SS Oakmar

Oakmar in service with the Calmar Steamship Company
History
Name
  • Eastern Exporter (1920–1923)
  • William Campion (1923–1927)
  • Oakmar (1927–1942)
Owner
  • United States Shipping Board (1920–1923)
  • Garland Steamship Corporation (1923–1927)
  • Calmar Steamship Company (1927–1942)
OrderedJanuary 1, 1919
BuilderMitsui Buttan K. K.
CompletedJuly 1920
In service1920
Out of service1942
Identification
FateSunk on March 20, 1942
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length385 ft (117 m)
Beam51 ft (16 m)
Depth34 ft (10 m)
Installed powertriple-expansion steam engine, 554 nhp
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)

SS Oakmar was an American steam-powered cargo ship built in 1920 as Eastern Exporter for the United States Shipping Board (USSB). She was renamed William Campion after being bought by the Garland Steamship Corporation in 1923 and then Oakmar after being bought by the Calmar Steamship Company in 1927. She was sunk off the coast of North Carolina in World War II on March 20, 1942, by the German submarine U-71.