Three ships named ''Ceres'', for
Ceres
Ceres most commonly refers to:
* Ceres (dwarf planet), the largest asteroid
* Ceres (mythology), the Roman goddess of agriculture
Ceres may also refer to:
Places
Brazil
* Ceres, Goiás, Brazil
* Ceres Microregion, in north-central Goiás st ...
, the Roman goddess of agriculture, served the British
East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southea ...
(EIC) as
East Indiamen:
* was launched in 1773 and made four voyages before she was sold in 1784 as a hulk.
* was launched in 1787 and made three voyages before the British
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
purchased her and renamed her HMS ''Grampus''. ''Grampus'' stranded in 1799 in the Thames and had to be burnt.
* was launched in 1797 and made nine voyages for the EIC before she was sold in 1816 as a hulk.
In addition, one vessel named performed two voyages for the EIC under charter.
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Ships of the British East India Company
Ship names