HMCS Columbia
Several
Canadian
naval units have been named
HMCS
Columbia
.
HMCS
Columbia
(I49)
(I) was a
Town-class
destroyer
that was originally commissioned as
USS
Haraden
(DD-183)
until transfer to the
Royal Canadian Navy
in 1940 by way of the
Royal Navy
.
HMCS
Columbia
(DDE 260)
(II) was a
Restigouche
-class destroyer
that served in the RCN and
Canadian Forces
from 1959 to 1974.