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Ceres | 19444 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 26 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | East India Company | ||
| Launched | 28.11.1787 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Blackwall Yard - Blackwall | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | John PerryBritish Ship Builder Service 1775-1810 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Merchant | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | East Indiaman | BWAS-1793 | |
| Bought by the Navy | 9.3.1795 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Becomes | British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Grampus' (1795) (54)
1795-1799 British 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ||
The HEIC fleet captured Le Franc, the crew of Ceres took possession
IORMARBuilt by Perry, launched 1787, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 161ft 6in, keel 130ft 5¾in, breadth 41ft 3in, hold 15ft 6½in, wing transom 25ft 1½in, port cell 29ft 2in, waist 3ft 10in, between decks 7ft 11in & 6ft 5in, roundhouse 6ft 3in, ports 14 middle, deck range 86ft 9in, 1180 tons.
Principal Managing Owner: Thomas Newte.
Voyages:
(1) 1787/8 Madras and China. Capt Thomas Price. Portsmouth 5 Apr 1788 - 15 Jul Madras - 2 Oct Whampoa - 14 Dec Second Bar - 9 Apr 1789 St Helena - 2 Jun Long Reach.
(2) 1789/90 Madras and China. Capt George Stevens. Torbay 6 Mar 1790 - 22 Jun Madras - 29 Jul Negapatam - 1 Aug Madras - 11 Oct Whampoa - 20 Jan 1791 Second Bar - 17 Mar Macao - 3 Jul St Helena - 1 Sep Long Reach.
(3) 1792/3 China. Capt George Stevens. Portsmouth 21 May 1793 - 10 Nov Manila - 20 Dec Whampoa - 18 Feb 1794 Second Bar - 16 Mar Macao - 18 Jun St Helena - 10 Sep Long Reach. 24 Jun 1793 fleet captured Le Franc, crew of Ceres took possession