HMS Ocean (1805)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ocean.

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
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 & type	98-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	227649⁄94 (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	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]