Civil War Union Ships O through R

United States   U.S. Civil    Union Navy in the Civil War    Civil War Union Ships O through R

Introduction
The information below comes from. Included are the names of ships with information about dates of service in the Civil War, type of ship, name changes, etc.

Ship names beginning with O

 * O. H. Lee. Purchased, August 27, 1861, at New York, New York. Class: Sailing mortar schooner. Sold at public auction, August 10, 1865, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Commissioned, February 4, 1862, at New York Navy Yard; went out of commission at Philadelphia, July 19, 1865. December 5, 1861, the O.H. Lee was selected for a mortar boat. Description.
 * O.M. Pettit. Purchased August 17, 1861, at New York, New York, Class:Side-wheel steamer; wood. Sunk by collision; raised and sold by Bay Point, S.C. September 2, 1865. Commissioned, October 4, 1861, at New York Navy Yard. Description.
 * Octorara. Hull built by Government at New York Navy Yard; machinery by Neptune Iron Works, New York, New York. Launced December 7, 1861.