subscribe: Posts | Comments

O

0 comments

uk-flag-small  Ocean (R68), HMS

hms_ocean

The Ocean was a British Colossus-class aircraft carrier.  Commissioned August 8, 9145, she  had a displacement of 13,200 tons.  Post-war, she was involved in several missions which included the British withdrawal from Palestine in 1948 and deployment to Korea during the Korean War.  She was scrapped in October 1962 at Faslane.

 

japan-flag-smal  OI

300px-IJN_Oi

The OI was a Japanese Kuma-class light cruiser.  Commissioned October 10, 1921, she had a displacement of 5,100 tons.  On July 19, 1944, she was sunk by the USS Flasher after sustaining a torpedo hit in the South China Sea.

 

japan-flag-smal  Okinoshima

300px-IJN_minelayer_OKINOSHIMA

The Okinoshima was a Japanese mine layer.  Commissioned September 30, 1946, she had a displacement of 3,300 tons.  She was sunk May 12, 1942 by the submarine USS S-42 after being hit by several torpedoes.

 

us-flag-small  Oklahoma (BB-37), USS

300px-Uss_oklahoma_bb

The Oklahoma was a US Nevada-class battleship built by New York Shipbuilding.  Commissioned May 2, 1916, she had a displacement of 29,000 tons.  She was fatally hit by the Japanese during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  Although she sunk during the attack, she was uprighted in 1943, but never repaired to return to duty.  Sold for scrap in 1947, she sank while under tow to the mainland.

 

22px-Flag_of_Canada_1921_svg  Otter Light Armored Car

otter light armor

The Otter was a lightly armored car manufactured by General Motors in Canada.  Built between 1942 and 1945, there were around 1,760 produced.  Weighing in at 4 ½ tons, its top speed was 75 km/h.  It was armed with a Boys anti-tank rifle as well as a 7.7mm Bren machine gun.  The Otter was primarily used by Canadian units in Italy and northwest Europe for reconnaissance missions.