Career (Canada)
Name:	HMCS Ojibwa
Namesake:	Ojibwa people
Builder:	Chatham Dockyard, England
Laid down:	27 September 1962
Launched:	29 February 1964
Commissioned:	23 September 1965
Decommissioned:	1998
Fate:	Awaiting scrapping 2005
Badge:	Blazon Azure, an escallop shell erect argent irradiated by nine ears of wild rice or, all issuing from two barrulets wavy of the last, in base. The Ojibwa or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway) is the largest group of Native Americans - First Nations Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
General characteristics
Class and type:	Oberon-class submarine

HMCS Ojibwa (S72) was an Oberon-class submarine in the Royal Canadian Navy, later Canadian Forces. Design and construction The Oberon class was based heavily on the preceeding ''Porpoise'' class of submarines Glass-reinforced plastic was used in A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability Design and construction The Oberon class was based heavily on the preceeding ''Porpoise'' class of submarines Glass-reinforced plastic was used in A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability For the history of Canada's naval forces after 1968 see Canadian Forces Maritime Command The Royal Canadian Navy ( RCN) was the The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence Built Chatham Dockyard. Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England

Spent most of service life in the Atlantic, but for part of 1997 was on the coast of British Columbia. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C

In May 2005, the Halifax Chronicle-Herald announced that the Royal Canadian Navy was looking to sell Ojibwa for scrap metal, along with three other Canadian Oberons. The RCN's disposal co-ordinator stated that the submarines were not in suitable condition to be used as museum ships, and predicted that each submarine would sell for between C$50,000 and C$60,000. For ships that are not original see Ship replica. For preserved incomplete ships see Ships preserved in museums. ^[1]

See also

• List of ships of the Canadian Navy

References

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