British Second Rate ship of the line 'Ocean' (1805)

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Ocean
Nominal Guns	98	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.5.1797	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1.10.1797	BWAS-1793
Launched	24.10.1805	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Edward Sison	BWAS-1793
Category	Second Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Razeed	4.10.1819	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ocean' (1821) (80)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck196' 6 ½"Imperial Feet59.7535
Length of Keel164' 0 ⅛"Imperial Feet49.9904
Breadth51' 1"Imperial Feet15.5702
Depth in Hold21' 6"Imperial Feet6.5532
Draught Forward14' 2"Imperial Feet4.2799
Draught Aft17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816
Burthen2,276 ⁴⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1805Broadside Weight = 1326 Imperial Pound ( 601.341 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1805738EstablishmentBWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1805 - 1807Captain Francis PenderBWAS-17141807 - 7.1809Captain Richard ThomasBWAS-17141.1812 - 7.1814Captain Robert Plampin (1762-1834)BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
24.4.1806 - 14.4.1809Vice-Admiral of the RedLord Cuthbert Collingwood (1^st Baron Collingwood, of Caldburne and Hethpool) (1750-1810)BWAS-1714

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1806 - 1809Flag Lieutenant George Brown (1784-?)NBD18494.1.1806 - 14.11.1806Lieutenant Alexander Hills (1780-1809)NAO24.4.1806 - 21.12.1807Lieutenant Abel FerrisNAO21.12.1807 - 27.7.1808Acting Lieutenant Whitwell ButlerNBD184927.7.1808 - 14.7.1809Lieutenant Whitwell ButlerNBD184912.12.1808 - 11.4.1809Lieutenant William Waldegrave (1788-1859)NBD18493.1809 - 2.1.1810Acting Lieutenant Benjamin Baynton (1789-1854)NBD1849

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.2.1806 - 26.12.1807Boatswain James GregsonADM 29/81.5.1806 - 10.1.1811Carpenter Thomas Chaplin DischargedADM 29/8

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
11.1805 - 1807Midshipman Henry Lancaster (1791-?)NBD18496.1.1806 - 15.1.1806Coxswain Robert Buckless (1776-?)NAO5.1807 - 9.1.1808Midshipman Alexander Bissett (d.1848)NBD184911.1808 - 13.1.1809Midshipman Thomas Beer (1787-1867)NBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
9.1813 - 7.18141st Class Volunteer Orbell Oakes (1800-?)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1805CommissionedBWAS-1793
10.12.1805Completed at a total cost including fitting of £90,076BWAS-1793
1806Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
7.1809Paid offBWAS-1793
1.1811Began a small repair and refitting at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1.1812RecommissionedBWAS-1793
4.1812Completed repair and refitting at a cost of £49,622BWAS-1793
17.4.1812Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
7.1814Paid off into ordinary at PlymouthBWAS-1793
2.1817Reclassed as a 110-gun First-RateBWAS-1793
9.1819Started being cut downBWAS-1793
4.10.1819Ordered cut down to a 80-gun Third-RateBWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

Originally ordered 1790/12/09 and laid down 1792/10/01. but reordered and restarted on the dates given above

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

ADM 29/8 Archive

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Roger Hutchins on Wednesday 1st of August 2018 14:15

(4) Petty Officers: Pascoe Dunn (1786-1826) in March 1806 joined her in the Thames as Master's Mate and served on her until November 1806 "off Cadiz". There he then rejoined his former Captain F. Pender on HMS Queen.

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