September 2015, [[NATO]] naval exercises [[Exercise Joint Warrior|Joint Warrior]] and Trident Venture with {{HMCS|Windsor||2}}, {{HMCS|Halifax|FFH 330|2}}, {{HMCS|Montréal|FFH 336|2}}, {{HMCS|Goose Bay|MM 707|2}} and {{HMCS|Summerside|MM 711|2}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/athabaskan-halifax-leave-exercises-1.3219524 |title=HMCS Halifax, Athabaskan depart for NATO exercises |website=CBC News |date=8 September 2015 |access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/hmcs-windsor-returns-to-hfx-1.3367954 |title=HMCS Windsor returning to Halifax port after NATO exercises |website=CBC News |date=16 December 2015 |access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref> However, the starboard cruise engine failed while crossing the Atlantic. The ship sailed to the [[United Kingdom]] where she was joined by a mobile repair team which replaced the engine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/hmcs-athabaskan-engine-fails-1.3258059 |title=HMCS Athabaskan tied up in U.K. after engine fails |website=CBC News |date=5 October 2015 |access-date=7 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1315206-engine-problems-sideline-hmcs-athabaskan-in-u.k. |title=Engine problems sideline HMCS Athabaskan in U.K. |agency=The Canadian Press |newspaper=[[The Chronicle Herald]] |date=6 October 2015 |access-date=7 October 2015}}</ref>

In January 2016, ''Athabaskan'' was outfitted with one of the Canadian Navy's first AN/USC-69(V3) antennas under the Short-Term Satellite Communications Upgrade (STSCU) Project. The installation was meant to increase the ship's bandwidth prior to sailing on joint exercises with American forces.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hunt|first=Kevin|date=Fall 2018|title=Wideband Global SATCOM and its Integration into the Royal Canadian Navy|url=http://www.thewilsons.ca/static/documents/mej/mej-88.pdf|journal=Maritime Engineering Journal|volume=88|pages=13–18}}</ref>

In September 2016 ''Athabaskan'' was among the Canadian warships deployed to the NATO naval training exercise Cutlass Fury off the east coast of North America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/nato-warships-converge-on-halifax-for-military-exercises-1.3066686 |title=NATO warships converge on Halifax for military exercises |website=CTV News |date=10 September 2016 |access-date=11 September 2016}}</ref>

===Fate===
In September 2016, the RCN announced that ''Athabaskan'' would be [[Ship commissioning#Ship decommissioning|paid off]] in early 2017, leaving the navy without a platform capable of long-range air defence, at least until the introduction of the planned [[Single Class Surface Combatant Project|Canadian Surface Combatant]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://natoassociation.ca/last-canadian-destroyer-hmcs-athabaskan-to-be-decommissioned-in-2017/ |title=Last Canadian Destroyer HMCS Athabaskan to be Decommissioned in 2017 |last=Wagner |first=Elise |date=1 September 2016 |website=NATO Association of Canada |access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref> After returning from her last port visit in Bermuda, the ship conducted two days sails for families and past crew members, on 7 and 8 March 2017, respectively. The vessel conducted a final sail past of Halifax Harbour on 10 March 2017, upon which she was paid off and the ship's company reassigned to other units.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/royal-canadian-navy-prepares-to-say-goodbye-to-hmcs-athabaskan-in-march |title=Royal Canadian Navy prepares to say goodbye to HMCS Athabaskan in March |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |last=Pugliese |first=David |date=16 February 2017 |access-date=17 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Canada's last Cold War destroyer retires after final sail |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/03/08/canadian-navys-last-destroyer-ship-to-take-final-tour-around-halifax-today.html |date=8 March 2017 |agency=The Canadian Press |work=Toronto Star |access-date=12 March 2017}}</ref> In February 2018 Marine Recycling Corporation secured a {{CAD|5.7}}-million contract to [[Ship breaking|dismantle]] ''Athabaskan'' at their facility at [[Sydney, Nova Scotia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/marine-recycling-wayne-elliott-sydport-sydney-navy-athabascan-1.4531533 |title=$5.7M contract to dismantle HMCS Athabaskan to be carried out in Sydney |last=MacDonald |first=Peggy |website=CBC News |date=12 February 2018 |access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref>

==Engine==
In 2009, a man in Nova Scotia discovered one of ''Athabaskan''{{'}}s pre-1994 refit engines in a shipping container he had been using as a bridge on his property. The man had bought the container for $400 believing it was empty. The engine was originally valued at $2 million.<ref name=CBC1>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cargo-container-yields-2m-surprise-1.821211 |title=Cargo container yields $2M surprise |website=CBC News |date=8 September 2009 |access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref>

==Timeline==
[[File:NCSM Athabaskan crest 282.jpg|thumb|''Athabaskan'' badge]]
* 1 June 1969: Laid down.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/june/01Jun.txt |title=Today in History, June 1 |website=SeaWaves |access-date=10 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422224641/http://seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/june/01Jun.txt |archive-date=22 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*27 November 1970: Launched Lauzon, QC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/november/27nov.txt |title=Today in History, November 27 |website=SeaWaves |access-date=10 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026205221/http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/november/27nov.txt |archive-date=26 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*30 September 1972: Commissioned.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/september/30Sep.txt |title=Today in History, September 30 |website=SeaWaves |access-date=10 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027135908/http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/september/30Sep.txt |archive-date=27 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*26 November 1981: Destroyer HMCS ''Athabaskan''{{'s}} Sea King helicopter removed 44 people from oil rig ''Rowan Juneau'' off Sable Island in 60 knot winds and sea state 5 conditions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/november/26nov.txt |title=Today in History, November 26 |website=SeaWaves |access-date=10 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027141608/http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/november/26nov.txt |archive-date=27 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*24 August 1990: Refitted for Operation Friction, part of Operation Desert Shield.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/athabaskan/1/1-s_eng.asp |title=HMCS ''Athabaskan'' – About the Ship |website=Canadian Navy |date=19 February 2010 |access-date=5 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220053207/http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/athabaskan/1/1-s_eng.asp |archive-date=20 February 2010 }}</ref>
*Late 1990: Sent to Persian Gulf.
*January 1991: Escort duties.
*18 February 1991: Within three hours and ten nautical miles (19&nbsp;km), {{USS|Tripoli|LPH-10|6}} and {{USS|Princeton|CG-59|2}} struck mines while conducting operations in the northern Persian Gulf. Ships lead out of danger by HMCS ''Athabaskan''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/february/18Feb.txt |title=Today in History, February 18 |website=SeaWaves |access-date=10 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121015316/http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/february/18Feb.txt |archive-date=21 November 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*April 1991: Returns to Halifax for refit.
*15 October 1991: Destroyer HMCS ''Athabaskan'' arrived Sorel PQ for TRUMP modernization.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/october/15Oct.txt |title=Today in History, October 15 |website=SeaWaves |access-date=10 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027055411/http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/october/15Oct.txt |archive-date=27 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*4 June 1994: Destroyer HMCS ''Athabaskan'' completed TRUMP refit Marine Industries Ltd Sorel, QC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/june/04Jun.txt |title=Today in History, June 4 |website=SeaWaves |access-date=10 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026205149/http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/june/04Jun.txt |archive-date=26 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*8 October 1995: Destroyer HMCS ''Athabaskan'' departed Halifax for South American UNITAS exercises.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/october/08Oct.txt |title=Today in History, October 8 |website=SeaWaves |access-date=10 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027140358/http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/october/08Oct.txt |archive-date=27 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*15 March 1999: Destroyer HMCS ''Athabaskan'' departed Halifax to Join STANAVFORLANT in Hamilton, Bermuda.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/march/15Mar.txt |title=Today in History, March 15 |website=SeaWaves |access-date=10 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121032858/http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/march/15Mar.txt |archive-date=21 November 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*31 July 1999: [[Gdynia]]<ref name=baltic/>
*9 March 2000: New Orleans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2000/March2000.htm |title=March 2000 Warship Visits |website=SeaWaves |access-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821163011/http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2000/March2000.htm |archive-date=21 August 2008}}</ref>
*24 June 2004: Boston.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2004/2004_june.htm |title=June 2004 Warship Visits |website=SeaWaves |access-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821162702/http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2004/2004_june.htm |archive-date=21 August 2008}}</ref>
*28 June 2004: Halifax.
*22 September 2004: Halifax.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2004/2004_september.htm |title=September 2004 Warship Visits |website=SeaWaves |access-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211114212/http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2004/2004_september.htm |archive-date=11 December 2008}}</ref>
*8 November 2004: HMC ships ''Athabaskan'', {{HMCS|St John's|FFH 340|2}}, {{HMCS|Halifax|FFH 330|2}} and {{HMCS|Toronto|FFH 333|2}}, that formed part of Task Group 301.1, departed from their anchorages in Bedford Basin to rendezvous with the remainder of the Task Group. The ships were to participate in Combat Readiness Operations (CRO), one of the largest exercises led by the Canadian Navy in the last decade and the largest grouping of Canadian ships since Operation Apollo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/november/08nov.txt |title=Today in History, November 8 |website=SeaWaves |access-date=10 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026210028/http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/november/08nov.txt |archive-date=26 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*19 November 2004: Norfolk.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2004/2004_november.htm |title=November 2004 Warship Visits |website=SeaWaves |access-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907193116/http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2004/2004_november.htm |archive-date=7 September 2008}}</ref>
*2 March 2005: Nassau.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2005/2005_march.htm |title=March 2005 Warship Visits |website=SeaWaves |access-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907191721/http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2005/2005_march.htm |archive-date=7 September 2008}}</ref>
*28 May 2005: New York (Fleet Week).
*2 September 2005: Deployed to US Gulf Coast to assist disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/hurricane_katrina.htm |title=Hurricane Katrina |website=SeaWaves}}{{dead link|date=April 2010}}</ref>
*11 September 2005: New Orleans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2005/2005_september.htm |title=September 2005 Warship Visits |website=SeaWaves |access-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907191606/http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2005/2005_september.htm |archive-date=7 September 2008}}</ref>
*12 September 2005: Pensacola.
*22 September 2005: Norfolk.
*11 January 2006: HMCS ''Athabaskan'' departed Halifax on a six-month deployment to join the Standing NATO Response Force Maritime Group One (SNMG1) in Kiel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/january/11Jan.txt |title=Today in History, January 11 |website=SeaWaves |access-date=10 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121020450/http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/january/11Jan.txt |archive-date=21 November 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*19 January 2006: Plymouth Sound.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2006/2006_january.htm |title=January 2006 Warship Visits |website=SeaWaves |access-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821160425/http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2006/2006_january.htm |archive-date=21 August 2008}}</ref>
*23 January 2006: Kiel Canal (International Squadron). Flagship 25th.
*5 February 2006: Off Denmark coast, Sea King trying to land crashes. No casualties or injuries.
*19 February 2006: Valletta (International Squadron).
*8 March 2006: Malaga (International Squadron).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2006/2006_march.htm |title=March 2006 Warship Visits |website=SeaWaves |access-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121033423/http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2006/2006_march.htm |archive-date=21 November 2008}}</ref>
*17 March 2006: Den Helder (International Squadron).
*13 April 2006: Antwerp (International Squadron).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2006/2006_april.htm |title=April 2006 Warship Visits |website=SeaWaves |access-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821161446/http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2006/2006_april.htm |archive-date=21 August 2008}}</ref>
*20 April 2006: Devonport (International Squadron).
*21 April 2006: Warships moored at Devonport Naval Base commemorate the 80th birthday of the Queen. Foreign ships from the Standing Naval Maritime Group One (flagship HMCS ''Athabaskan'') are also taking part. This is a squadron of eight to ten destroyers and frigates from across NATO countries that patrols mainly in the eastern Atlantic conducting joint training exercises. The group are currently taking part in Flag Officer Sea Training at Devonport.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/april/21Apr.txt |title=Today in History, April 21 |date=2009 |website=SeaWaves |access-date=11 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711155839/http://www.seawaves.com/newsletters/TDIH/april/21Apr.txt |archive-date=11 July 2009 }}</ref>
*28 April 2006: Lisbon (International Squadron).
*16 May 2006: Rota (International Squadron).
*6 June 2006: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (International Squadron).
*28 June 2006: Cape Verde (International Squadron).
*10 July 2006: Halifax.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2006/2006_july.htm |title=July 2006 Warship Visits |website=SeaWaves |access-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821155617/http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2006/2006_july.htm |archive-date=21 August 2008}}</ref>
*20 November 2006: Morehead City.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2006/2006_november.htm |title=November 2006 Warship Visits |website=SeaWaves |access-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121054732/http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2006/2006_november.htm |archive-date=21 November 2008}}</ref>
*11 April 2008: Boston.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2008/April%202008.htm |title=April 2008 Warship Visits |website=SeaWaves |access-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821162933/http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2008/April%202008.htm |archive-date=21 August 2008}}</ref>
*Mid 2008: in Halifax for five weeks in summer.
*Late June 2008: Leaves Halifax Harbour for a week of trials and drills.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/athabaskan/2/2-s_eng.asp?category=139&title=1892 |title=HMCS ''Athabaskan'' – News & Events |website=Canadian Navy |date=19 February 2010 |access-date=5 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613142741/http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/athabaskan/2/2-s_eng.asp?category=139&title=1892 |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref>
*27 July 2008: Arrives in St. John's NL for 5 days of rest and festivities, including Canada Day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2008/June2008.htm |title=June 2008 Warship Visits |website=SeaWaves |access-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121035149/http://www.seawaves.com/navcall-old/2008/June2008.htm |archive-date=21 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/athabaskan/2/2-s_eng.asp?category=139&title=1895 |title=HMCS ''Athabaskan'' – News & Events |website=Canadian Navy |date=19 February 2010 |access-date=5 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613142751/http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/athabaskan/2/2-s_eng.asp?category=139&title=1895 |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref>
*27 October 2008: First successful sea trials with new laser-gyro INS.
*3 March 2009: In ceremony aboard ''Athabaskan'' in Bermuda, Commodore Norman takes over Atlantic Fleet.
*20 May 2009: [[Stapleton, Staten Island|New York]] (Fleet Week).
*20 August 2009: Cdr P. Crain takes command of HMCS ''Athabaskan''.
*28 September 2009: Exercise Joint Warrior off the coast of Scotland. Ship proceeds through Scapa Flow to pay respect to HMS ''Royal Oak''. Glasgow and Edinburgh port visits.
*13 January 2010: Prepares to deploy to Haiti in Canadian relief for an [[2010 Haiti earthquake|earthquake]] that had impacted on 12 January.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/1162279.html |title=Helping: It's what we do |last=Maher |first=Stephen |date=15 January 2010 |newspaper=The Chronicle Herald |access-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118124711/http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/1162279.html |archive-date=18 January 2010}}</ref>
*14 January 2010: Sails from CFB Halifax en route to Haiti along with {{HMCS|Halifax}} for humanitarian [[Response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake|Operation HESTIA]].
*17 March 2010: Ship returns to Halifax.
*6 May 2010: Lt. Governor's Cruise to Sydney, NS to Celebrate Canadian Navy Centennial.
*26 May 2010: [[Stapleton, Staten Island|New York]] (Fleet Week).
*29 June 2010: HMCS ''Athabaskan'' is command ship for Queen Elizabeth II's review of International Fleet in Halifax Harbour as part of Canadian Navy Centennial celebrations.
*1 November 2010: Task Group Exercise 2–10, Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Norfolk port visits.
*17 December 2010: Cdr Micheal Davie takes command of HMCS ''Athabaskan''.
*9 April 2012: Docked outside Seaway Marine and Industrial Limited, formerly known as the [[Port Weller Dry Docks]] in the Welland Canal in St. Catharines, Ontario.
*Late December 2012: When being towed from St. Catharines back to Halifax (15 Dec 2012), sustained hull damaged when ship broke loose near Scatarie off Cape Breton coast (28 Dec 2012); now tied down in North Sydney.
*June 2013: Restricted Readiness Inspections.
*17 July 2013: Boston.
*16 September 2013: Sea trials start.<ref name=CBC2>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/hmcs-athabaskan-hull-damaged-in-tow-line-break-1.1306485 |title=HMCS Athabaskan hull damaged in tow line break |website=CBC News |date=2 January 2013 |access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref>
*April 2014: Work Ups, port visit to Charleston, South Carolina.
*June–July 2014: Rendezvous Naval Québec, Air Workups/Ship Without Air Detachment (SWOAD) Training.
*August 2014: Task Group Exercise 2–14, including port visit to Mayport, Florida.
*September 2014: Baltimore, Star Spangled Spectacular celebration.
*September–October 2014: Caribbean deployment and maritime security operations, diplomatic visit to Veracruz, Mexico.
*November 2014: Short Work Period in Halifax.
*March 2015: Damaged during storm of [[sea state]] 9.<ref name=OttawaCitizen>{{cite news |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/hmcs-athabaskan-receives-minor-damage-in-storm |title=HMCS Athabaskan receives minor damage in storm |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |date=24 March 2015 |access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref>
*July 2015: After experiencing a series of engine failures and maintenance issues, the ship remains alongside in Halifax undergoing repairs.
*May 2016: Ship enters [[New York Harbor]] to participate in [[Fleet Week]].
*September 2016: Ship participates in Exercise Cutlass Fury as part of a NATO Task Group, off the coasts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
*October–December 2016: Ship participates in Exercise SPARTAN WARRIOR, off the coast of Virginia, Florida and the Bahamas.
*February 2017: Ship participates in USN Task Group Exercise, Final Port Visit to Her First Port Visit Hamilton, Bermuda.
*10 March 2017: ''Athabaskan'' is officially paid off and retired from active service.<ref name=TorontoStar>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/03/08/canadian-navys-last-destroyer-ship-to-take-final-tour-around-halifax-today.html |title=Canada's last Cold War destroyer retires after final sail |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=8 March 2017 |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090519194857/http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/athabaskan/0/0-s_eng.asp HMCS ''Athabaskan'' (DDG 282) – official website]

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