page_title: Annapolis-class destroyer
hierarchical_section_title: Annapolis-class destroyer
caption_attribution_description: English: A port bow view of the Canadian frigate HMCS Nipigon (DDH 266) underway during NATO Exercise "Ocean Safari '85".
context_page_description: 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, 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.
context_section_description: 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, 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.
caption: HMCS Nipigon underway during NATO Exercise Ocean Safari '85.
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