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SS ''Oregon'' may refer to the following
steamship A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam-powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically move (turn) propellers or paddlewheels. The first steamships ...
s: * built for George Law. * launched on 5 August 1848 by Smith & Dimon, New York for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. * built in Chester, Pennsylvania, once operated by the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company and wrecked off Alaska in 1906 without any loss of life * , British passenger liner, sank 1886 (33 km) east of Long Island, New York * , built as SS ''Quabbin''; American-flagged
tanker Tanker may refer to: Transportation * Tanker, a tank crewman (US) * Tanker (ship), a ship designed to carry bulk liquids ** Chemical tanker, a type of tanker designed to transport chemicals in bulk ** Oil tanker, also known as a petroleum ta ...
sunk by on 28 February 1942 * , built as SS ''Anna E. Morse''; British-flagged
cargo ship A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usu ...
damaged by on 10 August 1942 and sunk by later the same day * , a former name for the training ship ''Empire State VI'' of the State University of New York Maritime College


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* * * , a Type C1-B ship; launched 29 November 1940 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, sank in a collision on 10 December 1941 {{DEFAULTSORT:Oregon Ship names