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Ceres | 29184 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | Unknown | EICS | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | East India Company | ||
| Launched | 1796 | EICS | |
| First Commissioned | 1797 | EICS | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | EICS | |
| Shipyard | Blackwall Yard - Blackwall | EICS | |
| Constructor | John PerryBritish Ship Builder Service 1775-1810 | EICS | |
| Category | Merchant | EICS | |
| Ship Type | East Indiaman | ||
| Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | ||
| Last known | 1816 | EICS | |
Built by Perry, launched 1796, 3 decks, 5in bottom, length 176ft 7in, keel 143ft 11½in, breadth 43ft 2¾in, hold 17ft 5½in, wing transom 26ft 9in, port cell 29ft 9½in, waist 3ft 10½in, between decks 6ft 7in, roundhouse 6ft 7in, ports 15 middle & upper, deck range 101ft 5½in, 1430 tons.
Principal Managing Owners:
1-5 Thomas Newte
6-9 George Stevens.
Voyages:
(1) 1796 Madras and China. Capt George Stevens. Portsmouth 6 Apr 1797 - 27 Jul Madras - 6 Sep Penang - 15 Oct Malacca - 22 Dec Whampoa - 28 Feb 1798 Second Bar - 5 Aug St Helena - 22 Oct Long Reach.
(2) 1799/1800 Madras and China. Capt George Stevens. Portsmouth 17 Mar 1800 - 13 Jul Madras - 27 Aug Penang - 30 Oct Whampoa - 14 Dec Second Bar - 15 Apr 1801 St Helena - 17 Jun Long Reach.
(3) 1801/2 China. Capt William Dunsford. Downs 4 Mar 1802 - 30 Jul Whampoa - 23 Oct Second Bar - 15 Feb 1803 St Helena - 26 Apr Long Reach.
(4) 1803/4 China. Capt William Dunsford. Portsmouth 9 Jun 1804 - 17 Aug Rio de Janeiro - 13 Jan 1805 Whampoa - 14 Feb Second Bar - 21 Mar Malacca - 30 Jun St Helena - 15 Sep Long Reach.
(5) 1805/6 Bombay and China. Capt William Dunsford. Portsmouth 4 Mar 1806 - 20 Jun Bombay - 4 Sep Penang - 3 Dec Whampoa - 13 Dec Second Bar - 20 Jan 1807 Penang - 17 Apr St Helena - 5 Jul Long Reach.
(6) 1807/8 Madras and China. Capt William Dunsford. Portsmouth 5 Mar 1808 - 31 May Cape - 3 Aug Madras - 21 Aug Penang - 5 Sep Malacca - 4 Oct Whampoa - 2 Feb 1809 Second Bar - 2 Mar Lintin - 22 Mar Malacca - 31 Mar Penang - 7 Jul St Helena - 14 Sep Greenhithe.
(7) 1810/11 China. Capt Hugh Scott. Portsmouth 8 Apr 1811 - 13 Jul Cape - 30 Aug Penang - 22 Oct Whampoa - 18 Dec Second Bar - 21 Mar 1812 St Helena - 15 May Long Reach.
(8) 1812/3 St Helena, Benkulen and China. Capt Hugh Scott. Portsmouth 24 Dec 1812 - St Helena - Benkulen - Penang - Malacca - Whampoa - St Helena - 10 Aug 1814 Long Reach.
(9) 1814/5 St Helena and China. Capt Hugh Scott. Downs 3 Apr 1815 - 28 May St Helena - 22 Aug Penang - 9 Sep Malacca - 13 Oct Whampoa - 30 Nov Second Bar - 25 Mar 1816 St Helena - 14 May Long Reach.