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HMS Ocean

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ocean.

• The first Ocean, 90 was a ship of the line built in 1761.

• The second Ocean, 98 was a ship of the line launched in 1805, active in the Napoleonic Wars, and later upgraded to a 110-gun first-rate.

• The third Ocean was originally ordered to be built as a wooden screw ship intended to carry 91 guns. However, the order was changed and she was eventually launched in 1863 as an ironclad of 24 guns. In the late 1860s she served as flagship to the Commander in Chief of the China Station and after an active life of only six years, was paid off in 1872.

• The fourth Ocean was a battleship launched in 1898 and sunk by a mine in 1915.

• The fifth Ocean was an aircraft carrier completed in 1945 and scrapped in 1962.

• The sixth Ocean (L12) is a "Landing Platform, Helicopter" launched in 1995 and on active service as of 2003.