British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ceres' (1781)

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Ceres	3535
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.5.1779	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1.9.1779	BWAS-1714
Launched	19.9.1781	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Liverpool - Lancashire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Active Class (1778)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Edward HuntBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1731-1740	BWAS-1714
Constructor	& Webb FearonBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	3.1830	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 3 ½"Imperial Feet38.4175
Length of Keel103' 9"Imperial Feet31.4706
Breadth35' 5"Imperial Feet10.6934
Depth in Hold11' 11 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Burthen692 ¹⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

19.9.1781Broadside Weight = 246 Imperial Pound ( 111.561 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1778250Design Complement

13 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
25.7.1781 - 17.12.1783Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/317ADM 6/2222.11.1790Captain ADM 6/24/88ADM 6/249.1.1793 - 9.8.1794Captain ADM 6/24/192ADM 6/2413.5.1794 - 9.8.1794Captain ADM 6/25/97
Confirmed 20.10.1794ADM 6/259.8.1794 - 1794Captain ADM 6/25/73ADM 6/251795CaptainBWAS-17141796CaptainBWAS-17141797 - 1798CaptainBWAS-17141.1799 - 6.1799CaptainBWAS-17147.1799 - 2.1801CommanderBWAS-171414.2.1801 - 21.3.1801CommanderBWAS-171421.3.1801 - 12.1801Commander†BWAS-17144.1803 - 1804CommanderBWAS-1714

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.11.1790 - 21.11.1790First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/87ADM 6/244.11.1790 - 1790Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/87ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 1790First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/92ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 1790Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/92ADM 6/2415.4.1814 - 30.5.1815LieutenantNBD1849

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.1.1793 - 28.3.1794MasterADM 29-114.12.1803 - 31.1.1811MasterADM 29-11812 - 1814SurgeonNA-ROA

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
17.12.1806 - 18072nd Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
19.9.1781building at Liverpool - Lancashire at a cost of £13644.6.2dBWAS-1714
8.4.1782Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.7.1782Took the Privateer
28.9.1782Took the Ship
24.2.1784

Paid off

BWAS-1714
7.1784Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
9.1784Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £4464.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1790Began great repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
3.1792Completed great repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
12.1792Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
2.1793Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
22.6.1793Took the Privateer
24.11.1793Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
2.2.1794At the capture of MartiniqueBWAS-1714
12.1795Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
21.3.1796Attack on Leogane
1797On the Jamaica StationBWAS-1714
2.1798Took the Privateer
3.1798Took the Privateer
12.5.1798Took the Privateer
18.5.1798Took the Privateer
30.5.1798Took the Privateer
1.6.1798Sank the off San JuanBWAS-1714
8.6.1798Took the Privateer
6.1799Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
7.1799Refitted as a 16 gun Unrated Troop Ship
7.1799Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6330.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1803Slop ship at the NoreBWAS-1714
4.1803Refitted as a Other Vessels Slop Ship
4.1803Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
5.1803Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
12.1812Moved to Chatham as dockyard flagshipBWAS-1714
8.1816Victualling depot at ChathamBWAS-1714
3.1830Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 6/25 Archive

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ADM 29-1 Document

NA-ROA Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Barry Jolly on Tuesday 16th of January 2018 16:14

Please note that Captain Thomas Peyton was appointed to Ceres in August 1794, and not his brother John. (All very confusing as there were three Peyton brothers, all Captains at the same time.) Thomas Peyton took over from Captain Hamilton.
He moved to Minerva in July 1795.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 23rd of November 2017 19:57

Circa Feb 1800 Lieut. Barley Reynolds, of the Ceres, died of an apoplexy, with which he was seized whilst playing at backgammon. He was universally esteemed and respected and was most honourably attended to the grave by Capt NichoIas, and all the other officers, part of the ship's company, and the whole of the marines of the ship he belonged to.
29 Mar 1803 Lieut Johnston, an experienced officer, has been appointed in command of the Ceres, which is to be stationed at the Nore, as a slop ship.

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