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HMCS ANNAPOLIS I04
Clemson Class Destroyer (USN)
Town Class Destroyer (RCN)
Commissioned on 25 Jul 1919 as USS MACKENZIE, she served three years with the U.S. Pacific Fleet before being laid up in reserve at Mare Island, California, in 1922. Briefly commissioned again during the first year of the Second World War, she arrived at Halifax on 24 Sep 1940 and there, four days later, was transferred to the RCN. A month later she burned out her No. 4 boiler and as a result had her aftermost funnel removed. Owing to reduced endurance, ANNAPOLIS never crossed the Atlantic, but spent her entire RCN career with Western Local Escort Force (WLEF). In Jun 1943, she became a member of EG W-8 and later, for a short time, W-10. In Apr 1944, she was relegated to training duties at HMCS CORNWALLIS, also functioning as escort to RN submarines between Halifax and Digby, N.S. Paid off at Halifax, 04 Jun 1945, she left later that month in tow for Boston, where she was broken up.
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(ANP001) HMCS Annapolis I04 // From the collection of Eldred Smith // Courtesy of Paul Smith (ANP002) HMCS Annapolis I04 circa Sep/Oct 1940 // From the collection of Roy T. Cardy, AB AA3, RCN // Courtesy of Dennis Cardy (ANP003) L/Sto Bennett on HMCS Annapolis I04 - Dec 1941 // From the collection of George Bennett, CPO, RCN // Courtesy of Don Bennett (ANP004) HMCS Annapolis I04 // From the collection of Kenneth Marlatt // Courtesy of Judy Agis (ANP005) William Goodale, Steward, V40389, RCNVR - when William was on HMCS Annapolis, his action station was the depth charge launchers. He recounted one story of his time on Annapolis to his family where he remembered how every time the ship entered port the Chief ERA would get drunk because the engines and boilers were such a nightmare to work on. // From the memoirs of William Goodale, Steward, RCNVR
(FM644) HMCS ANNAPOLIS I04 off the approaches to Halifax harbour From the collection of François Messier, AB, RCNVR Courtesy of Denis Messier
(AWA023) HMCS ANNAPOLIS I04 (AWA024) HMCS ANNAPOLIS I04 (AWA025) Ships in HMC Dockyard, Halifax // Outboard destroyer, HMCS ANNAPOLIS I04, outboard minesweeper, HMCS DRUMMONDVILLE J253 From the collection of Albert William Abercrombie, ERA 4c, RCNVR Courtesy of Bill Abercrombie
(CC23) HMCS ANNAPOLIS I04 (outboard ship) at St. John's, NFLD (CC24 L-R: Kennedy, Campbell, Simms, Gill, Dicks, Kneen on HMCS ANNAPOLIS (CC25) Bringing in the whaler on HMCS ANNAPOLIS (CC26) Depth charge exploding astern of HMCS ANNAPOLIS during a training exercise (CC27) Ice-covered depth charges on the quarterdeck of HMCS ANNAPOLIS (webmaster's note: even in moderate seas her quarterdeck was awash)
(CC28) HMCS ANNAPOLIS towing a corvette (CC29) L-R: Unknown, Campbell, Simms, Kells on HMCS ANNAPOLIS (CC30) HMCS ANNAPOLIS - looking forward from just aft of the torpedo tubes (CC31) Unidentified sailors working on the depth charges on HMCS ANNAPOLIS (CC32) LTO Claude Campbell (left) with shipmate on the stern of HMCS ANNAPOLIS
(CC33) HMCS ANNAPOLIS (senior ship) leading corvettes (CC34) Depth charge rails on HMCS ANNAPOLIS (CC35) Claude Campbell (front) looking a little dirty after maintenance duties on HMCS ANNAPOLIS (CC36) Breech clear. Sailors jacking around on HMCS ANNAPOLIS. Claude Campbell being held by gun breech (CC37) Boat deck on HMCS ANNAPOLIS
(CC38) HMCS ANNAPOLIS in dry dock. This photo is shortly after her commission in the RCN as she still has all four of the funnels (CC39) No 1 gun on HMCS ANNAPOLIS (CC40) HMCS HAMILTON I24 (CC41) Battleship HMS REVENGE (CC42) Shipmates ashore - Campbell, Kells, Lawrence
(CC43) Sailors on the quarterdeck of HMCS ANNAPOLIS (CC44) HMCS HAMILTON I24 (CC45) "On watch at guns" on HMCS ANNAPOLIS (CC46) USS WOOLSEY DD-437 (CC47) Unidentified 4-stacker
(CC48) Troopship "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA" (CC49) USS ERICKSON (CC50) Freighter in convoy (CC51) Jack Kells on the after gun mount on HMCS ANNAPOLIS (CC52) Gun crews at forward gun on HMCS ANNAPOLIS
(CC53) Sailors on the quarter deck of HMCS ANNAPOLIS. Claude Campbell 1st on right (CC54) Unidentified sailor on HMCS ANNAPOLIS (CC55) Sailors on the quarterdeck of HMCS ANNAPOLIS - Claude Campbell 1st on right (CC56) Torpedo tubes on HMCS ANNAPOLIS (CC57) A corvette and a Dutch submarine
(CC58) Sailor sitting on ready-use ammunition rack for the after gun mount on HMCS ANNAPOLIS
From the collection of PO Claude Campbell, RCNVR
Courtesy of Hal Campbell
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