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Occidental and
Oriental S.S. Co.
Formed in 1874 by the Central Pacific Railroad and the
Union Pacific Railroad to operate trans-Pacific passenger services
in competition with Pacific Mail. Although based in San Francisco,
their ships were all chartered, mostly from the White Star Line and
flew the Red Ensign. By the early 1900s, intense competition particularly
from Japanese owners caused trade to decrease and the company's last
voyage took place in 1905 and the company wound up.
Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data.
The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an
all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like
to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant
Ship web site.
Routes: San Francisco - Yokohama
- Hong Kong.
Calls at Kobe introduced in the 1890s and at Manila in 1900.
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Arabic |
1881 |
1882-1885 and 1885-1889 chartered from White
Star Line, 1890 sold to Holland
America Line renamed Spaarndam. |
4,368 |
| Belgic (1) |
1873 |
1875 chartered from White
Star Line, 1883 sold to Spain renamed Geofredo. |
2,652 |
| Belgic (2) |
1885 |
1885-1898 chartered from White
Star Line, 1898 sold to Atlantic
Transport Line renamed Mohawk. |
4,212 |
| Coptic |
1881 |
1882-1883 and 1895-1905 chartered from White
Star Line, 1906 sold to Pacific Mail renamed Persia. |
4,352 |
| Doric |
1883 |
1896-1905 chartered from White
Star Line, 1906 sold to Pacific Mail renamed Asia. |
4,784 |
| Evandale |
1895 |
cargo steamer chartered from R. Mackill & Co., Glasgow
for single voyage in 1895. |
3,775 |
| Gaelic (1) |
1872 |
1875 chartered from White
Star Line, 1883 sold to Spain renamed Hugo. |
2,652 |
| Gaelic (2) |
1885 |
1885-1904 chartered from White
Star Line, 1905 sold to Pacific
Steam Nav. Co. renamed Callao. |
4,206 |
| Oceanic |
1870 |
1875 chartered from White
Star Line, 1895 returned to owners and 1896 scrapped. |
3,808 |
| San Pablo |
1884 |
1884-1888 chartered from Pacific Improvement Co.
(Southern Pacific R.R.), 1888 wrecked in Formosa Channel. |
4,064 |
| Venus |
1896 |
cargo steamer chartered from Venus Shipping Co.
(J. Lockie), Newcastle for single voyage in 1898. |
3,668 |
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