Ceres (1800 ship)
Ceres in the China Seas, c. 1820, by Huggins | |
| History | |
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| France | |
| Launched | 1784 |
| Captured | c. 1800 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Ceres |
| Namesake | Ceres - the Roman goddess of agriculture |
| Owner |
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| Acquired | c. 1800 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Last listed 1822 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 318, or 331, or 353 (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | Brig |
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Ceres was launched in France in 1784. The British captured her circa 1800 and sold her as a prize. Once under British ownership she sailed to the Mediterranean, but in 1801 she started sailing in the slave trade. She made four voyages as a slave ship, gathering slaves in West Africa and delivering them to the West Indies. After the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807 she became a West Indiaman, and then an East Indiaman. She was last listed in 1822.