French corvette Cérès (1795) explained
Cérès was an 18-gun
Etna-class corvette of the
French Navy, 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.
References
- Book: Roche, Jean-Michel. 2005. Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 978-2-9525917-0-6. 165892922. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. 1. (1671-1870)
- Book: Winfield, Rif. British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793—1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. 2008. 978-1861762467.
- Book: Rif. Winfield. Stephen S . Roberts . French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786—1862: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. 2015. 9781848322042.