''Cérès'' was an 18-gun ''Etna''-class

corvette A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the slo ...

of the

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, launched in 1795. Begun in 1794 as ''Courageuse'', the corvette was renamed ''Cérès'' in May 1795 and launched the same month. In 1797, she was again renamed, as ''Enfant de la Patrie''. She was wrecked on the shores of Norway on 17 February 1798.

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* (1671-1870) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ceres (1795) Age of Sail corvettes of France 1795 ships Ships built in France Etna-class corvettes Maritime incidents in 1798 Shipwrecks of Norway