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HMCS ''Iroquois'' (DDG 280) was an that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1972 until 2015. ''Iroquois'' was the lead ship of her class which is sometimes referred to as the ''Tribal''-class or simply as the ''280''-class. She was the second vessel to use the designation . She carried the hull classification symbol 280. She was assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and was homeported at CFB Halifax. Her last Commanding Officer was Commander Robert Watt, Executive Officer: Lieutenant-Commander Natasha Mang, and Coxswain: Chief Petty Officer Second Class Jamie Haas.〔(Canadian Navy: HMCS IROQUOIS - Command Team )〕 In September, 2014 the RCN announced that ''Iroquois'' had sailed her final voyage and was to be decommissioned, along with sister ship . The destroyer was paid off on 1 May 2015. ==Role== ''Iroquois'' was an area air defence destroyer. She served on MARLANT missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Atlantic Ocean and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and Exclusive Economic Zone. ''Iroquois'' has also been deployed on missions throughout the Atlantic and to the Indian Ocean; specifically the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea on anti-terrorism operations. She has also deployed on counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean Basin. ''Iroquois'' has also participated in several NATO missions, patrolling the Atlantic Ocean as part of Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT) and its successor Standing NATO Response Force Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1). 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 Iroquois (DDG 280)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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