HMS Venus (1758)

Action between HMS Venus (left) and French frigate La Sémillante, 27 May 1793.
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Venus
Ordered	13 July 1756
Builder	John Okill, Liverpool
Laid down	16 August 1756
Launched	11 March 1758
Completed	30 June 1758
Commissioned	March 1758
Renamed	HMS Heroine (1807)
Fate	Sold to break up at Deptford, 22 September 1828
General characteristics
Class and type	Venus-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	72229⁄94 (bm)
Length	128 ft 4+1⁄2 in (39.1 m) (gundeck) 106 ft 3 in (32.4 m) (keel)
Beam	35 ft 9 in (10.9 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 4 in (3.8 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	240 officers and men (215 from 1792)
Armament	As built: Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns QD: 8 × 6-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns From 1792: Upperdeck: 24 × 12-pounder guns QD: 6 × 6-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Venus (renamed HMS Heroine in 1809) was the name ship of the 36-gun Venus-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1758 and served for more than half a century until 1809. She was reduced from 36 to 32 guns in 1792. She was sold in 1822.