HMS Ceres
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Three ships 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.
- Ceres Division is the Leeds-based satellite unit of Nottingham's Unit, HMS Sherwood in the Royal Naval Reserve.
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