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HMCS ''Skeena'' was a River-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1931-1944. She was similar to the Royal Navy's A-class and wore initially the pennant D59, changed in 1940 to I59. She was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company at Woolston, Hampshire and commissioned into the RCN on 10 June 1931 at Portsmouth, England. ''Skeena'' and her sister were the first ships specifically built for the Royal Canadian Navy. She arrived in Halifax on 3 July 1931. ==Second World War== ''Skeena'' rescued 65 survivors of the British merchant ship ''Manipur'', sunk by off Cape Wrath on 17 July 1940. On 2 September 1940 she rescued 19 survivors of the British merchant ship ''Thornlea'', sunk by in the North Atlantic. On 23 November 1940 she rescued 6 survivors of the Norwegian merchant ship ''Bruce'', damaged by and 9 survivors of the Norwegian merchant ship ''Salonica'', sunk by ''U-100'' nearby. Skeena was assigned to North Atlantic convoy Escort Group C-3 escorting convoys ON 93, HX 191, ONS 104, SC 90, ON 115, HX 202, ON 121, SC 98, ON 131, HX 210, ON 141, SC 109, ONS 152 prior to refit in January 1943.〔''North Atlantic Run'', Marc Milner, 1985, Naval Institute Press ISBN 0-87021-450-0〕 On 31 July 1942, ''Skeena'' recorded her first victory with when they depth charged and sank while escorting ON 115 at . 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 Skeena (D59)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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