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The Annapolis class destroyer escort was a class of ships that saw service with the Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy

The Royal Canadian Navy was the navy of Canada from 1911 until 1968 when the three Canadian services were unified to form the Canadian Forces. The modern Canadian navy is known as Canadian Forces Maritime Command ....
 and Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces." This singular institution consists of thre...
 from the 1960s-1990s.

The RCN had intended to place a six ship order under the Mackenzie-class
Mackenzie class destroyer

The Mackenzie-class destroyer was a class of warships that saw service with the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces from the 1960s-1990s....
 of destroyer escorts, however the last two vessels were built to the St. Laurent-class DDH
St. Laurent class destroyer

The St. Laurent class destroyer was a class of destroyers that served the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s....
 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
CFB Esquimalt

Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt is Canada's west coast navy base and home port to the Pacific Ocean fleet, known as Maritime Forces Pacific.It occupies approximately 41 km? at the southern tip of Vancouver Island on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in and around the municipality of Esquimalt, British Columbia, just west of the provincial...
 and Nipigon at Halifax
CFB Halifax

Canadian Forces Base Halifax is Canada's east coast navy base and home port to the Atlantic Ocean fleet, known as Maritime Forces Atlantic.It is presently the largest Canadian Forces Base in terms of the number of posted personnel and is formed from an amalgamation of military properties situated around the strategic Halifax Harbour in No...
.

The two Annapolis-class destroyers were built late enough to incorporate the helicopter hangar retrofitted to the St.






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The Annapolis class destroyer escort was a class of ships that saw service with the Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy

The Royal Canadian Navy was the navy of Canada from 1911 until 1968 when the three Canadian services were unified to form the Canadian Forces. The modern Canadian navy is known as Canadian Forces Maritime Command ....
 and Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces." This singular institution consists of thre...
 from the 1960s-1990s.

The RCN had intended to place a six ship order under the Mackenzie-class
Mackenzie class destroyer

The Mackenzie-class destroyer was a class of warships that saw service with the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces from the 1960s-1990s....
 of destroyer escorts, however the last two vessels were built to the St. Laurent-class DDH
St. Laurent class destroyer

The St. Laurent class destroyer was a class of destroyers that served the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s....
 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
CFB Esquimalt

Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt is Canada's west coast navy base and home port to the Pacific Ocean fleet, known as Maritime Forces Pacific.It occupies approximately 41 km? at the southern tip of Vancouver Island on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in and around the municipality of Esquimalt, British Columbia, just west of the provincial...
 and Nipigon at Halifax
CFB Halifax

Canadian Forces Base Halifax is Canada's east coast navy base and home port to the Atlantic Ocean fleet, known as Maritime Forces Atlantic.It is presently the largest Canadian Forces Base in terms of the number of posted personnel and is formed from an amalgamation of military properties situated around the strategic Halifax Harbour in No...
.

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
Halifax class frigate

The Halifax-class frigate is a class of multi-role patrol frigates that have served the Canadian Forces since 1992.The class is the name for the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project, which dates to the mid-1970s....
 of frigates. Nipigon was the last steam-powered warship to serve in the Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces." This singular institution consists of thre...
.

Ships

Ship Original Pennant Number Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned DELEX Refit Paid Off Fate
DDH 265Halifax Shipyards Ltd.
Halifax Shipyards

Halifax Shipyards Ltd. is a Canada shipbuilding company located in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.Since the mid-1990s, the shipyard has been owned by Irving Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of J.D....
, Halifax
City of Halifax

The City of Halifax was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and county seat of Halifax County, Nova Scotia, and was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996....
2 September 196127 April 196319 December 196415 September 198615 November 1996Sold to the Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia
Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia

The Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia is a registered non-profit organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They began operations in 1989, with the G.B....
 in 2008.
DDH 266Marine Industries Ltd.
Marine Industries Limited

Marine Industries Limited was a Canada ship building company, in Sorel, Quebec, Quebec, with a shipyard located on the Richelieu river about 1 km from the St....
, Sorel		5 August 196010 December 196130 May 196422 August 19847 July 1998Scuttled off Rimouski, QC
Rimouski, Quebec

Rimouski is a Canada city in the central part of Bas-Saint-Laurent region in eastern Quebec. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Rimouski River, north-east of Quebec City....
 in 2003.


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