HMCS RESTIGOUCHE (2nd) Type: Destroyer Escort Class: Restigouche Displacement: 2,366 / 2,390 (post refit) tonnes Length: 366 / 372 (post refit) ft. Width: 42 ft. Draught: 13.5 / 14.1 (post refit) ft. Top Speed: 28 # Officers: 12 # Crew: 237 Weapons: 4 - 3" (2 x II), 2 Limbo, Homing Torpedoes. After IRE refit: 2-3" (1 x II), 1 Limbo, 1 ASROC, Homing Torpedoes. Pendant (Hull Number): 257 Builder: Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal. Que. Laid Down: 15-Jul-53 Launched: 22-Nov-54 Commissioned: 7-Jun-58 Paid Off: 31-Aug-94 Remarks: Modified as Improved Restigouche Class 1970-1972. DELEX refit in 1986. Ron' says "Your heart stays with your last ship."