PS ''Ocean'' was a paddle steamer built for and operated by the St. George Steam Packet Company from 1836, then the Cork Steamship Company and then the

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from 1853 to 1859 and the

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from 1859 to 1862.

History

She was built in Liverpool by Mottishead and Hayes for the St. George Steam Packet Company in 1836.Haws, Duncan (1993); Merchant Fleets- Britain's Railway Steamers - North Western & Eastern Companies + Zeeland and Stena; Hereford, TCL Publications; P.6; On 30 September 1854, ''Ocean'' ran aground off

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. She was refloated the next day with assistance from . When acquired by the

in 1859 she was something of a stop-gap until new ships could be built. She was scrapped in 1862.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ocean 1836 ships Steamships Ships built on the River Mersey Ships of the London and North Western Railway Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom Maritime incidents in September 1854