Océan

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Océan was a prominent French ship of the line that served as a flagship in major naval engagements during the age of sail.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French warship
ship of the line
armamentType smoothbore muzzle-loading naval guns
beam approximately 16.2 metres
builder Brest naval base
surface form: Brest Naval Dockyard
builtAt Brest
builtInCountry France
class Océan-class ship of the line
classLeadShip Océan-class ship of the line
constructionMethod wooden hull, frame-first construction
country France
crewComplement over 1000
decommissioned 19th century
designedBy Jacques-Noël Sané
displacement over 5000 tonnes
era Age of Sail
fate scrapped
flagshipOf French Navy
gunDecks three
hullMaterial wood
laidDown 1786
launchDate 1790
lengthOverall approximately 65 metres
namedAfter ocean
navalArchitecture Sané 118-gun design
navalRankContext capital ship
navalTonnageClass first-rate ship of the line
notableFor being one of the largest sailing warships of its time
serving as French fleet flagship in multiple major engagements
numberOfGuns 118
operator French Navy
participatedIn Battle of Algeciras Bay
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)
Battle of Groix
Battle of the Basque Roads
Expédition d’Irlande
Glorious First of June
propulsion sail
role fleet flagship
servedAsFlagshipFor Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois
Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume
Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse
Zacharie Allemand
serviceBranch French Navy
surface form: Marine nationale
shipRigging ship-rigged
status broken up
usedInConflict French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars

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