Shipping Incidents

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NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
O. A. Brodin Sweden 1798 grt 1 27 1917       Ger. sub
O. B. Suhr Denmark 1482 grt 1 25 1917       Ger. sub
O. N. Clark         1915   Clatsop Spit, OR Y?  
Oakland US 3m Schooner 3 22 1916   Manzanita Beach, OR Y Agrnd for 2 yrs but repaired!!!!
Oakland     6 24 1924   off Cp. Mendocino, CA    
Oakland     1 27 1940   Oakland, CA    
Oakmar New York, NY Cargo 3 20 1942 6 300 mi. E Cp. Hatteras, NC N Torp'd by U-71
Oaxaca Mexico   7   1942     N Torp'd
Ocean   Brig 7   1850 0 Diamond Shoals, NC N  
Ocean Cape     10 10 1953   Iceberg Pt., Lopez Is., WA    
Ocean Monarch Train's Line (US) Full Rigged 8 21 1847 180     Burned
Ocean Pride     11 11 1955   off Cp. Lookout, OR    
Oceana P&O Passenger 3 16 1912 14 off Beachy Head, English Channel N X--sailing barque 'Pisagua'
Oceania Italy Troopship 9 18 1941 192 off Libya N Br. sub. Casualties split w/ Neptunia, qv.
Oceanic White Star       1905     Y Mutiny on board leads to conviction of 33 stokers
Oceanic White Star conv. A.M.C. 9   1914   Shetland Is. N Stranded, TCL, broken up in place
Oceanos Epirotiki Lines (Gr.) Cruise 8 4 1991 0 Off SE coast Union of S. Africa N Internal flooding caused in hvy weather
Odda Norway 1101 grt 1 2 1917       Ger. sub
Odin Norway 1045 grt 2 2 1917       Ger. sub
Odysseus Greece 3463 grt 4 13 1917       Ger. sub
Ogir   Bark 10 10 1894 0 Oak I., NC N  
Ogontz Juneau, AK Cargo 5 19 1942 19 70 mi. SE Cozumel I., Mex. N Torp'd by U-103
Ogura Maru No. 2 Japan Tanker 9 16 1944   S. of Formosa N US sub
Ogura Maru No. 3 (ex- Limeleaf) Japan Tanker 2 23 1944   off Halmahera I. N US sub 'Cod'
Ohio   Pass./Cargo 11 20 1909 5 Findlay Channel N Submerged rock
Ohioan American-Hawaiian SS Cargo 10 6 1936 0 S.F. Bay, CA N Agrnd. ~ listed as 11/7/36
Ohioan New York, NY Cargo 5 8 1942 17 10 mi. off Boynton Bch., FL N Torp'd by U-564
Oifjeld Norway 1998 grt 11 24 1916       Ger. sub
Oiz Mendi Spain 2104 grt 11 11 1916       Ger. sub
Okanogan     7 8 1915   Wenatchee, WA N  
Okitsu Maru Japan Seaplane Tndr 1 26 1944   off Eniwetok Atoll N Torp'd by 'Skipjack'
Oklahoma Wilmington, DE Tanker 4 8 1942 19 10 off St. Simons I., GA N Torp'd by U-123
Olancho Mayan SS Co. Fruit ship 3 11 1943 3 off Cuba N Torp'd
Olanda Netherlands 2138 grt 4 18 1915       Struck a mine
Olau Brittania W. Ger.y Car Ferry 8 25 1984   Akkaert Bk. off Belgian coast   X--Fr. ro-ro/crgo 'Mont Louis' which sinks
Olazarri Spain 2586 grt 9 8 1916       Ger. sub
Older Norway 2256 grt 1 2 1917       Ger. sub
Ole Bull Norway 1835 grt 1 11 1917       Struck a mine
Oleum     1 2 1951   Columbia R. bar Y?  
Olga Norway 200 grt 4 22 1916       Ger. sub
Olga Boston, MA Cargo 3 12 1942 1 20 mi. N Nuevitas Lt., Cuba N Torp'd by U-126
Olivebank A. Wier, Bank Line 4m Barque     1911   Port Guaymas Y Fire
Olivebank A. Wier, Bank Line 4m Barque 9 8 1939   Dogger Bank, England N Struck a mine
Oliver Olson USA Stm. Schooner 11 3 1953   S. Jetty, Coquille R., OR coast N Agrnd
Olopana San Francisco, CA Cargo 7 7 1942 6 10 mi. W Moller B., Nov. Zem. N Torp'd by U-255
Olympic White Star Passenger 5 31 1911   off Southampton, Eng. Y X-- Br. Cruiser 'Hawke'
Olympic White Star Troopship 5 12 1918   Atlantic O. Y While avoiding torp's, rammed and sank offending U-boat
Olympic White Star Passenger 2   1934   Off Nantucket Y X-- Nantucket lightship, which sank
Olympic     10   1948   San Diego, CA Y?  
Olympic     2 16 1962   off Camano I., Puget Sound, WA    
Olympic II     9 4 1940   off San Pedro, CA    
Olympic Torch Liberia Tanker 8 25 1969   Schelde River   Ashore by interact'n w/ Liberian bulker 'Ore Chief'
Omar D. Conger     4   1922 4 Port Huron, MI   Exploded
Ommaney     10 6 1951   80 mi. off Cp. Blanco, OR    
Omsk Denmark 1574 grt 1 15 1917       Ger. sub
Omurosan Maru Japan Tanker 12 22 1944   off Cp. Batangan N US sub 'Flasher'
Onega Barber SS Co. NY 4m steamer 8 30 1918   English Channel N Torp'd
Oneida Detroit, MI Cargo 7 13 1942 6 1.5 mi. N Cape Mayzi, Cuba N Torp'd by U-166
Oneida Clyde SS Co. Fruit ship 5 4 1943   off Newport News, VA N Foundered
Oneida Victory         1946   Point Conception, CA Y?  
Oneota   Steamer 11   1867   off Cp. Lookout, NC N  
Onoko Nicholas Transit Bulk 9 14 1915 0 L. Superior N Exploded, sank
Onondaga Detroit, MI Cargo 7 23 1942 18 45 mi. N Punta Alegre, Cuba N Torp'd by U-129
Ontario   Bark 12 1 1845 0 Diamond Shoals, NC N  
Onward USA 3m Schooner 2 25 1905 0 Coquille Bay bar N Agrnd
Onward     2 22 1950   SW Catalina Harbor, CA    
Ootmarsum Netherlands 2313 grt 2 17 1917       Torp'd be Ger. sub
Ootmarsum Norway 2313 grt 2 18 1917       Ger. sub
Oporto Leyland Line Cargo     1902   (different owner when lost) Y* X--raised but scr.
Orama Orient Line (Br.) A.M.C. 10 19 1917   S Ireland N Torp'd by U-62 while escorting convoy
Orama Orient Line (Br.) Passenger 6 8 1940   North Sea N Ger. warship
Oran Sherwood   Sloop 10 29 1837 0 Currituck Beach, NC N  
Orania Royal Holland Lloyd Pass./Cargo 12 19 1934   At anchor, Leixoes harbor, Gc N X--Portugese liner 'Loanda'
Oranje (later- Angelina Lauro) Achille Lauro, Rome Passenger 8 24 1965 6 Yards in Genoa Y Fire
Oravia Pacific Stm. Nav. Passenger 11 16 1912   Billy Rock, Pt. Stanley, Falklnd I. N Agrnd
Orbit Black Ball Line Full Rigged 1   1827   nr. Squan Inlet   Lost
Orbit USA Bark 3   1850 0 Sand I., Columbia Bar Y Abandoned on bar, salvaged later.
Orcades Orient Line (Br.) Troopship 10 10 1942 48 off Cp. of Good Hope N Torp'd by Ger. sub.
Oregon Cunard Passenger 3 14 1886 0 26 mi. SE Fire I., NY Bay N X--unkwn schooner
Oregon     9   1906   Cp. Hinchinbrook, AK    
Oregon         1934   off Monterey Bay, CA    
Oregon Wilmington, DE Tanker 2 28 1942 5 150 mi. NE Mona Psg. N Torp'd by U-156
Oregon         1920   Nehalem Bar, OR    
Oregon Cove     5 9 1950   off shore fr. Golden Gate, CA    
Oregon Express Norway Cargo 12 29 1940   Bush Pt., Whidbey I., Puget Sound, WA Y Agrnd. Later lost during WWII
Oregonian New York, NY Cargo 9 13 1942 29 400 mi. NW N. Cape, Norway N Torp'd by Ger. aircraft
Orford Orient Line (Br.) Troopship 6 1 1940   Marseilles, France N Ger. aircraft. scr. 1947 Italy
Orient USA Brig 5 7 1875 0 S entrance to Shoalwater Bay N Agrnd
Orient Trader Greece Cargo 7 21 1965   Toronto harbor N Fire while unloading
Oriental New York, NY Full Rigged 2 25 1854   River Min, China N Lost
Oriental   Fed. Transport 5 8 1862   Bodie I., NC N  
Oriental         1930   Pt. Dume, CA    
Oriental Warrior United Overseas Expt. Cargo/Pass. 10 1 1972   30-23 N x 79-23 W N Scuttled after engineroom expl./fire on 5/25/1972
Orinoco   Wooden str. 5   1923 5 L. Huron   Foundered at sea
Oriole USA Bark 9 19 1853   Clatsop Spit N Agrnd
Oriole         1921   nr. SF, CA    
Orion         1942   nr. Sant Cruz, CA    
Oriskany M. Nemazee, Pan. Fruit ship 2 24 1945   off Scilly Is. N Ger. sub. U-480
Orizaba Orient Line Passenger 2 16 1905   off Fremantle, Australia N Agrnd
Orkedal Norway 4351 grt 6 9 1916       Ger. sub
Orline St. John Gardiner, MA Bark 2 21 1854 4 off Hatteras, NC N Agrnd. Survivors resort to cannibalism.
Ornen Sweden 191 grt 10 27 1914       Struck a mine
Oronsay Orient Line (Br.) Troopship 10 9 1942 5 off W. Africa N Italian sub
Orteric Bank Line (Brit.) Cargo 12 11 1922 0 Fish Rocks, CA (10 mi N Pt. Arena) N Agrnd
Orubian Leyland Line Cargo 7 31 1917   160 mi. NW Eagle I. N Torp'd
Os Norway 637 grt 3 29 1917       Ger. sub
Oscar Norway 766 grt 4 22 1915       Ger. sub
Oscar Norway 107 grt 5 3 1915       Ger. sub
Oscoda Edward Hines Bulk (lumber) 11 10 1914   Pelkie Reef, St. Helena I. N Agrnd
Oshkosh US Motor vessel 2 13 1911 6 Columbia Bar N Agrnd, 1 survivor
Oslofjord Norwegian-America Passenger 12 1 1940   Tynemouth, Eng. N Struck a mine
Otago Sweden 1410 grt 6 11 1915       Ger. sub
Oter I Norway 251 grt 9 27 1943     N Under Ger. flag
Othello   Tanker 3 20 1970   Tralhavet Bay, Sweden   X--
Otho New York, NY Cargo 4 3 1943 31 200 mi. E Cp. Henry, VA N Torp'd by U-754
Otis Tarda Netherlands 759 grt 6 21 1916       Struck a mine
Otranto Orient Line P&O 10 6 1918 431 Irish Sea N X-- P&O liner 'Kashmir', beached
Otsega     11 11 1953   N Long Beach, WA Y?  
Otsego     7   1923   Grays Harbor, WA Y?  
Ottar Jarl Norway 1459 grt 9 12 1941   nr. Omgang N Torp'd by U(?)
Otto Norway 401 grt 1 16 1917       Ger. sub
Otto Gildemeister Ger.y Barque     1902   off California coast Y Found dismasted and wallowing
Otway Orient Line A.M.C. 7 22 1917 10 N Hebrides Is. N Torp'd by UC-49
Our Son   Schooner 9 26 1930 0 L. Michigan N Foundered
Overseas Ohio Chartered by BP Tanker 1   1993   off TX Y Agrnd
Overseas Ohio Chartered by BP Tanker 1 2 1994   Due W Blighs Rf. Pr. Wm. Snd. Y X--iceberg
Owl     5 15 1919        
Ozmo Northern Commercial Co. 3m Schooner 5 18 1922   S. spit Coos Bay   Struck a rock off C. Blanco, OR, wrecked > Coos Bay

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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