SS Richard V. Oulahan was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II.

She was named after Richard V. Oulahan, a Washington, D.C., correspondent for the New York Times.

Richard V. Oulahan was laid down on 26 February 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2297, by J.A.

On 16 September 1945, she ran aground in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, during typhoon Ida.

She was declared a constructive total loss (CTL) the same day and abandoned 5 November 1945.