Ocean (1788 EIC ship)

History
British East India Company
NameOcean
OwnerWilliam Fraser (principal managing owner)
BuilderWells, Deptford
Launched30 October 1788
Fate
  • Wrecked 1 February 1797
  • Scuttled 5 February 1797
General characteristics
Tons burthen1189, or 1,1895194(bm)
Length136 ft 4 in (41.6 m) (overall), 132 ft 2+34 in (40.3 m) (keel)
Beam41 ft 1+12 in (12.5 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 0 in (5.2 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement125 men
Armament26 × 6-pounder guns

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.