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If you remember this news reporters “sneak peek” report of June 2008 and my statement “Watch out for a further update on this model as more information comes to hand. “

Well the team at The Resin Shipyard have just announced the formal release of their 1/350 HMCS Iroquois Destroyer 2000 - 2006.

We understand that this is the first and only 1/350 scale model of these excellent Canadian Cold War ships still in service with the Canadian Navy.

Two years in production and development, this resin multimedia kit has almost everything you will need to make an accurate, highly detailed, expertly cast model.

Canadian Navy grey paint is also available from us as an exclusive production run of WEM Colourcoats enamel paints.

This model kit comes with a full set of highly detailed Photoetch and decals for all four ships in the class, as well as Canadian Helicopter markings.

The details on this kit are set out below:

HMCS IROQUOIS - Iroquois class Destroyer 2000-2006
Manufacturer: The Resin Shipyard
Scale: 1/350
Regular Price: Approx CND$ $220.00
Postage within Canada and the US is $14.
Item code: C-02
Available now.

Also available from The Resin Shipyard to help with construction is a Photo CD with detail pictures of all four of the ships including the Iroquois, Huron and Athabaskan.

These photos are taken by The Resin Shipyard on their research trips to the ships and show close up details available nowhere else and is available for CDN $16.


Please note that these prices are approximately only and the final precise retail price of any item to a purchaser is unknown at present due to various variables.


Ship History

HMCS Iroquois (DDH 280) was launched on the 28th of November 1970 and is still in active service.

Iroquois-class destroyers are a class of four helicopter-carrying, guided missile destroyers of the Canadian Forces.
Launched in the 1970s, the Iroquois-class was the first military ship design to employ gas turbines exclusively, using two turbines for cruise power, and another two fast starting "boost" turbines for speeds of up to 29 knots. They were originally fitted out for anti-submarine warfare, but a major upgrade program in the 1990s overhauled them for area-wide anti-aircraft.

When they entered service the ships were primarily intended for long-range anti-submarine warfare. Their primary weapon for this role was their complement of two CH-124 Sea King helicopters, which could be launched in even high sea states due to their "bear trap" winch system. The ship included a hangar that provided an enclosed working space for both helicopters at the same time. The helicopters were backed up by two triple-mount torpedo launchers firing Mk.44 and Mk.46 Mod 5 torpedoes and a Limbo Mark 10 depth charge mortar.

For other duties the ships also mounted a 5" OTO Melara multi-purpose gun and two four-round Sea Sparrow launchers for point anti-aircraft defense. The missile batteries were located on the interior of the ship on either side of the superstructure, requiring some time for them to unlimber for firing.

One unique feature of the class were the distinctive Y-shaped "Playboy Bunny" funnels, which were designed to exit the exhaust gasses to either side of the helicopter deck.
The ships were 425 × 50 × 14 feet and 4,700 tons displacement. The normal crew complement is 285.

Images courtesy of The Resin Shipyard.