French frigate Vénus (1806)

	Capture of HMS Ceylon
History
France
Name	Vénus
Namesake	Venus
Ordered	26 March 1805
Builder	Le Havre
Laid down	April 1805
Launched	5 July 1806
In service	August 1808
Captured	18 September 1810
United Kingdom
Name	Nereide
Fate	Broken up in 1816
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Tons burthen	1148 bm
Length	46 metres (151 ft)
Beam	12 metres (39 ft)
Draught	7 metres (23 ft)
Complement	330 men
Armament	40 guns:; Battery: 28 × 18-pounder long guns; Quarterdeck and forecastle: 12 × 8-pounder long guns;
Armour	Timber

The Vénus was a Junon-class frigate of the French Navy. She was captured in 1810 by the Royal Navy, and taken into British service as HMS Nereide. She was broken up in 1816.

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