HMCS Annapolis
Destroyer · Canada · Lost 2015 · The British Columbia Coast
After a seven-year legal battle over toxic hull paint, this retired Canadian destroyer was finally scuttled in Howe Sound's Halkett Bay in 2015.
The Vessel and Her Loss
HMCS Annapolis, an Annapolis-class helicopter-carrying destroyer commissioned in 1964, served the Royal Canadian Navy until decommissioning in 1996. Purchased in 2008 by the Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia, her conversion into a reef was delayed for seven years by changing federal regulations and a court challenge from a marine-park protection group concerned about toxic hull paint. After a federal court dismissed those concerns, she was scuttled off Gambier Island in Halkett Bay Marine Provincial Park on April 4, 2015.
Vessel
- 1964
- DDH 265
- Halifax Shipyards Ltd.
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Steel
- 366 ft
- 42 ft
- 3420
- Steam turbine, twin screw
- Royal Canadian Navy / Canadian Forces
Loss
- April 4, 2015
- Intentional sinking
- Halkett Bay Marine Provincial Park, Gambier Island, Howe Sound, British Columbia
- Howe Sound
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The Wreck Today
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- Lies within Halkett Bay Marine Provincial Park.
Position
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- Position not established
- Gambier Island, Howe Sound, British Columbia
General location in Halkett Bay is documented; a precise coordinate was not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (88/100)
A precise surveyed wreck position was not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
Sinking date, location, and background on legal delays.
Royal Canadian Navy / Wikipedia (DANFS-derived ship data)
Build and commissioning details, decommissioning date.
