French sloop 'La Cérès' (1778)

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5th Rate Frigate
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(1765)
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(1780)
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1800 Renamed "Guernsey"
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La Cérès
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British sloop 'Ceres' (1777) (18) 1777-1778 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop
Captured	17.12.1778	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Nicholas PhillipsBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1772-1790	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Nicholas PhillipsBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1772-1790	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	19.4.1782	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British sloop 'Raven' (1782) (18) 1782-1783 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184
Length of Keel90' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet27.4384
Breadth27' 4"Imperial Feet8.2441
Depth in Hold12' 5"Imperial Feet3.7211
Burthen361' ²⁶⁄₉₄"Imperial Feet110.0398

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
17.12.1778 - 1779Sous-Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:6311779Capitaine de CorsaireFWIKI

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1780 - 1781Lieutenant de Vaisseau, Capitaine en secondref:673

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1781Premier PiloteFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes
19.4.1782Battle of the Mona Passage

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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