ˌeɪtʃˌɛmˈɛs ˈoʊʃən wʌz lˈeɪd dˌaʊn ˌɔn twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti æz ɐ wˈʊdən tˈuːdˈɛk, nˈaɪntiɡˈʌn ʃˈɪp ʌvðə lˈaɪn baɪ dˈɛvənpˌoːɹt dˈɑːkjɑːɹd.
HMS Ocean was laid down on 23 August 1860 as a wooden two-deck, 90-gun ship of the line by Devonport Dockyard.