&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Ocean%26LNHunterIs1804img141.jpg) Hunter Island with the ships Ocean and Pilgrim in foreground and the Lady Nelson behind the flag on Ocean's stern, 1804.
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| History | |
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 Great Britain | |
| Name | Ocean |
| Owner | Messrs Hurry & Co |
| Launched | 1794, South Shields |
| Fate | Last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1823 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Brig |
| Tons burthen | 461, 481,[2] or 5614⁄94[3] (bm) |
| Length | 109 ft 9 in (33.5 m) (overall), 86 ft 5+1⁄4 in (26.3 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 31 ft 81 in (11.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 1 in (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement | 35–40[4] |
| Armament | 10 or 12 × 6-pounder guns[4] |
| Notes | Copper-sheathed |
Ocean was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. She performed two voyages as an "extra" ship for the British East India Company (EIC) and later, in 1803, she accompanied HMS Calcutta to Port Phillip. The vessels supported the establishment of a settlement under the leadership of Lt Col David Collins. Calcutta transported convicts, with Ocean serving to transport supplies. When the settlers abandoned Port Phillip, Ocean, in two journeys, relocated the settlers, convicts and marines to the River Derwent (Hobart Town) in 1804.[5]
Ocean continued to sail as a London-based transport until 1823.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Ocean3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lloyd's Register (1797), Seq. №8.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 166.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
LoMwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Family Tree of Trudy Mae COWLEY". 12 March 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2010.