HMCS Sioux (R64)

HMCS Sioux circa. August 1951 – February 1952, probably in Korean waters
History
United Kingdom
NameVixen
Ordered1 September 1941
BuilderJ. Samuel White, Cowes
Laid down31 October 1942
Launched14 September 1943
FateTransferred to the Royal Canadian Navy 1944
Canada
NameSioux
NamesakeSioux people
Commissioned21 February 1944
Decommissioned27 February 1946
IdentificationPennant number: R64 Later DDE 225
Recommissioned1950
Decommissioned30 October 1963
MottoThen I will fight[1]
Honours and
awards
  • Normandy, 1944
  • Arctic, 1944–1945
  • Atlantic, 1945
  • Korea, 1950–1952[1]
FateScrapped at La Spezia, Italy, August 1965
NotesColours: White and vermilion[1]
BadgeArgent, a Sioux Indian head proper facing the dexter and wearing an appropriate feather head-dress of a Sioux Chief[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeV-class destroyer
Displacement1,710 tonnes (1,683 long tons)
Length362 ft 10 in (110.59 m)
Beam35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
Draught11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers
  • Geared steam turbines, 40,000 shp (29,828 kW)
  • 2 shafts
Speed36 knots (41 mph; 67 km/h)
Range4,860 nmi (9,000 km) at 29 kn (54 km/h)
Complement230 (14 officers)
Armament

HMCS Sioux was a V-class destroyer of the Royal Canadian Navy which fought in the Second World War and the Korean War. She was launched as HMS Vixen for the British Royal Navy before being transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy. She was then named for the Sioux people of Canada's western provinces.

  1. ^ a b c d Arbuckle, p. 115