French corvette Vénus (1794)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Vénus and HMS Scout.
Vénus was a corvette of the French Navy that the British captured in 1800.[lower-alpha 1] Renamed HMS Scout, she served briefly in the Channel before being wrecked in 1801, a few days after taking a major prize.
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France | |
Name | Vengeance |
Builder | Bordeaux |
Laid down | 1793 |
Launched | January 1794 |
In service | April 1794 |
Renamed | Vénus (1795) |
Captured | 22 October 1800 |
Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Scout |
Acquired | 22 October 1800 by capture |
Fate | Wrecked 25 March 1801 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Displacement | 550 tons (French)[2] |
Tons burthen | 40553⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 111 ft 0 in (33.8 m) (overall; 89 ft 10+5⁄8 in (27.4 m) (keel) |
Beam | 29 ft 1+1⁄2 in (8.9 m) |
Draught | 4.55 m (14.9 ft) (laden) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 4 in (4.1 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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