HMS Venus (1758)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Venus.

Career (Great Britain)
Name:	HMS Venus
Ordered:	13 July 1756
Builder:	John Okill, Liverpool
Laid down:	16 August 1756
Launched:	11 March 1758
Completed:	30 June 1758
Commissioned:	March 1758
Fate:	Sold to break up at Deptford, 22 September 1828
General characteristics
Class and type:	Venus-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen:	722 29⁄94 bm
Length:	128 ft 4.5 in (39.129 m) (gundeck) 106 ft 3 in (32.39 m) (keel)
Beam:	35 ft 9 in (10.90 m)
Depth of hold:	12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
Sail plan:	Full-rigged ship
Complement:	240 officers and men (215 from 1792)
Armament:	As built: 36 guns comprising Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pounder guns Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns From 1792: 32 guns comprising Upperdeck: 24 × 12-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 6 × 6-pounder guns Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Venus was the name ship of the 36-gun Venus-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1758 and served for more than half a century until paid off in 1809, although she was reduced from 36 guns to 32 guns in 1792.

References

Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5.
Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.

Venus-class frigates

Pallas · Venus · Brilliant

Preceded by: Richmond class · Followed by: Niger class See List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy