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62 years ago today, on 27 September 1962, Oberon-class submarine HMS Onyx was laid down at Chatham Dockyard.
During construction the submarine was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy, and was launched as HMCS Ojibwa. The submarine was named after the Ojibwe First Nations people, and was assigned the pennant number S 72.
Now a museum ship at the Museum of Naval History in Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada.
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70 years ago today, on 26 September 1954, T 47-class destroyer Maillé-Brézé D627 was launched at Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient France.
MuseumShip in Nantes, France
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On 25 September 1964, Peder Skram-class frigate HDMS Peder Skram (F352) was laid down at Helsingør Skibsværft, Helsingør Denmark
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On 25 September 1965, Oberon-class submarine HMCS Onondaga (S73) was launched at Chatham Dockyard, England
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On 23 September 1965, Oberon-class submarine HMCS Ojibwa (S72) was commissioned at the Chatham Dockyard.
Museum of Naval History, Port Burwell, ON, Canada
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On 23 September 2011, French Agosta-class submarine 'Ouessant' (S623) was transferred to Malaysia.
Museum ship at Muzium & Galeri Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia
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On 22 September 1936, Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was launched at Gusto Shipyard, Schiedam, Netherlands
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On 21 September 1939, MY Philante entered in Royal Navy service as HMS Philante. After WWII she was sold back to her previous owner, Thomas Sopwith, who sold it to Norway in July 1947, to be used as King Haakon's 75th birthday present. At commissioning on 17 May 1948 she was renamed 'Norge'
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