Athabaskan is towed by Atlantic Towing Limited's Atlantic Larch, left, and followed by the navy tug Glenside, from the harbour in Halifax on Thursday, March 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
CTV: Canada's last destroyer leaves Halifax harbour, headed for scrap heap
HALIFAX -- Canada's last Cold War-era destroyer was towed out of Halifax harbour Thursday, headed for Cape Breton where it will be scrapped.
Athabaskan, flanked by tugboats as it left the harbour that was its home port for almost 45 years, will be recycled by Marine Recycling Corporation in Sydney.
The 129-metre warship was one of Canada's largest fighting ships, built for operations in the North Atlantic as a helicopter-carrying submarine hunter with a crew of more than 250.
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WNU Editor: In service for almost 45 years.
