HMS
Ocean. Royal Naval battleship of the Canopus
Class. HMS Ocean built at Devonport Dockyard, laid down 15th
February 1897, launched 5th July 1898 and completed in February
1900. HMS Ocean served most of her early years in the China Station
and returning to the UK in 1905 following the Anglo-Japanese Alliance and
in January 1906 she joined the Channel fleet until June 1908 then moving
to the Mediterranean. She went into refit in 1908 - 1909 when she
was refitted with fire control. In February 1910 she joined the Home
Fleet's 4th Division at Nore and in 1913 she was stationed at
Pembroke. On the outbreak of World War One she joined the 8th Battle
Squadron on the 14th August and went to Queenstown then moving to the East
Indies in September. HMS Ocean took part in the Persian Gulf
operations in October 1914 then moving to the Mediterranean where
she was sent to the Dardanelle's in February 1915 and on the 18th March
1915 she was damaged by gunfire then hit a floating mine. The crew
abandoned ship at 19:30 and HMS Ocean sank three hours later.
Displacement: 12,950 tons.
Length: 410 ft. Beam: 74 ft. Draught: 26.5
ft. Complement: 750. Armament: four 12 ins guns,
twelve 6 ins guns, ten 3 ins guns, six 3 pounder guns and two maxims with
four torpedo tubes. |
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HMS Ocean, 1915.
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HMS Ocean.
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HMS Ocean c.1910.
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HMS Ocean, 1900.
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HMS Ocean . c. 1907
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The Launch of HMS Ocean - In the Hamoaze, Waiting for
Tugs |
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The Launch of HMS Ocean - On the slip |
The Launch of HMS Ocean - Taking the Water |
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HMS Ocean. Sister ships of the Canopus Class |
| HMS ALBION |
21ST JUNE 1898 |
SOLD FOR B/U 11TH DECEMBER 1919 |
| HMS CANOPUS |
12TH OCTOBER 1897 |
SOLD FOR B/U 28TH JANUARY 1920 |
| HMS GLORY |
11TH MARCH 1899 |
SOLD FOR B/U 19TH DECEMBER 1922 |
| HMS GOLIATH |
25TH MARCH 1898 |
TORPEDOED 13TH MAY 1915 |
| HMS VENGEANCE |
25TH JULY 1899 |
SOLD FOR B/U 1ST DECEMBER 1921 |
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