Océan-class ship of the line

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The Océan-class ship of the line was a late-18th-century French class of exceptionally large and powerful three-decked first-rate warships, renowned as some of the most formidable sailing battleships of their era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf class of warship
ship of the line class
armamentPlacement guns mounted on three continuous gun decks
armamentType broadside naval artillery
classification three-decker
conflictParticipation French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
constructionMethod wooden hull with multiple gun decks
countryOfOrigin France
deckCount 3
designedBy Jacques-Noël Sané
designedFor command and control platform
major fleet actions
designGoal maximize broadside weight of shot
provide stable gun platform
serve as fleet flagships
era Age of Sail
historicalSignificance among the last and most powerful sailing first-rates built by France
represented the peak of French three-decker design
hullMaterial wood
namedAfter lead ship Océan
navalArchitectureTradition French school of naval architecture
navalService French Navy
notableFor advanced hull design for its time
exceptionally large size
formidable firepower
heavy armament
operatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
propulsion sail
relativePower among the most powerful ships of the line of their era
relativeSize among the largest sailing warships of their era
riggingType ship-rigged
shipType first-rate ship of the line
strategicImportance core capital ships of the French battle fleet
technologyLevel pre-steam naval technology
timePeriod early 19th century
late 18th century
typicalRole fleet flagship
line-of-battle combat
usedBy First French Empire
surface form: Napoleonic France

French First Republic
surface form: Revolutionary France

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Océan class Océan-class ship of the line
Jacques-Noël Sané notableWork Océan-class ship of the line
Jacques-Noël Sané designed Océan-class ship of the line
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