| Laid down | 30th April 1953 |
| Launched | 3rd June 1957 |
| Completed | N/A |
| Commissioned | 18th February 1958 |
| Fate | Decommissioned: 24th May 1996 |
| Builders | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon Canada |
| Complement | 12 + 237 |
| Dimensions | |
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| Displacement | 2360 tons std 2900 tons max |
| Dimensions | 366' x 42' |
| Draught | 14' |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | As built: 2 x Vickers Mk6 3"/50 (1 x 2) 1 x FMC Mk33 3"/50 Refitted: 2 x Vickers Mk6 3"/50 (1 x 2) |
| Secondary guns | None |
| Torpedo tubes | As built: None Refitted: 6 x 12.75" Mk32 tubes (2 x 3) |
| Other weapons | As built: ASW: 2 x Mk10 Limbo mortars Refitted: ASW: 1 x Mk10 Limbo mortar 1 x Mk112 ASROC launcher |
| Countermeasures | 4 x SRBOC decoy launchers |
| Armour | N/A |
| Aircraft Facilities | |
| Aircraft | None |
| Flightdeck | None |
| Hangar | None |
| Catapults | None |
| Arrestor system | None |
| Aviation fuel | None |
| Electronics Fit | |
| Radar | As built: SPS12 air search SPS10 surface search Sperry Mk2 navigation Refitted: SPS502 air search SPS10D surface search Sperry Mk127 navigation |
| Sonar | As built: SQS503 hull mounted SQS501 hull mounted Refitted: SQS505 hull mounted SQS510 towed array |
| ECM | N/A |
| Other | SPG48 fire control Mk69 gunnery director |
| Machinery | |
| Engines | 2 x Babcock & Wilcox boilers 2 x English Electric steam turbines |
| Power output | 30000shp |
| Speed | 28kts |
| Shafts | 2 |
| Range | 4500NM @ 14kts |
| Fuel | N/A |
Gatineau received her DELEX refit in 1982.
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