HMCS Annapolis
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HMCS
Annapolis, the second ship to bear that name, was laid
down at Halifax Shipyards Ltd in September 1961, and was
launched in April 1963. Originally designed as a Annapolis
class destroyer, she was altered during construction to
the St .Laurent class. After sea trials and
completion, she entered service in the Canadian navy in
December 1964. She was modernized in the 1980s,
participated in the blockade of Haiti in 1994. But after
long and faithful service, she was decommissioned two
years later and put in reserve. In 1998 she was sold to
Artificial Reef Society of British Colombia , and after
legal disputes and long delays, she was sunk as an
artificial reef in Halkett Bay on Gambier Island 4.April
2015. The wreck rest today on her keel as a classic Donald
Duck wreck on a depth of ten to thirty meters.
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 Picture: HMCS Annapolis Courtesy of Government of Canada Last updated: December 2020 |
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