Ceres (1800 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Ceres (ship).

East Indiamen in the China Seas, by Huggins. Ceres is on the far left
History
French Navy EnsignFrench Navy Ensign French Navy EnsignFrance
Launched1784
Capturedc. 1800
Great Britain
NameCeres
NamesakeCeres - the Roman goddess of agriculture
Owner
  • 1800: James & Co.
  • 1813:Powell & Co.
Acquiredc. 1800 by purchase of a prize
FateLast listed 1822
General characteristics
Tons burthen318, or 331,[1][2][3] or 353[4][5] (bm)
PropulsionSail
Sail planBrig
Complement
Armament
  • 1800: 20 × 9 & 12-pounder guns[2]
  • 1801:16 × 9-pounder guns[2]
  • 1804:16 × 9-pounder guns[2]
  • 1805:18 × 9-pounder guns[2]

Ceres was launched in France in 1784. The British captured her circa 1800 and sold her as a prize. Once under British ownership she sailed to the Mediterranean, but in 1801 she started sailing in the slave trade. She made four voyages as a slave ship, gathering slaves in West Africa and delivering them to the West Indies. After the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807 she became a West Indiaman, and then an East Indiaman. She was last listed in 1822.

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  5. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 260.