page_title: French frigate Vénus (1782)
hierarchical_section_title: French frigate Vénus (1782)
caption_attribution_description: A depiction of the H.M.S. Amelia pursuing the French frigate Aréthuse.
context_page_description: Vénus was a 38-gun Hébé-class frigate 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
context_section_description: Vénus was a 38-gun Hébé-class frigate 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
caption: Proserpine, sister-ship of Vénus
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