French corvette Vénus (1794)
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Vengeance |
| Builder | Bordeaux |
| Laid down | 1793 |
| Launched | January 1794 |
| In service | April 1794 |
| Renamed | Vénus (1795) |
| Captured | 22 October 1800 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Scout |
| Acquired | 22 October 1800 by capture |
| Fate | Wrecked 25 March 1801 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 550 tons (French) |
| Tons burthen | 40553⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 111 ft 0 in (33.8 m) (overall; 89 ft 10+5⁄8 in (27.4 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 29 ft 1+1⁄2 in (8.9 m) |
| Draught | 4.55 m (14.9 ft) (laden) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 4 in (4.1 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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Vénus was a corvette of the French Navy that the British captured in 1800. Renamed HMS Scout, she served briefly in the Channel before being wrecked in 1801, a few days after taking a major prize.