French ship Océan (1790)
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Océan was a 118-gun first-rate three-decker ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship[note 1] of her class. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from the Estates of Bourgogne.
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Océan drawn by Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio | |
History | |
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France | |
Namesake | Ocean |
Ordered | 30 September 1785 [1] |
Builder | Arsenal de Toulon |
Laid down | 12 August 1786 as États de Bourgogne[2][3] |
Launched | 8 November 1790[3] |
Out of service | 2 August 1850 |
Renamed | Ordered and completed as États de Bourgogne; Côte d'Or 22 January 1793; Montagne 22 October 1793; Peuple 25 May 1795; Océan 30 May 1795. |
Stricken | 1851 floating battery, 1855/56 broken up |
Fate | Broken up in 1856 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Océan-class ship of the line |
Displacement | 2 700 tonnes |
Length | 65.18 m (213.8 ft) (196.6 French feet) |
Beam | 16.24 m (53.3 ft) (50 French feet) |
Draught | 8.12 m (26.6 ft) (25 French feet) |
Propulsion | sail, 3,265 m2 (35,140 sq ft) |
Complement | 1,079 |
Armament |
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She was ordered as États de Bourgogne and was launched at Brest in 1790. Like many French ships of the line during the Revolutionary period, she was renamed several times, becoming Côte d'Or in January 1793, Montagne in October 1793, Peuple on 17 May 1795, and a matter of weeks later again renamed, to Océan. She served until 1855.
A large model of a generic Océan-class ship, named Océan, at the 1⁄16 scale can be seen at the Musée de la Marine in Paris.