HMCS Buckingham
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title:
HMCS Buckingham
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HMCS Buckingham was a River-class frigate that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War and as a Prestonian-class frigate from 1954–1965. She was named for Buckingham, Quebec. She is considered a significant part of Canadian naval history as used for some early trials of helicopter landings on smaller escort vessels. This led to the development of the future helicopter carrying destroyers. Buckingham was ordered 1 February 1943 as part of the 1943–1944 River-class building
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Frigate of the Royal Canadian Navy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Buckingham
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2023-05-31T04:33:05Z
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