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The Mackenzie-class destroyer was a class of warships that saw service with the Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy

The Royal Canadian Navy was the navy of Canada from 1911 until 1968 when the three Canadian services were unified to form the Canadian Forces. The modern Canadian navy is known as Canadian Forces Maritime Command ....
 and Canadian Forces
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 from the 1960s-1990s. It was intended to be 6 ships, however the last 2 were built to the design with helocopter hangers from the onset,and were named the instead.

All 4 Mackenzie-class destroyers spent most of their time on the Pacific coast and never saw major conversions other than the DELEX (destroyer life extension) program.






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The Mackenzie-class destroyer was a class of warships that saw service with the Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy

The Royal Canadian Navy was the navy of Canada from 1911 until 1968 when the three Canadian services were unified to form the Canadian Forces. The modern Canadian navy is known as Canadian Forces Maritime Command ....
 and Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces." This singular institution consists of thre...
 from the 1960s-1990s. It was intended to be 6 ships, however the last 2 were built to the design with helocopter hangers from the onset,and were named the instead.

All 4 Mackenzie-class destroyers spent most of their time on the Pacific coast and never saw major conversions other than the DELEX (destroyer life extension) program. All 4 vessels were primarily used in the training role.

The Mackenzie class was superficially similar to the previous Restigouche-class, which was a follow-on to the St. Laurent-class with only minor improvements. The most noticeable change was the replacement of the forward 3"/50 gun with a 3"/70 and the presence of a fire control director atop the bridge superstructure. The bridge was raised one full deck higher than on previous classes in order to see over the new gun mount.

The Vickers 3"/70 Mk.6 was developed by the Royal Navy
Royal Navy

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 and fitted to the Tiger-class cruisers
Tiger class cruiser

The Tiger-class helicopter cruisers were the first of such a type in the Royal Navy, and the last cruisers built for the Royal Navy. They were originally designed to be Minotaur class cruiser light cruisers....
, with the RCN being the only other customer. The weapon had several bugs and the received a 3"/50 gun instead.

Mackenzie was used in an episode of The X-Files
The X-Files

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 before being scuttled off Sidney
Sidney, British Columbia

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, British Columbia
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. Saskatchewan was scuttled off Nanaimo
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, BC and Yukon was scuttled off San Diego, California
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Ship Original Pennant Number Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned DELEX Refit Completed Paid Off Fate
DDE 261Canadian Vickers, Montreal
Montreal

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15 December 195825 May 19616 October 196219853 August 1993Sold March 1995 to Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia
Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia

The Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia is a registered non-profit organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They began operations in 1989, with the G.B....
. Scuttled off Sidney, BC on 16 September 1995.
DDE 262Victoria Machinery Depot Ltd.
Victoria Machinery Depot

Victoria Machinery Depot Ltd. was a ship builder located in Victoria, British Columbia.This was a historic metalworks and shipyard in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada....
, Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia. Located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is a major tourism destination seeing more than 3.65 million visitors a year who inject more than one billion dollars into the local economy....
29 October 19591 February 196116 February 1963198428 March 1994Sold 1997 to Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia
Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia

The Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia is a registered non-profit organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They began operations in 1989, with the G.B....
. Scuttled off Nanaimo, BC on 14 June 1997.
DDE 263Burrard Dry Dock Ltd.
Burrard Dry Dock

Burrard Dry Dock Ltd. was a Canada shipyard located in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Together with the neighboring North Van Ship Repair yard, which it eventually absorbed, Burrard built over 450 ships, including many warships built for the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy in World War II....
, North Vancouver
North Vancouver, British Columbia

There are two municipalities in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada, that use the name North Vancouver. These are:*The North Vancouver, British Columbia ...
25 October 195927 July 196125 May 1963198331 July 1992Scuttled off San Diego, California
San Diego, California

San Diego is the second largest city in California and the List of United States cities by population, located along the Pacific Ocean on the West Coast of the United States of the Western United States....
 in 2000.
DDE 264Davie Shipbuilding Ltd.
Davie Shipbuilding

Davie Shipbuilding, currently MIL-Davie Shipbuilding, was a shipbuilding company in Lauzon, Quebec.Davie was founded in 1825 by Allison Davie, an England ship captain along the south shore of the St Lawrence River across from Quebec City....
, Lauzon
Lauzon, Quebec

Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of L?vis, Quebec. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with L?vis, Quebec in 1989....
14 January 19602 May 196214 September 1963198228 March 1994