French ship Vénus
Sixteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Vénus in honour of the Roman goddess of love Venus:
- Vénus (1706), a 16-gun frigate
- Vénus (1724), a 26-gun frigate
- Vénus (1780), a 32-gun frigate, lead ship of her class.
- Vénus (1782), a Hébé class frigate
- Vénus (1794), a 26-gun corvette
- Vénus (1795 ), a captured 20-gun Dutch corvette
- Vénus (1797), a captured Venitian galley
- Vénus (1799), a fluyt
- Vénus (1808), a Junon class frigate
- Vénus (1810), a captured 20-gun Dutch corvette
- Vénus (1823), a 52-gun frigate, lead ship of her class.
- Vénus (1865), a steam frigate, lead ship of her class.
- Vénus (1914), an armed cargo
- Vénus (1918), an armed cargo
- Vénus (1936), a Minerve class submarine
- Vénus (1966), a Daphné class submarine
Sources and references
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- NetMarine
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