Venus (ship)

Several vessels have been named Venus for the planet Venus or the Roman goddess Venus:

• Venus (1788 ship) was launched at Deptford in 1788 and made 15 voyages as a whaler in the British Southern Whale Fishery. She was last listed in 1823.
• Venus (1802 ship) was a schooner of uncertain origin. She made one successful voyage in 1802 as a slave ship. A French privateer captured Venus in 1804 on her second slave voyage.
• Venus (1805 ship) was a French prize of the same name that between 1805 and 1811 belonged to Daniel Bennett & Son, who sailed her as a whaler. She was last listed in 1812.
• Venus (1807 ship) was built in Mauritius in 1807. She spent most of her career sailing between London and the Cape of Good Hope (CGH), and Mauritius. She wrecked in July 1826 while sailing from Sydney to Singapore.
• Venus (1809 ship) was launched at Chittagong in 1809 as a country ship. She participated as a transport in two British invasions. Then in 1815 USS Peacock captured her. By 1818 or so she was back under British ownership. She may have traded with New South Wales and the Cape of Good Hope. She was last listed in 1833.
• Venus (1815 ship) was launched in France in 1802, possibly under another name. A Guernsey privateer captured her in 1805, but she first appeared as Venus in British sources in 1815. She traded generally until in 1830 she carried cargo to Port Jackson. Between 1831 and 1835 she made several voyages from Port Jackson as a whaler, sailing primarily to New Zealand waters. She returned to England and was last listed in 1838.

See also[]

• French ship Vénus – any one of 16 vessels of the French Navy
• HM hired armed lugger Venus
• HMS Venus – any one of five ships of the Royal Navy
• USS Venus (AK-135)

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