| Name: | CERES also seen as CERERA and TSERERA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 07/05/1898 |
| Completed: | 06/1898 |
| Builder: | William Dobson & Co |
| Yard: | Walker |
| Yard Number: | 99 |
| Dimensions: | 3315grt, 2176nrt, 345.6 x 46.2 x 15.5ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (23, 37 & 60 x 42ins), 255nhp |
| Engines by: | Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 06/1898 | Russian Steam Navigation & Trading Co, Odessa |
| 04/02/1917 | Sank |
| Comments: | 15/04/1907: Ashore at Whinspit, Swanage Bay |
| On a voyage from Riga to Odessa carrying general cargo | |
| Re-floated by 5 tugs & towed to Portland Roads. Beached near Ferry Bridge | |
| Part cargo discharged, then re-floated and taken to Southampton for repair | |
| 04/02/1917: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat UB18, 37 miles N of Ouessant | |
| On a voyage from Cardiff to Brest with a cargo of coal |
Above photo shows CERES damaged in Portland Roads in 1907. Photo is courtesy of the Lemachko BV collection
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Above photo shows CERES damaged in Portland Roads in 1907. Photo is courtesy of the Lemachko BV collection
Above photo shows CERES damaged in Portland Roads in 1907. Photo is courtesy of the Lemachko BV collection
Jarrow Express, Friday, 13/05/1898
Hampshire Advertiser, Saturday, 20/04/1907