French frigate Vénus (1782)
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 & 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 |
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Vénus was a 38-gun Hébé-class frigate of the French Navy.
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