Took seven years to prep and clear all the hurdles to sink Annapolis, but less than two minutes for her to disappear below the surface, and start the next chapter in her service. Copyright 2015 Deep Into Diving
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 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..
@@BeardedBavarianBiker. 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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
😳 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...
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
@@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.
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.
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 : )
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.