On 17 June 1995 , '' Iroquois '' was made the flagship of Maritime Operations Group 1 . In the late 1990s , '' Iroquois '' became the first warship of Maritime Forces to integrate women into the crew . On 21 March 2000 , the destroyer was sent to aid the bulk carrier '' Leader L' ' which had sunk northeast of Bermuda . '' Iroquois '' rescued thirteen survivors and the remains of six others . After the September 11 attacks on the United States by terrorists , '' Iroquois '' , which was at sea operating off eastern North America , was used to track aircraft entering North American airspace for NORAD
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
HMCS Iroquois (DDG 280)