SCUTTLING OF HMCS ANNAPOLIS (SINKING OF HMCS ANNAPOLIS)

[@davehooper5462]

Was the first ship of my navy career in 1989. Lots of memories...both clear and foggy ;)

[@stevenweaver3386]

I served on board her 1981-1982.

[@skipstjoriarjeeling9594]

I salut you and reward you the Kings highest reward the Victorian cross

[@sid2112]

She was a sleek looking ship. She went out in style.

[@zenith7205]

Steven u got my respect

[@TheBobwatermellon]

@@skipstjoriarjeeling9594 For serving on a ship 1 year maybe less??? See it is people like you that like giving out trophies for participation.

[@rolomuir8441]

Must have been tough to see her go down

[@RacnJasn]

Rest Peacefully gracious girl. Sailed on her 1988-1991. “To Excel” ⚓️🇨🇦

[@johncamp2567]

Seeing the water rushing in, you can appreciate how much of a struggle it would be to abandon ship, pushing against all that rushing water to escape. Even more so in a listing ship.

[@Windows98R]

Apparently, navies have a new job of creating reefs now...the Mexican Navy did it, the USN made the worlds largest reef with a CVN-34 and now Canada Joins in. But seriously, yes, this is much more honorable and respectful towards the ship then getting it cut up and sold

[@Xingmey]

It doesn't matter if you sell it for scrap or sink it... Iit's a piece of metal and not something to worship.

[@novconoco7785]

@@Xingmey Is that a pun?

[@bossdog1480]

@@Xingmey You have never served on a warship my friend or you would feel the sadness that all sailors do when a ship goes to a watery grave, whatever the reason.

[@whooziss]

CV-34 or CVA-34, not CVN. Oriskany was an oil burner, not a nuke.

[@stevensonDonnie]

A heck of a lot cheaper. The sale of decommissioned ships is such these days that it is more cost effective to expend it as a target or sink it as a dive site. The USS Oriskany is a prime example.

[@99hockeynhl]

A ship of her statue deserves to be sunk like this, the honorably way. Not cut up and sold for scrap. Now the fish can enjoy a new reef.

[@para1324]

I just saw this video, the ship is serving another great purpose. My compliments to all who made her ready. This was also a perfect scuttle especially for the excellent placement of shaped charges which resulted in the best scuttle I have seen. 👍

[@jonk987]

My dad works in the navy, I think he's been on that ship a couple times. Joined 1989 still in today! PO2 Larsen is his rank. Memories!

[@Chipchase780]

You could imagine that as being a poor drowning sailors eye view. Pretty thought provoking and terrifying.

[@rolomuir8441]

Yes that thought crossed my mind-I love the sea but she can be a cruel mistress

[@paulcrawford6206]

Sailed on her 71/72, aircrew in Sea King.

[@MikeRoberts1964]

You know Maj. John Cottle?

[@richardjohnholden5104]

I wouldn't hesitate to have one of these ships as a home, and what a home. In Portsmouth I saw so many RN ships in the breakers, HMS Fearless, a famous troop landing ship along with sister ship, submarines aligned with each other, leaning on each other in sadness waiting their turn....

[@Del-Canada]

My dad served on HMCS Annapolis. I was on her a few times myself and served on HMCS Assiniboine, HMCS St Laurent, and HMCS Ottawa.

[@Del-Canada]

I forget offhand, but would be around 67-68.

[@taliahcindra1390]

This is showing you how deadly it is to be on and in a sinking ship.

[@tobasco_jones6160]

You get a real sense of how fast a ship can sink its crazy how much time you'd have to try and get out.

[@michaelhill2844]

The fake "static" effect added after camera is turned on is extremely annoying.

[@thomasw7952]

I fast-forwarded through the fake static effects.

[@JanJohanssonmusic]

Yes, very much so.

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

Not to me, I like it. Adds to the drama!

[@stevensonDonnie]

Old ships don’t disappear, they are reassigned to guard shipmates who never came home.

[@pacificcoastpiper3949]

And to ferry them to the final port

[@RighteousInquisition]

So do sailors have this idea that when they die, they're gonna wake up on some Navy ship that transports them to the afterlife?

[@stevensonDonnie]

@@RighteousInquisition no, to a 1930’s Singapore bar and tattoo parlor.

[@BoroFire999]

That music was perfect for that. What is it called?

[@nickpDK]

anyone ?

[@amblt1]

It's called music. You want to know the title.

[@nickpDK]

@@amblt1 idiot

[@Dwagonier]

@@amblt1 yea idiot thats not the name

[@nocalsteve]

The music was completely unnecessary. The raw audio would have sufficed.

[@darryljensen5994]

Fantastic video!

[@albertobraz3462]

Congrats for a very good job

[@rumbler900]

Be a nice dive site in a few years

[@nickpDK]

can we get to see the full videos from the rooms during the sinking :D ?

[@rcinthesky]

Hi nickpDK. I'm be putting together a video of exactly that. Check back soon!! :-)

[@noahtaylor9859]

Chris can we get to see the full videos from the rooms during the sinking?

[@nickpDK]

thx @@rcinthesky

[@noahtaylor4142]

@@rcinthesky can we get to see the full videos from the rooms during the sinking?

[@hmcsannapolis9962]

@@noahtaylor4142 I know I've been saying the same thing over and over, but I finally uploaded your request and am just making sure it's perfect.. 35 minutes long.. will be set to public in a couple of days!! Thanks for being 4 years patient!! :-D

[@waynerafferty1048]

Just shows how fast a ship that size can sink and makes you think of the edmond fitzgerald seeing how fast the water filled the bridge is scary shows the 29 souls in 1975 had no chance , RIP

[@JoshuaTootell]

This was specially prepare to sink fast and clean. Under normal sailing conditions, it would take WAY more to get her down.

[@michaellippmann4474]

Very cool...great job on this - Thank you! Mike 🇨🇦 🍁 👍

[@dima.jiharev]

1:10 Why didn't you dismantle the machinery?

[@Zeckmon3]

Dmitry Jikharev Well just an old transmission. Like someone going to buy that..

[@Sleep-is-overrated]

They didn't take it out because it would have been too costly and not worth the effort. Since the engine room is located below the superstructure (the bridge, navigation rooms, state rooms, etc.), they would have had to cut away all of it just to get access to the engine room. After that they would have had the massive job of removing the huge network of pipes, valves, pumps, boilers, and turbines. It's just easier to drain the system of all the toxic crap and then just sink her.

[@skipstjoriarjeeling9594]

The fish are gonna call someone on the overside of the earth with the communication tower

[@dima.jiharev]

​@@skipstjoriarjeeling9594hello? Yes, this is fish!

[@SKEptic-mg2dd]

Outstanding editing and the musical accompaniment was perfect!

[@cheems2.072]

I love these vids

[@AKATenn]

I have the nintendo that was in one of the break rooms next to the hangar on this ship, was where my dad worked, and he took it when he left waaay back in the early 90s' lol... i remember going on the ship a few times and being amazed at everything, i remember the galley looked like a 1950's diner, chrome everywhere... kinda sad to see it sunk...

[@rowdykautzmanvlogs9883]

I love the views

[@jreese46]

That is both terrifying and fascinating.

[@amblt1]

A little lesson in nomenclature- it is not acceptable to put "the" in front of HMCS, HMS, HMAS, etc. The ship's name is written and spoken as either "HMCS (name)" or "The (name)".

[@moistshit1kal]

Gay

[@ZachB96]

You still sit too pee? Funny way of telling us all that

[@АндрейБ-е4ц]

Почему топять корабли? Ведь там столько качественного металла. Не выгоднее ли его пустить на переплавку?

[@fredtedstedman]

She is still modern looking today -apart from the moss -and the holes of course ! Wales UK.

[@georgeanthony8999]

Now that was awesome

[@351cobra_jetmustang9]

Finally got promoted to Submarine! :)

[@KMCA779]

only if it catches fire.

[@hugglescake]

Do scuba divers have to social distance?

[@brucezwicker881]

Only if they don't wear their masks

[@bartosznowak2164]

Song plis. ?

[@adrianzoadkiewicz4856]

This is Eco doing and good clean work

[@Simpleburger1968]

Love these videos ! .....this one actually feels quite "tragic" in a strange way. Is it possible to watch these videos and NOT take a gulp of breath as water submerges the view ???

[@bobbychild8529]

Yeah, it is possible.

[@styldsteel1]

That's the funniest sounding water I've ever heard. Sounds like music. I wonder if the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald heard this water music rushing in.

[@enterBJ40]

Sad and tragic story of that ship and crew. Even a song was made in his honor

[@LunarKn1ght]

Future Generations: Ah yes little Jimmy this was the great battle of Halkett Bay where the Canadians made a last stand against their mortal enemy, the Canadian Geese.

[@chivone21]

I wonder at what depth this beautiful piece of Naval history is laying in? Anyone know?

[@rcinthesky]

115ft (35m) at the rudders

[@bllasae]

Aren't most of the Canadian Navy's ships sunk? This one is different because it was intentional?

[@thasnuff1995]

This film is dedicated to the thousands of men who served aboard her during her lifetime.

[@TXejas19]

I'm curious. Do they remove all the fuel, gases, and oils before scuttling? Is rust okay for the ocean?

[@therailrangervmtg8658]

TXejas19 TXejas19 Yes, everything that is potentially toxic to the sea is removed. All gases and fuels are taken out immediately.

[@jefflanduyt6750]

They also remove anything that can be "recycled" for other ships in the fleet. They tear apart the large machinery, clean it thoroughly, remove cables, wires, piping and anything else that could be a hazard to divers. The process can take years. Yes, rust is fine, it's a natural reaction anyway.

[@klausschwab5236]

They drop old cars to form new reefs so rust is great.

[@therideneverends1697]

Rust is actually very good for the ocean floor as the organisms that start up coral swarm to it

[@mesau7002]

Something about a ship going down, one. Intentionally, is sad.

[@Iamgroot9170]

They should have put hundreds of fake skeletons in the ship to scare the shit out of the scuba divers.

[@gchambs]

I can see how it would really suck to get torpedoed now, that sunk pretty quick

[@quillmaurer6563]

My understanding is that they cut a lot of holes in the ship to make it sink faster, both internally to allow water to pass between compartments normally sealed from each other, and externally just above the water line so that once it sinks just a little bit water can pour in. Far from seaworthy, and much more vulnerable than would be in service. Prepared so just a few charges can bring it down quickly. Any merchant or naval vessel would sink far slower than this unless specifically made to sink fast.

[@JoshuaTootell]

A modern torpedo (not like what you are used to seeing in the movies) would probably sink something like this that fast. But outside of that, look at the damage to the USS Cole.

[@lyndaheys6442]

Hi - I would like to use a shot from this video in a govt training video - do you possibly have an email contact to reach you directly. Cheers.

[@Some_Dutch_guy]

Cool to see how ships sink

[@geosync9742]

My god, the was the last thing many WW2 sailors saw. Horrific!

[@skipstjoriarjeeling9594]

Music

[@msinclaircorp4571]

I think that these honorable and beautiful boats should not sink them, it is an insult to all the work they did for the country, they should restore them and turn them into luxury yachts or exploration yachts and leave them as new so that they continue sailing and being pride for those who served by his side, when I have enough money I will.

[@jefflanduyt6750]

Clearly you have never served in the Navy of any country. Ask any REAL sailor and they'll tell you that a warship is better sunk (either as an artificial reef or used as target practice in a SINKEX) then to be cut apart by a scrappers torch. My first ship, USS Constellation was scrapped and I can tell you this, I cried my eyes out when she entered the Port of Brownsville in Texas. My second ship, USS Nimitz will be decommissioned in a few years. Her "recycling" will take over a decade because she's nuclear, but her fate will be the torch in the end. You'll go broke on upkeep costs alone if you think you can restore and maintain one.

[@jasongrant356]

Everyone salute Steven

[@dima.jiharev]

RIP to all sailors who perished in this sinking!

[@ElusiveMonk47]

What a waste! I would have loved to have her. I would have repainted and repaired her to be fully operational and use her for tours of historical war sites/ dive expeditions

[@TheCount101]

Brandon Nance shut up😂🤣😂go paint your nails

[@Xingmey]

so why didn't you make a buyers proposal when it was for sale?

[@floppychzcake7936]

That ship would cost millions to maintain every year

[@johnfranklin5277]

How much money do you have to spend on that idea?? Would take about 2 million bucks at least, if not more.

[@floppychzcake7936]

@@johnfranklin5277 add another 0 and your in the right area

[@jonnyb70]

now run it in reverse with the Star Blazers theme synched up over it

[@Billy-I-Am-Not]

them fish gonna have a good time

[@jacknordli7630]

did anyone find the diamond ring they hid on board for some lucky diver?

[@James-oi6pe]

Get the hammer and wedges lads...

[@jefflanduyt6750]

And lots of oakum!

[@Kirkee7]

Could have been more dramatic. Why so many explosions ?

[@rcinthesky]

7 openings on each side were cut by shape charges to sink the ship and timed slightly apart..

[@DerpyPossum]

she kinda went down like Lusitania

[@seregapoplavsciy9010]

Что за музыка,трек??

[@westonkenyonmusic]

There go a bunch of cameras.

[@reantonioi115]

I wish that it was cut up! Edit: Why is this highlighted?

[@itsathingimagery]

Scuttling of* HMCS Annapolis. There should be no “the” there.

[@rootbeerconnoisseur]

It's been 5 years who caaaares

[@phloughtgnarpsehs7263]

Apparently someone, as there’s been several comments AND they fixed the title.

[@laszlodajka9914]

@@rootbeerconnoisseur some people care

[@rootbeerconnoisseur]

@@laszlodajka9914 well not me. and if you ask me, i'm the only person. so yeah. nobody cares.

[@Althu-blog]

what is this aM NOT UNDERSTAND

[@mrdivan-j9c]

When I see this, I remember the Titanic

[@hafizmiau]

cameraman survived

[@whackyjinak4978]

wow she sunk fast

[@user-tv3ej4rf2u]

I live right next to the wreck

[@leonardbose4885]

Dude it's flooding so fast

[@Админ-ю8ш]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@yesiusyesington]

I swear people dont understand what an artificial reef is

[@oriolesfan7807]

How did a British ship get the name of Maryland's state capital?

[@doctorshawzy6477]

we dont say " the HMCS"....

[@anglosaxon244]

Mute the mother russia music ,then its more interesting

[@luisl.b.7250]

Que manera de desperdiciar el acero.

[@vseProvse24]

Лучше на метал порезать

[@CRAIGKMSBISMARCKTIRPITZ533]

Never Heard Of This Ship

[@Jonesbrou]

Why they scuttle these ships on purpose? Why to the ocean? Why not dry dock and dissemble them? Why sunk them into the bottom?

[@therideneverends1697]

Because it helps start up coral reefs, the organisms that grow coral are attracted to rusting iron, the fish are drawn to the ship as a place to hide, those things intermingle and give it some decades and boom, youve jumpstarted a reef

[@phcusnret]

Away the damage control party away.

[@jefflanduyt6750]

Ummmmm… gonna take one helluva DC party! LOL!

[@phcusnret]

@@jefflanduyt6750 yep. I'm already heading for my abandon ship station.

[@theepicjack0543]

Lots of cameras

[@mordecai4207]

and like that, the canadian navy was totally defeated

[@christopherd2100]

They apologized for being in the way and took a swim.

[@mathewwoods9111]

A billion places out in the open oceans and seas and they scuttle it in a beautiful cove?

[@SweetBurgess]

6438 Jamaal Centers

[@cruisevideo1]

Could do without the music

[@mayuritokisaki2149]

if theres one thing I need to say on this video: Poor Go Pro

[@cranksetwrench]

at least the fishies have a new home though

[@timsering9964]

We never seem to have any trouble finding junk to pollute are waters with

[@hevendor958]

this isn't polluting its called a reef

[@phloughtgnarpsehs7263]

Doesn’t occur naturally, so it’s basically polluting the waters with unwanted trash.

[@lyndalooney4379]

It doesn't really do any bad as it is cleaned from harmful substances and small things a fish might swallow

[@stevegould1730]

The fake static is annoying.

[@sailingaphrodite4189]

Why anybody thinks that disposing of all that metal at the bottom of the sea is a good idea is beyond my comprehension.

[@sascar8073]

Так и засоряем воду и природу!

[@ПротогенМерсер]

Ты идиот

[@lauriebilger3454]

You can see all the asbestos fibres from the piping shower down when the explosion happens :/

[@minecraftchannel4037]

Almost like the titanic

[@hevendor958]

its not

[@DerpyPossum]

the ship went down more similarly to the Lusitania, minus the heavy starboard list.

[@martinszpuk5665]

Thousands of hours of preparation and then they forget to mount powerful underwater led lights to the cameras. WTF

[@1sydman1]

so much for recycling our planets limited and precious resources

[@pimuce]

Seems like Russian singers 😂😂😂😂

[@namratakawlekar4205]

omkar

[@weatherGreece]

Παν καλά γιατί το

[@havardskjeldebrekke1964]

This is crime commited to nature..should not be aloud to sink ship because it is cheep?

[@therideneverends1697]

This provides a sheltered spot for coral reefs to start growing, which incase you dident get the memo, are in short supply

[@AGTsakumis]

Silly video effects and overdone music. Pathetic. A proper tribute to this once proud ship and its final resting place was missed--by a long shot.

[@jimjam51075]

The music is 100% annoying. The raw audio is just a few pops, a bunch of people "whoo"ing over and over, and some air horns. So you're not missing much with the sound turned off.

[@AGTsakumis]

@@jimjam51075 Precisely.

[@A.Person.Who.Exists]

Could've melted the metal down and recycled it.