HMCS Annapolis 2015
Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).
Key facts
| Name | HMCS Annapolis | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 2015 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Modern | derived from year |
| Ship type | destroyer | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Scuttled | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Canada | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Royal Canadian Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | Salish Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Canada | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 5 km from land |
| Position | 49.4492, -123.3310 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMCS Annapolis was an Annapolis-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later, the Canadian Forces. She was the second Canadian naval unit to carry this name. Named for the Annapolis River that flows through Nova Scotia, the ship entered service in 1964, the last of the St. Laurent-class design. Serving through the Cold War, Annapolis was decommissioned in 1998 before going through a protracted legal battle for use as an artificial reef. She was finally scuttled as such in April 2015 in Howe Sound, British Columbia.
Location
- Recorded position: 49.4492, -123.3310 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Salish Sea
- Nearest coast: Canada
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMCS Annapolis (DDH 265) (revision 1378865397), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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