French corvette Vénus (1794)

French service: 185 men; 200 when captured
British service: 185 men

*Vénus*
History
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
Displacement	550 tons (French)
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
Complement	French service: 185 men; 200 when captured; British service: 185 men;
Armament	French service: 28 guns originally; 32 when captured; British service:; Upper deck: 18 × 24-pounder carronades; Fc:2 × 6-pounder chase guns;

Vénus was a corvette of the French Navy that the British captured in 1800. 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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