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HMS Ocean (1805)

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]

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Ocean
Ordered4 May 1797
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Laid down1 October 1792
Launched24 October 1805
FateBroken up, 1875
NotesDepot ship from 1841
General characteristics [1]
Class and type98-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen22764994 (bm)
Length196 ft (60 m)(gundeck)
Beam51 ft (16 m)
Depth of hold21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 98 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 12 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs

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 edit

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p183.
  2. ^ Simper, River Medway and the Swale, p2

References edit

  • 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.


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