French frigate Vénus (1782)
Introduction '''''Vénus''''' was a 38-gun  of the French Navy.In the summer of 1782, ''Vénus'' operated as a transport between Rochefort and Île de Ré. She served in Martinique during the American War of Independence.From 1785 to 1788, ''Vénus'' undertook a scientific expedition in the Indian Ocean, under Captain de Rossily. ''Vénus'' was wrecked in a storm on her way back to France, on 31 December 1788
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