off Hawaii to test the survival capabilities of the class. The destroyer escort then sailed to the Vickers shipyard in Montreal to undergo conversion to a DDH. Following her commissioning, Margaree was assigned to the west coast. She made port visits and participated in several naval exercises before undergoing her conversion to a DDH at Victoria Machinery Depot, Victoria, British Columbia. Significance In 1997, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada recognized the St. Laurent class as being historically significant to Canadians and in 2000 installed a bronze plaque aboard Fraser which read: References Notes Citations Sources Crowsnest Magazine – Vol 17, Nos 3 and 4 March–April 1965 External links Canadian Navy of Yesterday & Today: St. Laurent class destroyer escort Destroyer classes