I am sure everyone watching this in person had a great time, but I can’t cheer to this. Glad she’s serving a continued purpose now, but that old ship served well and deserved more respect for what she and her crews did for this country for so many decades. Sleep well, old girl.
No there's no better honor than what they're doing right now..to sink it.to celebrate,,this magnificent vessel,,to say job well done,, built to kill..now built to save..
Agree 100%. Especially if there may still be veterans who were still alive, and served in this warship, and their families. It would be extremely heartbreaking for them, as it was for me when I learned, well after the fact, that a ship that I was a commissioning crew member of, or a Plank Owner, had been decommissioned and used for a SINKEX. I felt the Navy could have made some effort to locate all the Plank Owners, and at least let us know, as many of us are now, for various reasons disabled, and could be found thru the VA. But it is what it is.
@@WaterburnerActual sad to hear that. Hope you all have a better future ahead. I'm not a seaman. But since I was little I love to read naval stories and novels. By reading authors like Douglas Reeman I have come to understand (at least a little) about the bond between a sailor and the ship. Come to see ships as a living thing. Not just a pile of metal. Something beautiful
@@sanjayawijenayake9851 At least she's now an Artificial Reef and supporting Marine Life! Much Better than what has happened to the last number of US Aircraft Carriers that were sold for $1 to be scrapped and in NavSpeak Slang: "Melted down into razor blades"
@@timengineman2nd714 yeah I get that and I'm all for it. That's a better fate than being used in nuclear weapons tests or anything. What I commented was on what the onlookers were doing. Cheering and things. To me as a person who loves ships this is like a funeral.
@@sanjayawijenayake9851 There of the ships I've served on have been "razor bladed", the other two are in foreign service (but will be "razor bladed" soon). 4 of the 5 Stations and Facilitates I've served at have been decommed, with 2 of them being bulldozed.... Sad, the 2 that were destroyed had special meaning to me. I hope I'm wrong on the 2 ships still afloat. And I hope that if possible that they become Artificial Reefs instead of Razor Blades!!!
I can see why the sinking of a vessel would be heartbreaking to the people who were a part of its history... But it's important to remember that these ships are starting a whole new life. What was once a tool of war, is now a foundation for creation and life. I think it's incredibly honorable for a ship to spend the rest of its days giving back to the waters she once sailed. It's certainly better than being scrapped or left to rust.
I know it's not a combat soldier dying, but this is a vessel that served it's country during a world war...in my opinion it deserves a much more reserved if not a full military sendoff......again just my opinion....
Sorry to disappoint you but ship was launched in Halifax NS around 1961. I was there at the launching as my best friend's father worked at the shipyard. It was one of the postwar St Laurent class destroyers.
Just did some further research. Annapolis was launched in 1963, not 61 as I thought. There was however a previous Annapolis acquired by Canada in 1940 from the USN as part of the lend-lease agreement. It served in WWII but didn't see any significant action. Was scrapped after the war.
@@ericripley9739 I guess the point I was trying to make is that if a ship was commissioned as an active navel vessel and saw any military service especially if it was involved in any wartime conflicts that it be sent to it's watery grave with a military send off...I believe that the sailors that were protected by her during those times would appreciate it as well....I'm not a nut case but I have always thought that's the correct way to honor her service to the nation that she served.....
@@johnreiter6664 Agree with you. Should have been respectfully sunk, without the " carnival " hoopla. Also hope you didn't think I was implying you are a " nut case" . I always try to respectfully answer people, even if I disagree or feel I have to correct them. ps. I have a special connection with Annapolis; I lived many years in Annapolis Royal and now in Cornwallis Park ( formerly HMCS Cornwallis). The first HMCS Annapolis was moored here ( for training) near the end of the war.
She's now an artificial reef and supporting marine life! A more honorable end to her above water life than being melted down and made into razor blades!
Think ww2 you are hundreds of miles out at sea, you take a torpedo, and that's how much time you have to get a life jacket, get out of the ship, find a life boat, get it launched, and grab water and supplies. You may even have been sound asleep, scary thought.
@@claytonvanthoff8889 well, she took 12 minutes to sink, 4 times longer than this vessel, and she was an exception to the rule, most took far longer to sink.
and while you are trying to get your stuff and get off the ship to survive, everyone else is doing the same. so you also have to get around them to get off while in the dark.
I think that artificial reefs are nice, but we have a finite amount of resources on this planet and sinking that much metal is on the wasteful side. But either way I’m mostly fine with it as long as the remains are put to use.
That is the intention and reason it was sunk where it was, so recreational divers can use it as an interesting spot to dive, over time it will become an artificial reef and a complete ecosystem of marine life will inhabit it making it a great place to dive.
Yes definitely disappointed at the cheering. As Navy veteran wondering just what drives that type of response. Conclusion: Small mindedness and total lack of respect for anything of historical nature.
This doesn't look like Maryland, we don't have natural lakes either. A shore line like that remind me of the Severn river, but this can't be it. I assume near a Naval base elsewhere in the states. I wondered if this is will eventually be used for training divers.
This was a Canadian naval ship on the west coast of Canada. She sits in about 45’ of water off Gambier island. She was sunk to create a artificial reef for divers to dive on and enjoy the undersea beauty she has created.
I think this is dignified. A second purpose for the ship, wether it be for fish to spawn or divers to enjoy, I'd support this much more than a scrapyards profits. Where did this take place?
People actually sink ships for wreck diving sites, to create artificial reefs to stimulate oceanic environmental growth, and as professional, as well as commercial, training sites
😳 why can't these people just keep their damned mouths SHUT?! Do they realize it is a Navy ship that is being sunk? Do they have any respect for the people that served on that ship and possibly died serving on it years ago? Makes me sick...
@@PoutinePete too bad most political leaders weren’t on it, but alas, they weren’t and now we have to live with ourselves for not killing all the politicians jus because we don’t like their supporters.
Can't remember the name of the Aircraft Carrier that was sold for scrap for a dollar, I could've given them a hundred bucks and towed it 1000 miles or so between California and Hawaii , and have my own Country since its in international waters, it will serve as Shipstops for ocean sailing vessels for food supply ,rest, emergency of whatever, its got an Airport, a Machine shop, a Hospital, a Restaurant, hundreds of rooms to accommodate guests, and a dry dock, Who's with me : )
Is diving so boring that you have to make artefacts to make it interesting? It feels like the windmill on a miniature golf course. As for creating an artificial reef, yeah it works, but this one is so damn close to the shore I bet there’s plenty of natural reefs. It’s just an extravagant way to make a tourist trap, nothing less.
This is like civilization chess, we make moves to try beat ourselves in the near future. Cant believe dropping thousands of tonnes of steel covered in marine repellent paint into a pristine natural environment is touted as great environmental conservation work these days..
@@Saanonymous80 looks like its painted to me. Maybe they make raw steel in faded teal these days 😄. But yeh sure, totally perfect condition to be dropped into the bay.
Yet the marine growth covers her quickly and life flourishes all over her. The surrounding environment is actually healthier because she is there. Enjoy your computer and tv and cell phone and car and house. Oh great ignorant savior.
@@wcresponder wowww. that touched a nerve, you in the ship scrapping business? Or full time internet troll 😂 I have a few spare cars outside, going to go push them into my nearest pristine marine environment and inform the coast guard that it is a gift for the animals 😂 think you need to get out of your arm chair if you think the best thing for a natural environment to thrive is a decommissioned war ship being dropped on top of it.
The spot is specifically chosen so recreational divers can dive on it, the regulations for cleaning anything toxic to the environment are really stringent they don't just drag an old boat there and sink it, it takes months and months of preparation work and inspections before it's scuttled. Once it's on the bottom almost immediately various species start taking advantage of it and it will become an artificial reef with its own ecosystem teeming with life in a few years, even as the iron rusts away the volume of accumulating natural material created by marine life will mean there is a reef of sorts there even once the ship itself has completely rusted away. Done correctly this is good not bad.
I don't know where this ship has gone down but often the hulks are stripped & drained of fuel etc., the most obnoxious constituents in other words. In not too many years, marine growth & life forms turn these things into complex reef environments. Not all bad if done right and divers love to go down to see these reefs, ie. tourism takes place
@@ats-3693 Thanks for taking the time to explain. As long as there are no toxins then it might be alright - however, it looked like this ship still had paint on it... shouldn't all that have been sandblasted off? Paint is toxic, right?
isn't this a biohazard being sunken under water like this??? what happens to the bio habitat in this water with a big metal object being on the riverbed? This is rediculous.
I am sure everyone watching this in person had a great time, but I can’t cheer to this. Glad she’s serving a continued purpose now, but that old ship served well and deserved more respect for what she and her crews did for this country for so many decades.
Sleep well, old girl.
I shed a tear or two myself
Yeah she could've ended at the breakers down in Brownsville. Like the Kitty Hawk. 🤔😕
@@michaelmcclure8673 This was a Canadian ship. It would have been scrapped elsewhere.
Why must you kill a.ship turn it into a pleasure craft
No there's no better honor than what they're doing right now..to sink it.to celebrate,,this magnificent vessel,,to say job well done,, built to kill..now built to save..
It hurts a little to hear people cheer as that lady goes on her last ride.
Agree 100%. Especially if there may still be veterans who were still alive, and served in this warship, and their families. It would be extremely heartbreaking for them, as it was for me when I learned, well after the fact, that a ship that I was a commissioning crew member of, or a Plank Owner, had been decommissioned and used for a SINKEX.
I felt the Navy could have made some effort to locate all the Plank Owners, and at least let us know, as many of us are now, for various reasons disabled, and could be found thru the VA. But it is what it is.
@@WaterburnerActual sad to hear that. Hope you all have a better future ahead.
I'm not a seaman. But since I was little I love to read naval stories and novels. By reading authors like Douglas Reeman I have come to understand (at least a little) about the bond between a sailor and the ship. Come to see ships as a living thing. Not just a pile of metal. Something beautiful
@@sanjayawijenayake9851 At least she's now an Artificial Reef and supporting Marine Life! Much Better than what has happened to the last number of US Aircraft Carriers that were sold for $1 to be scrapped and in NavSpeak Slang: "Melted down into razor blades"
@@timengineman2nd714 yeah I get that and I'm all for it. That's a better fate than being used in nuclear weapons tests or anything. What I commented was on what the onlookers were doing. Cheering and things. To me as a person who loves ships this is like a funeral.
@@sanjayawijenayake9851 There of the ships I've served on have been "razor bladed", the other two are in foreign service (but will be "razor bladed" soon). 4 of the 5 Stations and Facilitates I've served at have been decommed, with 2 of them being bulldozed....
Sad, the 2 that were destroyed had special meaning to me. I hope I'm wrong on the 2 ships still afloat. And I hope that if possible that they become Artificial Reefs instead of Razor Blades!!!
She settled in such a beautiful and dignified manner.
That was an extremely well controlled sinking but some of the crowd and their remarks make me wonder whether they have much in the way of grey cells
"Oh my God, it's going dowwwwwn!"
@@chumblesthecheese8580 like thats the whole point lady😂😂😂😂😂😂
These people are just thick.
Well it looks like the only thing here going to the bottom is comedy
@@BaronvonOldenBiker Since Annapolis was a Canadian ship and was sunk in Canada, it's a good chance that what you're hearing are west coast Canadians.
Wow...nice job of planning and rigging of the charges for her to go down so smooth. Well done!
😂😅
😂😅
Sad to see her go. Fair Winds and Following Seas!
Гибель корабля, слезы моряка.
That’s a somber moment for me. A fine lady going to her final rest.
Not an occasion for horns, whistles and beer
Agreed. Always sad to see your ship go down.
I can see why the sinking of a vessel would be heartbreaking to the people who were a part of its history... But it's important to remember that these ships are starting a whole new life. What was once a tool of war, is now a foundation for creation and life. I think it's incredibly honorable for a ship to spend the rest of its days giving back to the waters she once sailed. It's certainly better than being scrapped or left to rust.
It be better for them to be museum ships
"...a lady always knows when to leave..." and she went with grace.
You are right, but...♥️
A death is a death. She was built to fight, it's better to die during you fight. 🌹
She got stripped and then went down…😜
@@jimbutke655 as all ladies should
I know it's not a combat soldier dying, but this is a vessel that served it's country during a world war...in my opinion it deserves a much more reserved if not a full military sendoff......again just my opinion....
Sorry to disappoint you but ship was launched in Halifax NS around 1961. I was there at the launching as my best friend's father worked at the shipyard. It was one of the postwar St Laurent class destroyers.
@@ericripley9739 Well you burst his bubble, how dare you do that. Reality is hard.
Just did some further research. Annapolis was launched in 1963, not 61 as I thought. There was however a previous Annapolis acquired by Canada in 1940 from the USN as part of the lend-lease agreement. It served in WWII but didn't see any significant action. Was scrapped after the war.
@@ericripley9739 I guess the point I was trying to make is that if a ship was commissioned as an active navel vessel and saw any military service especially if it was involved in any wartime conflicts that it be sent to it's watery grave with a military send off...I believe that the sailors that were protected by her during those times would appreciate it as well....I'm not a nut case but I have always thought that's the correct way to honor her service to the nation that she served.....
@@johnreiter6664 Agree with you. Should have been respectfully sunk, without the " carnival " hoopla. Also hope you didn't think I was implying you are a " nut case" . I always try to respectfully answer people, even if I disagree or feel I have to correct them. ps. I have a special connection with Annapolis; I lived many years in Annapolis Royal and now in Cornwallis Park ( formerly HMCS Cornwallis). The first HMCS Annapolis was moored here ( for training) near the end of the war.
looks like a good ship sad to see it go really
She's now an artificial reef and supporting marine life! A more honorable end to her above water life than being melted down and made into razor blades!
Think ww2 you are hundreds of miles out at sea, you take a torpedo, and that's how much time you have to get a life jacket, get out of the ship, find a life boat, get it launched, and grab water and supplies. You may even have been sound asleep, scary thought.
Sometimes they had less time than that!!!
Ships in WW2 wouldn’t have had holes cut in the hull, would have had the water tight doors shut so they took much longer to sink.
@@Smokeyr67 Tell that to the guys on the Indianappolis.
@@claytonvanthoff8889 well, she took 12 minutes to sink, 4 times longer than this vessel, and she was an exception to the rule, most took far longer to sink.
and while you are trying to get your stuff and get off the ship to survive, everyone else is doing the same. so you also have to get around them to get off while in the dark.
HMCS Annapolis Artificial Reef Gambier Island, Vancouver B.C. Former Navy destroyer slipped beneath the water in minutes after cutting charges fired
Deeper than it looks.
I would love to have one of the project models they made for tests.
Sinking to sleep in your "old home" is probably better than bearing the heat of the ship breakers torches...so there's that.
The people here cheer because the ship has a new life and they worked hard to put it there. It’s not a solum occasion,it didn’t sink it was placed!
Seems awfully close to shore.
I saw "Annapolis", and it scared me for a minute because I live in Annapolis, MD
Is there a lot of diving in Halkett Bay?
Question, do you guys think that sinking or scrapping is a better end for a ship?
In this case sinking, she now continues to serve in another valuable way.
@@bruceringrose7539 What do you mean?
My thoughts, unless there are secrets that need to be sunk
@@codelessunlimited7701 it is serving as an artificial reef and local dive attraction.
I think that artificial reefs are nice, but we have a finite amount of resources on this planet and sinking that much metal is on the wasteful side.
But either way I’m mostly fine with it as long as the remains are put to use.
meanwhile people are stealing metal out of your yard
Be brilliant if these sunken ships could be revisited see how things have gone on since, albiet the shallower ones.
That is the intention and reason it was sunk where it was, so recreational divers can use it as an interesting spot to dive, over time it will become an artificial reef and a complete ecosystem of marine life will inhabit it making it a great place to dive.
They will become a diving site and a reef!
How deep is that water it sure looks close to shoreline
How many survivors ?
Anybody else want to cry watching this?
Location?
All these people asking why they sank it why don't they read the comments first ??
How deep is the water?
How deep is the water I wonder
Why so close to the shore?
I was on her back in 1976...she was based out of Halifax...didn't work on it I was a guest.
Was this a Naval Academy training ship???
No I guess it was a Canadian ship of the line from the comments!
where was this sunk?
It was sunk in Halkett Bay on Gambier Island, British Columbia
Cool video ...thanks .
People are really weird
Looks like it didn't need much help. An old floating Lego.
Yes definitely disappointed at the cheering. As Navy veteran wondering just what drives that type of response. Conclusion: Small mindedness and total lack of respect for anything of historical nature.
We’re did they sink her
They shouldve turned it into a museum?
Mixed emotions. Glad they can do this sort of thing, but sad to see her go that way...
I live in Annapolis Maryland & is this submerged somewhere near here? ❄️🌎❄️😶❄️
Annapolis Senior high 1986 here
@@88nlinus Saint Mary's High School 1976! ❄️🌎❄️
This doesn't look like Maryland, we don't have natural lakes either. A shore line like that remind me of the Severn river, but this can't be it. I assume near a Naval base elsewhere in the states. I wondered if this is will eventually be used for training divers.
This was a Canadian naval ship on the west coast of Canada. She sits in about 45’ of water off Gambier island. She was sunk to create a artificial reef for divers to dive on and enjoy the undersea beauty she has created.
Where is HMCS Annapolis is a reef in BC waters
Not Annapolis Md...Name of Ship
Why did they sink it? 😢
Artificial reef. Probably because she was decommissioned, too old. So instead of the breaker’s yard, she’s becoming a home for the fishes.
laziness!!
Fishes -- guys we got a company, let's party tonight
Good morning to all from SE Louisiana 13 Jun 22.
Why sinking it salvage it? Renovation for apartments on water??
I don't understand why the steel from these shops is not melted and reused...... I do understand that ships make great artificial reefs, but.......
Man that went down quick
I think this is dignified. A second purpose for the ship, wether it be for fish to spawn or divers to enjoy, I'd support this much more than a scrapyards profits. Where did this take place?
Why so close to shore
Ok, didn't realize the water was so deep
That's funny it says this ship was scrapped in 1946ish?
What's This About Cheering On Ship Sinkings?-That's It's More Fun To Watch Them Than To Be On One?!
It was sunk exactly near the land, why is so deep here?
Because......
It's only 45 foot deep!!
Lol the guy right after the lady said its going down! said raise it up! pffftt
Not the same without the sharks and the PBY
Wrong ship
The only thing missing was interior cameras
An instant fishing honey hole!😅
Why did they sink it there.
For a artificial reef and so divers can enjoy it! It will be a great help to fish and a great dive!!!
Did anybody else notice it flexing by the conin Tower
Why sink it?
For a artificial reef and a diving platform! She will be something in a couple years and will help the fish big time!!!
I don't understand why did they do it.Couldn't they find a different finish for the ship?
Com tantos buracos, parece um barco russo.
And why are we sinking this ship? Couldn't it be rehabbed? What a shame!
People actually sink ships for wreck diving sites, to create artificial reefs to stimulate oceanic environmental growth, and as professional, as well as commercial, training sites
Couldn't your grandparents be rehabbed?
😳 why can't these people just keep their damned mouths SHUT?! Do they realize it is a Navy ship that is being sunk? Do they have any respect for the people that served on that ship and possibly died serving on it years ago?
Makes me sick...
Why there?
usually to form an artificial reef
We’re was it sunk
E3-E4-E5.... Battleship sunk!
Now That's How You Scuttle A Ship!
Canadian navy new submarine
To bad Trudy wasn't on this ship.
@@PoutinePete too bad most political leaders weren’t on it, but alas, they weren’t and now we have to live with ourselves for not killing all the politicians jus because we don’t like their supporters.
So easy to see being painted white against a Forrest, sitting duck.
2:10 gone bye bye.
.......and the sea shall give up the dead
Why to not recycle
It is.
Junking up the waters.
I would be happy if that is the flying dutchman but it's not :'( . So sad!
А чего эти люди вопят от радости так , будто в лотерею миллион выиграли ?
Yes you are right America is full of morons
Because they are bored and ignorant people.
because they have no clue
They are celebrating the artificial reef and the diving adventures that are being created
Can't remember the name of the Aircraft Carrier that was sold for scrap for a dollar, I could've given them a hundred bucks and towed it 1000 miles or so between California and Hawaii , and have my own Country since its in international waters, it will serve as Shipstops for ocean sailing vessels for food supply ,rest, emergency of whatever, its got an Airport, a Machine shop, a Hospital, a Restaurant, hundreds of rooms to accommodate guests, and a dry dock, Who's with me : )
you don't just sink ships in the sea
Why they have not demolish this ship to use the parts for other ship?
I’m subscriber 379🦄
I had no idea where this was until I heard the “whooping” yanks, Americans would cheer the opening of an envelope.
Tragic loss of life.
Is diving so boring that you have to make artefacts to make it interesting? It feels like the windmill on a miniature golf course. As for creating an artificial reef, yeah it works, but this one is so damn close to the shore I bet there’s plenty of natural reefs. It’s just an extravagant way to make a tourist trap, nothing less.
It's sad when they sink period!
What a shame. I would've bought it and cruised through the ocean.
Lol not with diesel at 6.90 a gallon you wouldn't...but I wish you could have, cool old boat
Parabéns pelo vídeo, já estou escrito. Canal Regueira drones
That's alot of steel to just "throw" away...
It's not thrown away! It will make a great reef for fish and a great diving place!!
It's much better than being turned into razor blades!
Go read up on artificial reefs.
@@wcresponder rusty reefs...
@@donaldgregg9250 Yup you are really an ignorant waste of air.
This is like civilization chess, we make moves to try beat ourselves in the near future. Cant believe dropping thousands of tonnes of steel covered in marine repellent paint into a pristine natural environment is touted as great environmental conservation work these days..
the paint is stripped, as well as any other contaminates. She's nothing but bare steel
@@Saanonymous80 looks like its painted to me. Maybe they make raw steel in faded teal these days 😄. But yeh sure, totally perfect condition to be dropped into the bay.
Yet the marine growth covers her quickly and life flourishes all over her.
The surrounding environment is actually healthier because she is there.
Enjoy your computer and tv and cell phone and car and house.
Oh great ignorant savior.
@@wcresponder wowww. that touched a nerve, you in the ship scrapping business? Or full time internet troll 😂 I have a few spare cars outside, going to go push them into my nearest pristine marine environment and inform the coast guard that it is a gift for the animals 😂 think you need to get out of your arm chair if you think the best thing for a natural environment to thrive is a decommissioned war ship being dropped on top of it.
@@zimbab5748 Yeah you proved you are truly that stupid.
What a waste of steel.🙄
😇😇😇
Sinking a dirty hulk like that into a pristine environment? What kind of sense does that make?
The spot is specifically chosen so recreational divers can dive on it, the regulations for cleaning anything toxic to the environment are really stringent they don't just drag an old boat there and sink it, it takes months and months of preparation work and inspections before it's scuttled. Once it's on the bottom almost immediately various species start taking advantage of it and it will become an artificial reef with its own ecosystem teeming with life in a few years, even as the iron rusts away the volume of accumulating natural material created by marine life will mean there is a reef of sorts there even once the ship itself has completely rusted away. Done correctly this is good not bad.
I don't know where this ship has gone down but often the hulks are stripped & drained of fuel etc., the most obnoxious constituents in other words. In not too many years, marine growth & life forms turn these things into complex reef environments. Not all bad if done right and divers love to go down to see these reefs, ie. tourism takes place
Seriously who's ever in charge is f****** corrupt as Biden.
@@peterjarnes25 I think you are confused.
@@ats-3693 Thanks for taking the time to explain. As long as there are no toxins then it might be alright - however, it looked like this ship still had paint on it... shouldn't all that have been sandblasted off? Paint is toxic, right?
isn't this a biohazard being sunken under water like this??? what happens to the bio habitat in this water with a big metal object being on the riverbed? This is rediculous.
This could have been recycled for scrap to feed 100 villages for 2 years sob ..
Like looking at a firing squad execution.
Sad.
It went that way 👇😕
Ferro sprecato. Che si poteva recuperare.