British Merchant east indiaman 'Ceres' (1773)

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Ceres
Nominal Guns	Unknown	IORMAR
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	East India Company
Acquired	1773	IORMAR
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	IORMAR
Constructor	John PerryBritish Ship Builder Service 1775-1810	IORMAR
Category	Merchant	IORMAR
Ship Type	East Indiaman
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last known	1784	IORMAR

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentIORMAR
Length of Gundeck137' 1"Imperial Feet41.7583
Length of Keel110' 1 ½"Imperial Feet33.5407
Breadth35' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet10.6871
Depth in Hold14' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet4.2736
Burthen740Tons BM

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1773 - 1784IORMAR

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.10.1773 - 22.9.1778Captain (HEIC)IORMAR5.12.1778 - 29.3.1781Captain (HEIC)IORMAR23.7.1781 - 6.10.1784Captain (HEIC)IORMAR

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Posted by AvM on Monday 5th of February 2024 17:44

SHIPS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Rowan Hackman

CERES. Ship. 1773-1784.
740.77/94 bm. 110'2 x 35'7 x 14'4
16.10.1773: Launched by Perry, Blackwall, for John Raymond. Captain Thomas Newte.
1) 24.12.1773 - 23.6.1775: Coromandel Coast and China.
2) 28.2.1777 - 23.8.1778: Coromandel Coast and Bengal.
3) 16.6.1779 - 8.2.1781: Coromandel Coast and Bengal. Captain Raymond Snow.
4) 6.2.1782 - 28/8/1784: Coromandel Coast and China. Captain Thomas Price.
1784: Sold as a hulk.

Posted by Ian Boreham on Monday 5th of February 2024 17:08

On 12 April, 1774, Captain Tobias Furneaux in HMS Adventure moored in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, wrote "Sailed hence the Ceres Indiaman. Saluted us with 13 Guns. Returned 11”.

Posted by Ian Boreham on Monday 5th of February 2024 17:06

On 5 April, 1774, Captain Tobias Furneaux in HMS Adventure moored in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, wrote “Anchored here the Ceres East Indiaman from Europe".

Posted by Peter High on Friday 11th of February 2022 15:55

Was this the Ceres Royal Naval hospital ship moored at Portsea in 1797/98?

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