French frigate Vénus (1780)
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| Name: | Vénus |
| Namesake: | Venus |
| Builder: | St. Malo |
| Launched: | 1780 |
| Fate: | Ran aground, 5 August 1781 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Frigate |
| Armament: | 32 guns |
Gun of the Vénus, on display in Concarneau
The Vénus was a 32-gun frigate of the French Navy.
She was launched in Saint-Malo in 1780. Her main duties were escorting convoys between Île de Ré, Nantes and Brest. In this capacity, she captured a British privateer on 16 June.
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.
Her guns were found in 1978, and are now on display in Concarneau.
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