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HMCS ''Columbia'' was a that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1959–1974. She is named for the Columbia River. ''Columbia'' was the seventh and final ship in her class and is the second Canadian naval unit to carry the name . ''Columbia'' was laid down on 11 June 1952 at Burrard Dry Dock Ltd., North Vancouver and launched on 1 November 1956. She was commissioned into the RCN on 7 November 1959 carrying the pennant number 260.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HMCS Columbia (2nd) )〕 ==Service history== After commissioning, ''Columbia'' transferred to the east coast and became part of the Royal Canadian Navy's Atlantic Fleet. In 1960, she represented Canada at the independence observance of Nigeria. In March 1967, she transferred back to Esquimalt, joining the Pacific Fleet.〔 ''Columbia'' was not selected for the Improved Restigouche (IRE) or Destroyer Life Extension (DELEX) projects and was instead decommissioned from active service in the CF on 18 February 1974. She was placed in Category C reserve and was converted into a dockside engineering training platform at CFB Esquimalt; her propellers were replaced with no-thrust wheels for this purpose.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Canadian Navy of Yesterday & Today: ''Restigouche'' Class )〕 ''Columbia'' was removed from reserve status in 1988 and sunk as an artificial reef on 22 June 1996 by the Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia off Quadra Island near Campbell River.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMCS Columbia (DDE 260)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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