Ocean (1788 EIC ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Ocean (East Indiaman) and Ocean (ship).

History
East India Company EnsignBritish East India Company
NameOcean
OwnerWilliam Fraser (principal managing owner)
BuilderWells, Deptford
Launched30 October 1788[1]
Fate
  • Wrecked 1 February 1797
  • Scuttled 5 February 1797
General characteristics [2]
Tons burthen1189, or 1,18951⁄94[1](bm)
Length136 ft 4 in (41.6 m) (overall), 132 ft 2+3⁄4 in (40.3 m) (keel)
Beam41 ft 1+1⁄2 in (12.5 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 0 in (5.2 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement125 men[3]
Armament26 × 6-pounder guns[3]

Ocean was an East Indiaman launched in 1788 that made four trips for the British Honourable East India Company between February 1789 and February 1797, when she was wrecked on the island of Kalatea (7°9′S 121°00′E / 7.150°S 121.000°E / -7.150; 121.000) in the East Indies.

  1. ^ a b Hackman (2001), pp. 165–6.
  2. ^ British Library: Ocean (1).
  3. ^ a b "Letter of Marque, p.80 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.