Spanish Fifth Rate frigate 'Ceres' (1791)

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Ceres			12096
Nominal Guns	40
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Acquired	22.12.1791
Shipyard	Havana - Cuba
Constructor	Landa RomeroSpanish Designer Ship Builder Service 1771-1791
Category	Fifth Rate
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	12.5.1804

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1797 - 3.1797Capitán de fragataE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1.8.1793At La Habana with frigate Gloria and urca Santa Librada
10.1793Left La Habana to Veracruz.
4.11.1793Arrived at Veracruz.B079
4.12.1793Left Veracruz to La Habana with 3,316,745 pesos.
13.2.1794Left La Habana for Cadiz in company with San Pedro Apostol and San Lorenzo with 15,000,000 pesos.
29.3.1794The three vessels arrived in CadizB079
19.12.1796Blanche vs Ceres
14.2.17972nd Battle of Cape St Vincent

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B079Agustin R. Rodriguez Gonzalez, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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