HMCS Yukon, North Vancouver's last destroyer, was sunk as artificial reef in San Diego
The fifth and final destroyer escort built at Burrard Dry Dock launched in 1963 and was decommissioned in 1993.
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In 1959, the keel was laid at North Vancouver's Burrard Dry Dock for HMCS Yukon, the fifth and last destroyer escort the yard would build. The ship was the first built under a new target incentive program that pushed the yard to complete the project in 1,447,000 man hours—almost half the time required for other ships built in prior years. In achieving that efficiency, the shipbuilder received 40 per cent of the money saved on the contract.
HMCS Yukon launched on May 25, 1963. The ship served for three decades before being decommissioned in 1993 and subsequently sunk as an artificial reef in San Diego.
The history of HMCS Yukon and other ships built at Burrard Dry Dock is documented at MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver, now open at 115 West Esplanade in The Shipyards. MONOVA: Archives of North Vancouver, located at 3203 Institute Road in Lynn Valley, is open for drop-ins on Tuesdays and by appointment Monday and Wednesday through Friday, 12:30–4 p.m. Contact the archives at archives@monova.ca.
At a glance
When was HMCS Yukon launched?
HMCS Yukon launched on May 25, 1963.
Where can you learn about HMCS Yukon's history?
MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver, located at 115 West Esplanade in The Shipyards, documents the history of HMCS Yukon and other ships built at Burrard Dry Dock.
When was HMCS Yukon decommissioned?
HMCS Yukon was decommissioned in 1993.
