Venus (1), 1793
Type: Hired Cutter ; Armament 8
Hired : 1793 ; Disposal date or year : 1797
Notes:

1 Jan 1799 CO : Thomas Sayer ; stationed : Downs and North Sea (N.C.).

NB This would appear to be one of those vessels which the Naval Chronicle, Vol. 1, circa p. 264, makes reference, but whose hire was terminated a year or so previously.

Venus (2), 1794
Type: Hired Cutter ; Armament 8
Hired : 1794 ; Disposal date or year : 1801
Notes:

30 Aug 1795 Hired Armed Cutters Venus and Grace recaptured the Charlotte Victualler.

3 Mar 1796 recaptured the Roxburgh Packet.

19 Jul 1796 Sloops Fairy and Racoon, and Resolution, Flora, Venus (1) , and Grace cutters, captured the Aurora.

27 Aug 1796 salvage arising from the recapture of the Charlotte Victualler and Roxburgh Packet will be paid in the Downs.

1 Jan 1799 CO : B Fearehead ; stationed : Downs and North Sea (N.C.).

24 Jan 1801 prize money arising the capture of the Aurora due for payment on arrival in port.

Venus (3), 1795
Type: Hired Cutter ; Armament 8
Hired : 1794 ; Disposal date or year : 1801
Notes:

1 Jan 1799 CO : Harry Gammon ; stationed : North Sea (N.C.).

Venus, 1799
Type: Frigate ;
Surrendered : 1799 ;
Notes:

28 August 1799, Venus, 24, captured by voluntary surrendering (the seamen having refused to fight against the orange flag) to a British squadron under Vice-admiral Mitchell, in the Nieueve Diep, Texel.

18 Mar 1800, Sheerness, the Navy Board have recently issued orders for the Dutch ships of war which are lying in the River Medway to be surveyed and valued. And the following ships, which were taken possession of by the British squadron under the command of Vice-Admiral Mitchell, in the New Diep, in the Texel, are condemned as prizes, viz. Broederschop, of 54 guns ; Hector, of 44 guns ; Venus, of 24 guns ; Minerva, of 24 guns ; and the Drocherland store ship.

Venus, 1803
Type: Hired Cutter ; Armament 10
Hired : Jun 1803 ; Disposal date or year : 1804
Disposal Details : re-named.
Notes:

1804 Venus renamed Arthur.

Venus, 1804
Type: Hired lugger ; Armament 8
Hired : 1804 ; Disposal date or year : 1804
Disposal Details : re-named.
Notes:

1804 Venus renamed Agnes.