Getting transform from an instantiated clone to parent it?

void SpawnPlayer (Transform ship) {
Vector3 centPos = new Vector3(0,0,0);

         Object playerP = Network.Instantiate(Player, centPos, centPos, mainCamGroup);
         
         ship.parent = playerP.transform;
     }

Ship is another instantiated object.

I need to obtain the transform from an initiated clone, however the type of instantiate is 'Object' which has no Transform type.

How do I do what i'm trying to achieve?

Thanks in advance, and please ask if you have questions! Ill be monitoring constantly for now.

EDIT---------- using UnityEngine; using System.Collections;

 public class GameManager : MonoBehaviour {
     
     /// <summary>
     /// This script is attached to the 'Game Manager' and 
     /// allows player to spawn, after selecting the pre game options
     /// </summary>
 
     //Variables-----------------------------------------------------------------
     
     private bool justConnectedToServer = false;
     
     //Used to determine which civ player is on.
     
     public bool american = false;
     
     public bool british = false;
     
     private int mainCamGroup = 0;
     
     //Used to defined join civ window
     
     private Rect joinCivRect;
     
     private string joinCivWindowTitle = "Select Your Mother Civilation";
     
     private int joinCivWindowWidth = 330;
     
     private int joinCivWindowHeight = 100;
     
     private int joinCivLeftIndent;
     
     private int joinCivTopIndent;
     
     private int buttonHeight = 40;
     
     public GameObject Player;
     
     public GameObject amCivMothShip;
     
     public GameObject britCivMothShip;
     
     private GameObject[] eastSpawnPoints;
     
     private int amCivGroup = 1;
     
     private int britCivGroup = 2;
     
     
     //End of Variables----------------------------------------------------------
     void OnConnectedToServer ()
     {
         justConnectedToServer = true;    
     }
     
     
     void PickMotherCivWindow (int windowID)
     {
         //If the player clicks join American button, they're assigned to American and are spawned.
         if(GUILayout.Button("American", GUILayout.Height(buttonHeight)))
         {
             american = true;
             
             justConnectedToServer = false;
             
             SpawnAmericanMothShip();
             
         }
         
         //If the player clicks join british button, they're assigned to british and are spawned.
         if(GUILayout.Button("British", GUILayout.Height(buttonHeight)))
         {
             british = true;
             
             justConnectedToServer = false;
             
             SpawnBritishMothShip ();
         }
     }
     
     
     void OnGUI () 
     {
         if(justConnectedToServer == true)
         {
             joinCivLeftIndent = Screen.width / 2 - joinCivWindowWidth / 2;
             
             joinCivTopIndent = Screen.height / 2 - joinCivWindowHeight / 2;
             
             joinCivRect  = new Rect(joinCivLeftIndent, joinCivTopIndent, 
                                     joinCivWindowWidth, joinCivWindowHeight);
             
             joinCivRect = GUILayout.Window(0, joinCivRect, PickMotherCivWindow, joinCivWindowTitle);
         }
         
     }
     
     void SpawnAmericanMothShip () 
     {    
         //Find all spawn points, and establish a reference in an array.    
         
         eastSpawnPoints = GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("SpawnEast");
         
         //Below will randomly select a spawn point
         
         GameObject eastSpawnPoint = eastSpawnPoints[Random.Range(0, eastSpawnPoints.Length)];
         
         //Instantiate player at random spawn
         
         GameObject ship = (GameObject)Network.Instantiate(amCivMothShip, eastSpawnPoint.transform.position,
             eastSpawnPoint.transform.rotation, amCivGroup);
         
         SpawnPlayer((GameObject)ship);
     }
     
     
     void SpawnBritishMothShip ()
     {
         //Find allspawn points, and establish a reference in an array.
         eastSpawnPoints = GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("SpawnEast");
      
         //Below will randomly select a spawn point
         GameObject eastSpawnPoint = eastSpawnPoints[Random.Range(0, eastSpawnPoints.Length)];
      
         //Instantiate ship at random spawn
         GameObject ship = (GameObject)Network.Instantiate(britCivMothShip, eastSpawnPoint.transform.position,
         eastSpawnPoint.transform.rotation, britCivGroup);
      
         SpawnPlayer((GameObject)ship);
     }
      
     void SpawnPlayer (GameObject ship)
     {
         Vector3 centPos = new Vector3(0,0,0);
         
         GameObject playerP = (GameObject)Network.Instantiate(Player, centPos, Quaternion.Euler(0,0,0), mainCamGroup);
         
         ship.transform.parent = playerP.transform;
     }
 }

Im sorry for the long script, but since i'm probably making a stupid mistake, id rather not edit out the useless stuff.

As a side note, i double checked the assignments to the GameObjects AmCivMothShip, BritCivMothShip, and player.

As a side side note, 'civ' is short for civilization, 'moth' is short for mother. Am and Brit are american and british respectively(obviously).