Ceres I
| Owner | 1916 AS Stubbekøbing 1916 JN Ellingsen, Holmestrand 1916 Emil Harstad, Holmestrand and Nils O. Lofstad, Tønsberg |
| Ship type | Seal hunters |
| Construction site | Svendborg, Denmark |
| Year built | 1912 |
| Building materials | wood, oak hull |
| Length, year of construction | 77,6 feet |
| Dimensions in width, year of construction | 21,3 feet |
| Dimensions in depth, year of construction | 7,6 feet |
| Tonnage | 98 GRT |
| Machine, original | Seal |
| Machine, new | 1917 2 cyl. comp. Gothenburg 1893 mod. |
| Reconstructions Shipyard | 1917 converted from sailing ship to D/S, crew cabin for 10 people added on the front deck, reinforced in the bow with iron slats. |
| Shipwrecked | Wrecked in the West Ice April 1917 with 13 men |
| Additional information | Went out to hunt in the Vesterisen on March 22, 1917. This is the last certain sighting of the ship. The skipper of "Driftig" thought he had seen them on April 5, 1917 in position 70.50 N – 5.30 W. "Ceres 1" got away in a storm together with six other ships. Read more about this drama here: https://www.ishavsmuseet.no/fortellingar/paskemysteriet-i-vesterisen-1917/ Those who came away with "Ceres 1" were: Johannes C. Johannesen, Tønsberg, Erling Fritjof Bergithon Gundersen, Tønsberg, Anders Andersen, Tønsberg, Anton Jørgensen, Tønsberg, Hugo Tørnqvist, Ørebro in Sweden, Hans N. Christiansen, Tønsberg, Olaus J. Johannessen, Tønsberg, Vestby Severin Lind, Onsøy, Erik Hansen, Horten, Christian M. Skar, Tønsberg, Fritjof T. Kristiansen, Tjøme, Georg W. Andersen, Horten, and Oskar M. Hermansen, Sande in Vestfold |
