Ocean (East Indiaman)
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At least four ships with the name ''Ocean'' served the Honourable East India Company as an
East Indiaman East Indiaman was a general name for any sailing ship operating under charter or licence to any of the East India trading companies of the major European trading powers of the 17th through the 19th centuries. The term is used to refer to vesse ...
between 1788 and 1810: * made three voyages for the company; she was on her fourth voyage when she wrecked in February 1797 in the East Indies. *, a brig of 481 tons burthen ( bm) and launched in 1794, made two voyages to Bengal for the East India company as an "extra" ship, that is, on charter. In 1803, she accompanied to establish the British settlement at Port Phillip. She then made another trip for the EIC. She continued trading from London until at least 1820, but her ultimate fate is unknown. *, launched in 1800 at London, participated in the Battle of Pulo Aura and made four voyages for the company; she foundered in 1811 while on her fifth voyage. *, of 567 tons, was launched in 1802 at Quebec. She made five trips for the EIC between 1804 and 1814. Her owners sold her and from 1815 she began sailing between London and India under an EIC license. She was last listed in 1825.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ocean (East Indiaman) Ships of the British East India Company Age of Sail merchant ships Merchant ships of the United Kingdom