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French frigate Vénus (1782)

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Proserpine, sister-ship of Vénus
History
Kingdom of France
NameVénus
NamesakeVenus
BuilderBrest
Laid downNovember 1781
Launched14 July 1782
CommissionedOctober 1782
FateWrecked on 31 December 1788 in the Indian Ocean
General characteristics
Class and typeHébé-class frigate
Displacement700 tonnes
Length46.3 m (152 ft)
Beam11.9 m (39 ft)
Draught5.5 m (18 ft)
Complement297
Armament
  • 26 x long 18-pounders
  • 8 x long 8-pounders

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

References

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  • 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.