History
France
Name	Vénus
Namesake	Venus
Builder	St. Malo[1]
Launched	1780[1]
Fate	Ran aground, 5 August 1781[1]
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Armament	32 guns

Vénus was a 32-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.

Vénus was launched in Saint-Malo in 1780. Under Captain Gouzillon de Bélizal,^[2] she patrolled between Île de Ré, Nantes and Brest and escorted convoys. In this capacity, she captured the British privateer Lord Amherst on 16 June 1781.^[1][3]

She was wrecked on 5 August 1781 near Glénan Islands, off Concarneau, when she ran aground due to a navigation error of the pilot. The crew was saved, but in spite of efforts to refloat her, she became a total loss.^[1]

Her guns were found in 1978, and are now on display in Concarneau.

• Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

• Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Vénus, netmarine.net

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