ˈoʊʃən ɪnˈɪʃəli sˈɜːvd wɪððə tʃˈænəl flˈiːt, bˌʌt ʃiː wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪmˈiːdɪətli tɹænsfˈɜːd tə ðə mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən, ænd fɹʌm ðɛɹ tə ðə fˈɑːɹ ˈiːst; ʃiː ɚɹˈaɪvd ɪn bætˈeɪviə nˈaʊ dʒɐkˈɑːɹɾə ˌɔn fˈɪftiːn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən.
Ocean initially served with the Channel Fleet, but she was almost immediately transferred to the Mediterranean, and from there to the Far East; she arrived in Batavia (now Jakarta) on 15 October 1867.