Annapolis off Pearl Harbor in 1995 |
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| Career (Canada) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Annapolis River |
| Builder: | Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax |
| Laid down: | 2 September 1961 |
| Launched: | 27 April 1963 |
| Commissioned: | 19 December 1964 |
| Decommissioned: | 15 November 1996 |
| Refit: | 15 September 1986 (DELEX) |
| Honours and awards: |
Atlantic 1941-43 |
| Fate: | Sold to the Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia in 2008. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Annapolis-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 3,420 long tons (3,474.9 t) full load |
| Length: | 366 ft (111.6 m) |
| Beam: | 42 ft (12.8 m) |
| Draught: | 23.5 ft (7.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2-shaft English-Electric geared steam turbines 2 Babcock and Wilcox boilers 30,000 shp |
| Speed: | 28 kn (51.9 km/h) |
| Complement: | 228 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
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| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 CH-124 Sea King ASW helicopter |
| Aviation facilities: | Midships helicopter deck and hangar with Beartrap. |
HMCS Annapolis (DDH 265) was an Annapolis-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy. She was the second Canadian naval unit to carry this name.
Annapolis was laid down on 2 September 1961 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax and launched on 27 April 1963. She was commissioned into the RCN on 19 December 1964 with pennant number 265.
Annapolis served most of her career with the RCN, first with Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and later with Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC); while serving with MARPAC she was primarily used as a training ship.
She was decommissioned from the RCN on 15 November 1996 and placed in reserve. She was paid off in 1998 and stripped of all weapons and sensors before being laid up at CFB Esquimalt.
She was sold to the Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia(ARSBC) in 2008. Currently she is being prepared and cleaned by volunteers[1] to be sunk as an artificial reef off Port Graves (Long Bay) on Gambier Island in Howe Sound.[2] It was reported that she would be sunk in 2010.[3] However, as of September 1, 2011, the status of the sinking operation is still uncertain due to objections from environmentalists and local residents of Halkett Bay, where the Annapolis is slated to be sunk[4]. The environmental concerns are toxins from the sunken ship would contaminate the waters although ARSBC claims that Annapolis will be the ‘cleanest ship’ ever sunk[4]. The objections from the local resident[5], in addition to the potential damage to the waters, are the significant increases in traffic and disruptions to the residents of this secluded hamlet. Environment Canada is expected to inspect the clean-up ship and will submit their opinion to the Fisheries and Oceans Canada, which has the final authority on the project[6]
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