Construction
Ojibwa was laid down on 27 September 1962 at Chatham Dockyard, Chatham and launched on 29 February 1964. She was commissioned into the RCN on 23 September 1965 with pennant number 72. She was originally ordered for the Royal Navy as HMS Onyx (S72), but the hull was transferred to the RCN prior to completion.
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