Annapolis class Destroyer

Originally to be the last two of the Mackenzie class they were built instead based upon the St. Laurent DDH class in order to incorporate a CH-124 Sea King hangar.

Derivatives / Succeeded by
1992	FF City class

Specifications

228

crew

3400

full load (tn)

112

length (m)

beam (m)

7.20

draught (m)

4570

range (nm)

max speed (knots)

30000

power (shp)

Naval Engine boilers

Naval Engine steam turbines

Naval Gun Mark 33 3/50 inch (twin 76 mm)

Rocket Launcher ASW mortar Mk 10 Limbo

Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm

Chaff and decoys Mark 36 SRBOC

Aircraft

		Typical	Max
Royal Canadian Navy (1945-1968)	Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King	1	1

Shipyards

Halifax Shipyards -	1
Marine Industries Limited -	1

List of Ships

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1964	1996	Canadian Armed Forces	DDH 265	HMCS Annapolis	CGKB - AS
1964	1998	Canadian Armed Forces	DDH 266	HMCS Nipigon	CGZP - NN
1992	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 330	City class HMCS Halifax	CGAP
1993	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 331	City class HMCS Vancouver	CGAR - VR
1993	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 333	City class HMCS Toronto	CGAD
1993	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 334	City class HMCS Regina	CGAE
1994	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 332	City class HMCS Ville de Quebec	CGAC - VC
1994	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 336	City class HMCS Montreal	CGAG
1994	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 337	City class HMCS Fredericton	CGAN
1995	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 335	City class HMCS Calgary	CGAF
1995	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 339	City class HMCS Charlottetown	CGAJ
1996	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 338	City class HMCS Winnipeg	CGAI - WG
1996	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 340	City class HMCS St. John s	CGAK
1996	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 341	City class HMCS Ottawa	CGAL

14 units

Events

1960-aug-05	Laid down	Laid down DDH 266 HMCS Nipigon
1961-sep-02	Laid down	Laid down DDH 265 HMCS Annapolis
1961-dec-10	Launched	Launched DDH 266 HMCS Nipigon
1963-apr-27	Launched	Launched DDH 265 HMCS Annapolis
1964-may-30	Commissioned	Commissioned DDH 266 HMCS Nipigon
1964-dec-19	Commissioned	Commissioned DDH 265 HMCS Annapolis
1967-apr	Trials	Trials DDH 265 HMCS Annapolis Beartrap series touchdown aid trials with CH-124 4027 in Halifax Harbour.
1968-sep-12	Port Visit	Port Visit DDH 265 HMCS Annapolis visited Dublin, departed 15 Sep.
1971-nov	Aircraft	Aircraft DDH 266 HMCS Nipigon accident CH-124 Sea King 4020 off Bermuda
1981-dec-05	Port Visit	Port Visit DDH 266 HMCS Nipigon visited HMNB Devonport with CH-124 12430 embarked
1982	Deployment	Deployment DDH 265 HMCS Annapolis assigned to 443 Squadron tour of Great Lakes, with MH-443 CH-124 12401 embarked.
1984-aug-22	Refit	Refit DDH 266 HMCS Nipigon DELEX
1986-sep-15	Refit	Refit DDH 265 HMCS Annapolis DELEX
1989	Refit	Refit DDH 266 HMCS Nipigon refit at Port Weller, Ontario
1989-sep-25	Homeport	Homeport DDH 265 HMCS Annapolis 1st Towed Array Sonar Canadian ship to operate on Pacific Coast.
1990-jun-03	Port Visit	Port Visit DDH 265 HMCS Annapolis visited Vladivostok in company with HMCS Kootenay and HMCS Huron.
1994	Refit	Refit DDH 266 HMCS Nipigon refit at Port Weller, Ontario
1994-mar-10	Deployment	Deployment DDH 265 HMCS Annapolis departed Halifax NS for Haiti to take part in Earthquake Relief efforts, arriving on station on 24 Mar. Left theatre on 23 Apr 1994.
1996-nov-15	Decommissioned	Decommissioned DDH 265 HMCS Annapolis
1998-jul-07	Decommissioned	Decommissioned DDH 266 HMCS Nipigon
2003	Fate: sunk	Fate: sunk DDH 266 HMCS Nipigon off Rimouski, Quebec
2008	Fate: transfered	Fate: transfered DDH 265 HMCS Annapolis Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia
2015-apr-04	Fate: sunk	Fate: sunk DDH 265 HMCS Annapolis sunk as an artificial reef in Howe Sound, BC.

1964

Annapolis class

Specifications

Aircraft

Shipyards

List of Ships

Events