French frigate Vénus (1782)

Vénus was a 38-gun Hébé-class frigate of the French Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Vénus.
Proserpine, sister-ship of Vénus
History
Kingdom of France
Name: Vénus
Namesake: Venus
Builder: Brest
Laid down: November 1781
Launched: 14 July 1782
Commissioned: October 1782
Fate: Wrecked on 31 December 1788 in the Indian Ocean
General characteristics
Class and type: Hébé-class frigate
Displacement: 700 tonnes
Length: 46.3 m (152 ft)
Beam: 11.9 m (39 ft)
Draught: 5.5 m (18 ft)
Complement: 297
Armament:
  • 26 x long 18-pounders
  • 8 x long 8-pounders

In the summer of 1782, Vénus operated as a transport between Rochefort and Île de Ré. She served in Martinique during the American War of Independence.

From 1785 to 1788, Vénus undertook a scientific expedition in the Indian Ocean, under Captain de Rossily.

Vénus was wrecked in a storm on her way back to France, on 31 December 1788

References
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. p. Vénus. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.


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