Annapolis-class destroyer
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The Annapolis-class destroyer escort was a two-ship class of destroyer escorts that saw service with the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces from the 1960s to the 1990s. The final version of the St. Laurent-class design,[1] the class was used extensively for anti-submarine warfare purposes. Both ships were sunk as artificial reefs after being retired, one on each coast of Canada.
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HMCS Nipigon underway during NATO Exercise Ocean Safari '85. | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Annapolis class |
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Preceded by | Mackenzie class |
Succeeded by | Iroquois class |
Built | 1960–1964 |
In commission | 1964–1998 |
Planned | 2 |
Completed | 2 |
Retired | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer escort |
Displacement | 3,420 long tons (3,474.9 t) full load |
Length | 366 ft (112 m) |
Beam | 42 ft (13 m) |
Draught | 23.5 ft (7.2 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 28 kn (51.9 km/h; 32.2 mph) |
Complement | 228 |
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Electronic warfare & 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. |
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