HMS Venus
For the drinking song, see Good Ship Venus.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Venus, after Venus, the goddess of love in Roman mythology:
- HMS Venus (1758) was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1758. She was reduced to 32 guns in 1792 and renamed HMS Heroine in 1809. She was sold in 1828.
- HMS Venus (1807) was a 36-gun fifth rate captured from the Danes in 1807. She was sold in 1815.
- HMS Venus (1820) was a 46-gun fifth rate launched in 1820. She was lent to the Marine Society between 1848 and 1862 as a training ship and was sold in 1864.
- HMS Venus (1895) was an Eclipse-class protected cruiser launched in 1895 and sold in 1921.
- HMS Venus (R50) was a V-class destroyer launched in 1943. She was converted into a Type 15 frigate between 1951 and 1952, and was sold in 1972.
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