French ship Océan (1790)
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Océan was a 118-gun first-rate three-decker ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from the Estates of Bourgogne.
Océan drawn by Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio
Figurehead of Océan.
Large model of a generic Océan-class ship, named Océan
Montagne (shown) in the preliminary action which led, two days later, to the engagement known as 'Battle of the Glorious First of June
Océan-class ship of the line
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The Océan-class ships of the line were a series of 118-gun three-decker ships of the line of the French Navy, designed by engineer Jacques-Noël Sané. Fifteen were completed from 1788 on, with the last one entering service in 1854; a sixteenth was never completed, and four more were never laid down.
1⁄48 scale model of the Océan-class 120-gun ship of the line Commerce de Marseille, on display at Marseille naval museum; and Half-hull of a 120-gun ship of the line on display at Brest naval museum.
Scale model of an Océan-class ship, including the inner disposition of the lower decks, on display at the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne.
Aft panel of Souverain, on display at Toulon naval museum.
Montebello, circa 1850