In April, and engaged two s in the Channel. "Athabaskan" was sunk by a torpedo from "T24", while "Haida" pursued and forced aground "T27". Afterward, "Haida" returned and managed to rescue 42 personnel from "Athabaskan". One of the under-construction Canadian Tribals was then renamed "Athabaskan" as a tribute to the lost ship. During the Normandy invasion, "Eskimo", "Tatar", "Ashanti", "Haida" and "Huron" sank, damaged, or drove ashore the Elbing-class torpedo boat "T24", the s and , and the ex-Dutch destroyer "Gerard Callenburgh" in a series of battles. Furthermore, "Haida" and "Eskimo" also sank the German U-boat with depth charges and close in gunfire, rescuing 53 survivors. Afterward, "Eskimo" was involved in a collision with the destroyer HMS "Javelin", which kept "Eskimo" out of action for five months.