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.
 * Ohio. Built by the Government, Launced May 30, 1820. Class: Sailing ship-of-the-line; wood. Sold September 27, 1883, at Boston, Mass., to J. L. Snow, Rockland, Me., for $17,100. The Ohio was commenced in November, 1817. Cost of repairs from June 30, 1853, to December, 1879, was $58,911.34.
 * Ohio Valley, see Ibex.
 * Oleander. Purchased March 28, 1863, at New York, by Rear Admiral H. Paulding from James Howe and C. W. Copeland. Launched Janaury 10, 1863. Class: Side-wheel steamer; wood. Sold at public auction, September 5, 1865, at New York, by Burdett Jones &amp; Co., to Smith &amp; Downing, for $16,400. Went out of commission, August 18, 1865, at New York.
 * Oliver H. Lee, see O. H. Lee.
 * Oneida. Hull built at New York Navy Yard; machinery by J. Murphy &amp; Co., New York, N. Y. Lauched November 20, 1861, and commissioned February 28, 1862. Class: Screw steamer; wood; sloop. Run down and sunk, Janaury 24, 1870, in Yokohama Bay by the P. &amp; O. steamer Bombay; wreck was sold at Yokohama, October 9, 1872 for $1,505. August 11, 1865, out of commission, at New York. The wreck was sold to the Tatcho-bo-nai-yo.
 * Oneota. Built at Cincinnati, Ohio, by contract with Alexander Swift &amp; Co., and Niles Works, June 1865. Class: Screw steamer. Sold April 13, 1868, at New Orleans, La., to Alexander Swift &amp; Co., by Department for $375,000. She carried 2 guns.
 * Onondaga.Built by contract with G. W. Quintard, New York. Launched July 29, 1863, at Green Point, New York. Commissioned, March 24, 1864, at New York Navy Yard. Class: Twin screw steamer; double-turreted monitor; iron. By act of Congress, approved March 2, 1867, she was returned to G. W. Quintard, on payment of $759,673. Went out of commission June 8, 1865, at New York.
 * Ontario. Hull built at New York Navy Yard; machinery, Aetna Iron Works. Class: Screw steamer. Name changed from Ontario to New York., May 15, 1869. November 27, 1865, ordered that work be suspended on her. Dimensions of boiler are same as those of Java. Date of contract for machinery was October 26, 1863, to be completed ten months from date of contract, provided the vessel be placed at their command seven months from that date; otherwise three months from time that the contractors shall be notified the vessel is at their command.
 * Onward, see Grand Gulf.