French ironclad Océan
Océan photographed by Neurdein | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Océan |
| Builder | Brest |
| Laid down | 18 April 1865 |
| Launched | 15 October 1868 |
| Commissioned | 15 July 1870 |
| Stricken | 26 November 1894 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1895 |
| General characteristics (Océan as built) | |
| Class & type | Océan-class ironclad |
| Displacement | 7,749 metric tons (7,627 long tons) |
| Length | 86.2 m (282 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 17.52 m (57 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 9.09 m (29.8 ft) (mean) |
| Installed power | 3,780–4,180 indicated horsepower (2,820–3,120 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Barque or barquentine-rig |
| Speed | 13–14 knots (24–26 km/h; 15–16 mph) |
| Range | approximately 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 750–778 |
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| Armor | |
Océan was a wooden-hulled, armored frigate built for the French Navy in the mid to late 1860s and the lead ship of her class. She was commissioned in 1870 to participate in the Franco-Prussian War and was assigned to the Baltic Squadron that unsuccessfully attempted to blockade Prussian ports in the Baltic Sea. The ship later served in both the Northern and Mediterranean Squadrons before being discarded in 1894.