French frigate Vénus (1782)
Vénus was a 38-gun Hébé-class frigate of the French Navy.
Proserpine, sister-ship of Vénus | |
History | |
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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 |
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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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