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Océan

Océan

Survived

French Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateFirst rate
Guns118 guns
WarsFrench Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars

Service

1790–1793États de Bourgogne
1793Côte d'Or
1793–1795Montagne

Villaret's flagship on the Glorious First of June

1795Peuple
from 1795Océan

118-gun first rate, Vice-Admiral Allemand's flagship at the Basque Roads. Ran aground in the fireship attack and got off two days later.

Photo: Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

Lower deck

  • lower deck: 32 36-pounder guns
  • middle deck: 34 24-pounder guns
  • upper deck: 34 12-pounder guns
  • forecastle: 18 8-pounder guns, 6 36-pounder carronades
BuilderArsenal de Toulon
Laid down12 August 1786 as États de Bourgogne
Launched8 November 1790
Displacement5,095 tonneaux
Length65.18 m (213.8 ft) (196.6 French feet)
Complement1,079

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched as États de Bourgogne

8 November 1790

Renamed Côte d'Or

January 1793

Renamed Montagne

October 1793 · Villaret's flagship on the Glorious First of June

Glorious First of June
Damaged

as Montagne

28 May – 1 June 1794 · French Revolutionary Wars

As Montagne, Villaret's flagship; about 300 casualties

Battle of Groix
Survived

as Peuple

23 June 1795 · French Revolutionary Wars

As Peuple, Villaret's flagship

Renamed Océan

1795

Renamed Peuple

May 1795

11–24 April 1809 · Napoleonic Wars

Allemand's flagship; aground

Fate

Survived

Broken up in 1856