Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online:
Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive

Ozama



Civilian call sign (1919):
Love - George - Mike - Rush
Freighter:

  • Built in 1916 by the Detroit Shipbuilding Co., Wyandotte, MI
  • Commissioned USS Ozama 6 December 1917
  • Delivered to the Navy 24 December 1917
  • Decommissioned 13 February 1919 at Norfolk, VA and returned to her owner
  • Sold in 1925 to the New York and Porto Rico Steamship Co. of New York
  • Sold in 1928 to S. P. Larsson of Malmo, Sweden and renamed Malmo
  • Wrecked 17 April 1928 on the island of Ameland, The Netherlands.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 4,300 t.
  • Length 251'
  • Beam 43' 6"
  • Draft 18' 6"
  • Speed 9 kts.
  • Complement 60
  • Armament: Two 3"/50 mounts
  • Propulsion: Two single-ended boilers, one 1,250hp verticle triple-expansion steam engine, one shaft.
    Click on thumbnail
    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Ozama 95k Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
    Commanding Officers
    01LCDR Percy E. Crosby, USNRF6 December 1917
    02LCDR James A. Crocker, USNRF1918
    03LT John E. Spratly, USNRF1918 - 1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    View the Ozama
    DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command website
    Back To The Main Photo Index Back to the Identification Numbered Civilian Ships (ID) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster
    This page created by Joseph M. Radigan and maintained by David Wright
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History