HMS Ceres

HMS Ceres

Three ships and two shore bases of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS "Ceres", after the goddess Ceres of Roman mythology.

* The first "Ceres" was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1777, renamed "Raven" in July 1782, and captured by the French in December of that year.
* The second "Ceres" was a 32-gun fifth-rate launched in 1781 and broken up 1830.
* The third "Ceres" was a light cruiser launched 1917, sold and broken up in 1946.
* The fourth HMS "Ceres" was the Supply and Secretariat training school at Wetherby, Yorkshire, closed in 1958 when training was transferred to HMS "Pembroke".
*"Ceres Division" is the Leeds-based satellite unit of Liverpool's Unit, HMS "Eaglet" in the Royal Naval Reserve.


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