French ship Océan (1756)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Océan.

History
Kingdom of France
Name	Océan
Namesake	Ocean
Ordered	1751
Builder	Toulon Dockyard
Laid down	29 May 1753
Launched	20 June 1756
Completed	November 1756
Fate	Burnt on 19 August 1759
General characteristics
Displacement	3,000 tons
Tons burthen	1,900
Length	56.85 m (186.5 ft)
Beam	15.59 m (51.1 ft)
Draught	7.47 m (24.5 ft)
Propulsion	Sails
Complement	800 men, 14 officers
Armament	80 gun: 30 36-pounder long guns 32 18-pounder long guns 18 8-pounder long guns

Océan was an 80-gun ship in the French Navy, the first ship to bear that name. She was designed by Antoine Groignard and constructed at Toulon by Joseph Véronique-Charles Chapelle. Her name Océan, subsequently reserved for the largest units of the French Navy, is evidence of the change of focus from large three-deckers into strong two-deckers.

She was Comte de la Clue's flagship at the battle of Lagos, where she ran aground in Almadora Bay and was burnt by the British.

References

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
• Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen (2017). French Warships in the Age of Sail 1626-1786: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4738-9351-1.