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The Newfoundland campaign involved a novel strategy: both a land and sea assault of the villages. D'Iberville attacked by land while Sieur de Brouillan attacked by sea. D'Iberville's strategy of attacking the settlement by land was the first recorded in Newfoundland and, as a result, the port villages were only prepared for an assault by sea.
D'Iberville was also armed with six 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes, while Cassini and Casabianca only received three; all of the vessels carried them in their hulls above the waterline. [ 5 ] Armor protection for D'Iberville consisted of a curved armor deck that was 20 mm (0.79 in) thick, increasing to 40 mm (1.6 in) on downward sloping sides ...
D'Iberville was armed with six 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes and a single 100 mm (3.9 in) gun as her primary offensive armament, though she had all of her torpedo tubes removed in 1896, just two years after entering service. D'Iberville had a fairly limited career, serving with the Mediterranean Squadron from 1895 to 1897. During this time ...
D′Iberville was a French Navy Bougainville-class aviso, designed to operate from French colonies in Asia and Africa. She was launched on 23 September 1934. She was launched on 23 September 1934. After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II , D′Iberville served with the navy of Vichy France .
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville [a] (16 July 1661 – 9 July 1706) [1] [2] or Sieur d'Iberville [a] was a French soldier, explorer, colonial administrator, and trader. He is noted for founding the colony of Louisiana in New France. He was born in Montreal to French colonist parents.
CCGS D'Iberville [note 1] was a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker that was in service from 1952 to 1983 and was Canada's first modern icebreaker. The ship commissioned as CGS D'Iberville for the Department of Transport's Marine Service, using the prefix "Canadian Government Ship", D'Iberville was transferred into the newly-created Canadian Coast Guard in 1962.
Saint-Jean-d'Iberville station (French: Gare du Grand Tronc à Saint-Jean-d'Iberville， pronounced [ɡaʁ dy ɡʁɑ̃ tʁɔ̃ a sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ dibɛʁvil]) is a former railway station in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. The station was built in 1890 by the Grand Trunk Railway and is located at 31 Frontenac Street. [1]
HMCS d'Iberville is a Canadian Forces Naval Reserve Division (NRD) located in Rimouski, Quebec. Dubbed a stone frigate, HMCS d'Iberville is a land-based naval establishment for part-time sailors as well as a local recruitment centre for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). It is one of 24 naval reserve divisions located in major cities across Canada ...