| History | |
|---|---|
){kind=small} UK | |
| Name: | HMS Ocean |
| Ordered: | 4 May 1797 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 1 October 1792 |
| Launched: | 24 October 1805 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1875 |
| Notes: | Depot ship from 1841 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 98-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 227649&fras1;94 (bm) |
| Length: | 196 ft (60 m)(gundeck) |
| Beam: | 51 ft (16 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: |
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HMS Ocean was a 98-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched from Woolwich Dockyard on 24 October 1805. She was the only ship built to her draught, and designed by Sir John Henslow.[1]
She was converted to serve as a depot ship in 1841, and was eventually broken up in 1875.[1] Her figurehead is preserved at Queenborough, Kent.[2]
Notes
References
- Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Ocean. William Loney RN - Background. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Simper, Robert (1998). River Medway and the Swale. Lavenham: Creekside Publishing. ISBN 978-0951992777.