French frigate Vénus (1806)

Vénus (left) at the action of 18 September 1810
History
France
NameVénus
NamesakeVenus
Ordered26 March 1805
BuilderLe Havre
Laid downApril 1805
Launched5 July 1806
In serviceAugust 1808
Captured18 September 1810
United Kingdom
NameNereide
FateBroken up in 1816
General characteristics
TypeFrigate
Tons burthen1148 bm
Length46 metres (151 ft)
Beam12 metres (39 ft)
Draught7 metres (23 ft)
Complement330 men
Armament
ArmourTimber

Vénus was a 40-gun Junon-class frigate of the French Imperial Navy. She was captured in 1810 by the Royal Navy, and taken into British service as HMS Nereide. She was broken up in 1816.