| Ceres | 3535 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 32 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1779/05/07 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1779/09/01 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1781/09/19 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Liverpool | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Active Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Edward Hunt | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | & Webb Fearon | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up | 1830/03 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 126' 3 ½" | Imperial Feet | 38.4937 | Length of Keel | 103' 9" | Imperial Feet | 31.623 | Breadth | 35' 5" | Imperial Feet | 10.795 | Depth in Hold | 11' 11 ½" | Imperial Feet | 3.6449 | Burthen | 692 16⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1781/09/19 | Broadside Weight = 246 Imperial Pound ( 111.561 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1778 | 250 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1781/08 | 1784/02 | Captain | James Hawker | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/01 | 1795 | Captain | Richard Incledon | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795 | 1795 | Captain | John Peyton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796 | 1796 | Captain | James Newman | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797 | 1798 | Captain | Robert Waller Otway | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/01 | 1799/06 | Captain | Richard Harrison Pearson | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/07 | 1801/02 | Commander | John Nicholas | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/02/14 | 1801/03/21 | Commander | Charles Jones | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/03/21 | 1801/12 | Commander | James Russell† | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/04 | 1804 | Commander | James Johnstone | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1814/04/15 | 1815/05/30 | Lieutenant | William Bohun Bowyer | NBD1849 |
| Warrant Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1812 | 1814 | Surgeon | Gabriel Johnston | NA-ROA |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1806/12/17 | 1807 | 2nd Class Volunteer | Edward Parker Bedwell | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1781/09/19 | building at Liverpool at a cost of £13644.6.2d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/04/08 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/07/06 | Took the Privateer Fox | |
| 1782/09/28 | Took the Letter-of-Marque Ship Matilda | |
| 1784/02 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/07 | Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/09 | Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £4464.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/04 | Began great repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1792/03 | Completed great repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1792/12 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/01 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/02 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/06/22 | Took the Privateer Le Petite Victoire | |
| 1793/11/24 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/02/02 | At the capture of Martinique | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/12 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/03/21 | Present at the Attack on Leogane | |
| 1797 | On the Jamaica Station | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/02 | Took the Privateer La Ste Marie de Louvaine | |
| 1798/03 | Took the Privateer La Créole | |
| 1798/05/12 | Took the Privateer Sally | |
| 1798/05/18 | Took the Privateer La Goulette | |
| 1798/05/30 | Took the Privateer L'Aventure | |
| 1798/06/01 | Sank the La Mutine off San Juan | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/06/08 | Took the Privateer Le Cargo | |
| 1799/06 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/07 | Re-classed as a 16 gun UnratedTroop Ship | |
| 1799/07 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £6330.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/04 | Slop ship at the Nore | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/04 | Re-classed as a Other VesselsSlop Ship | |
| 1803/04 | Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/05 | Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1812/12 | Moved to Chatham as dockyard flagship | BWAS-1714 |
| 1816/08 | Victualling depot at Chatham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1830/03 | Broken up at Chatham | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| NA-ROA | The National Archive - Records of the Admiralty etc. | Book | |