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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000919574-18-008115
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181221
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181221

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORDIC AMERICAN OFFSHORE LTD.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001597659
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			1T
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-88197
		FILM NUMBER:		181249824

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		LOM BUILDING
		STREET 2:		27 REID STREET
		CITY:			HAMILTON HM 11
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4733427300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		LOM BUILDING
		STREET 2:		27 REID STREET
		CITY:			HAMILTON HM 11
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			00000

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS Ltd
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001000177
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER TRANSPORTATION [4400]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		LOM BUILDING
		STREET 2:		27 REID STREET
		CITY:			HAMILTON HM 11
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(441) 292-7202

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		LOM BUILDING
		STREET 2:		27 REID STREET
		CITY:			HAMILTON HM 11
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			00000

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NORDIC AMERICAN TANKER SHIPPING LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950906
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Item 1.&#160; Security and Issuer</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">This Amendment No. 4 ("Amendment No.4") is being filed by the undersigned to amend the Schedule 13D/A dated December 18, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on November 17, 2015, Amendment No. 2&#160; thereto filed on March 3, 2017, and Amendment No. 3 thereto filed on September 12, 2017 by the Reporting Person (as hereinafter defined) on September 14, 2017 with respect to the common shares, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Shares") of Nordic American Offshore Ltd., incorporated under the laws of Bermuda (the "Issuer).&#160; The address of the principal executive office of the Issuer is Canon's Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM EX, Bermuda.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000">The name of the reporting person is Nordic American Tankers Limited, a company incorporated in Bermuda ("NAT" or the "Reporting Person").</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">On December 7, 2018, the Issuer entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Scorpio Offshore Investments Inc. ("Scorpio"), a closely held company controlled by the Lolli-Ghetti family, pursuant to which on December 11, 2018 (the "Closing Date"), Scorpio purchased 11,754,748 of the Issuer's common shares for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million.</div>

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