HMS Ocean entering Portsmouth harbour L12. /8/06

Ordered: 11 May 1993 Laid down: 30 May 1994 Launched: 11 October 1995 Commissioned: 30 September 1998 Fate: Active in service as of 2006. General

Characteristics
Displacement: 21,578 tons Length: 208 m Beam: 34.4 m Draught: 6.6 m

Propulsion: 2 × Crossley Pielstick diesel engines1 × Kamewa bow thruster Speed: 18 knots max (15 knots cruise)

Range: 8000 miles

Complement: 284 officers and crew + 180 Fleet Air Arm + 800 Royal Marines

Armament: Phalanx CIWS Aircraft: Assorted helicopters, typically Westland Commando and Lynx but also Merlins and CH-47 Chinooks; capable of carrying (but not operating) VTOL types such as RAF Harrier II or Sea Harrier