HMCS Vancouver, (F6A), was a Thornycroft S class

S class destroyer (1916)

The S class were a class of 67 destroyers built from 1917 for the Royal Navy. The design was based on the Admiralty modified R class and all ships had names beginning with S or T....

 destroyer

Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

, formerly HMS Toreador built for the Royal Navy in 1917-19.

This ship, along with her sister HMS Torbay, were donated by the British Government to Canada in March 1928 to replace their two existing destroyers, HMCS Patrician

HMCS Patrician

HMCS Patrician was a Thornycroft M class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy.Built by Thornycroft & Company, Southampton, she was launched on 5 June 1916 as and served in the Royal Navy in World War I....

 and HMCS Patriot

HMCS Patriot

HMCS Patriot was a Thornycroft M class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy.Built by Thornycroft & Company, Southampton, she was launched on 20 April 1916 as and served in the Royal Navy in World War I....

. At the same time the Canadian Government commissioned the construction of two further destroyers, HMCS Saguenay

HMCS Saguenay

Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Saguenay. was a World War II A class destroyer customized for Canadian service in the North Atlantic. was a Cold War era St. Laurent class destroyer escort-Battle honours:*Atlantic 1939-42...

 and HMCS Skeena

HMCS Skeena

Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Skeena. was a River class destroyer active from 1931–1944. was an St. Laurent class destroyer escort active from 1957–1993.-Battle honours:*Atlantic 1939-44*Normandy 1944...

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This ship and her sister ship HMCS Champlain was paid off and broken up in 1937.