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  • The third ''Ocean'' was originally ordered to be built as a wooden screw ship intended to carry 91 guns. However, the order was changed and she was eventually launched in 1863 as an Ironclad of 24 guns. In the late 1860s she served as flagship to the Commander in Chief of the China Station and after an active life of only six years, was paid off in 1872 .







HMS OCEAN (1862) STATISTICS


  • Class: Prince Consort - 3 ships of 1861

  • Displacement: 6,832 tons

  • Dimensions: 273 x 58 x 26 ft.

  • Machinery: Maudslay, Son & Field horizontal single-expansion steam engine, single shaft = 12.7 knots; sailing ---Speed = 13.5 knots

  • Armor: 3-4.5 in. wrought iron over oak

  • Armament: 24-7 in. muzzle-loading rifles

  • Complement:

  • Builder: Royal Navy Dockyard, Devon, England

  • Laid Down: 1861

  • Launched: 19 Mar 1862

  • Completed: Jul 1865


Notes: Begun as 2nd rate 91-gun ship, but redesigned as armored ship while on the ways. The ships of this class rolled badly and were poor gun platforms.
Joined Channel Fleet on completion, then to the Mediterranean. Sailed to Hong Kong in 1867, staying on China station until 1872. On return, she went into reserve until sold in 1882 for scrapping.