Annapolis class destroyer
- Annapolis class destroyer
The "Annapolis" class destroyer escort was a class of ships that saw service with the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces from the 1960s-1990s.
The RCN had intended to place a six ship order under the "Mackenzie"-class of destroyer escorts, however the last two vessels were built to the "St. Laurent"-class DDH design and were classed under the new "Annapolis"-class designation. Both ships spent the majority of their career split between Canada's Pacific and Atlantic coasts with the "Annapolis" being at Esquimalt and "Nipigon" at Halifax.
The two "Annapolis"-class destroyers were built late enough to incorporate the helicopter hangar retrofitted to the "St. Laurent"-class. HMCS "Nipigon" underwent a DELEX (DEstroyer Life EXtension) refit in 1982 to upgrade combat, radar and weapons systems and HMCS "Annapolis" followed in 1984. "Nipigon" remained in the fleet until 1998 as a trials ship for the ETASS Mod 5 towed sonar system which was a precursor to the CANTASS (Canadian Towed Array Sonar System) that is currently fitted on the "Halifax"-class of frigates. "Nipigon" was the last steam-powered warship to serve in the Canadian Forces.
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References
* [http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/postwar/annapoli/ Canadian Navy of Yesterday & Today: "Annapolis" class destroyer escort]
External links
* [http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/ Canadian Navy]
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