American Merchant schooner 'Venus' (1813)

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Mahonesa (34) 1789-1796
Spanish 34 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1789)
Le Guerrier (74) 1753-1798
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1753)
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(1797)
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French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1792 Renamed "Peuple Souverain"
(1757)
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French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1789)
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French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1797)
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French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1765)
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French 84 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
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British 74 Gun
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Venus
Nominal Guns	Unarmed	ref:1950
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1813	ref:1950
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1950
Category	Merchant	ref:1950
Ship Type	Schooner
Sold	15.2.1813	ref:1950
Becomes	Swedish Merchant schooner 'Christina' (1813) (Unarmed) 1813-1813 Swedish Unarmed Gun Merchant Schooner

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1950
Breadth22' 2''US Feet6.7056
Depth in Hold8' 7''US Feet2.4384
Burthen113US Ton
Length on the waterline70US Feet1.778

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1813 - 1813/02/15 Sole Ownerref:1950

Service History

DateEventSource
15.2.1813

Sold to Andrew Arfvidson for $3500

ref:1950

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1950 Archive

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Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:05	Jon Miller	Spanish Fifth Rate frigate 'Mahonesa' (1789) (34) 1789-1796 Spanish 34 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:05	Jon Miller	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Guerrier' (1753) (74) 1753-1798 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:03	Jon Miller	French Privateer ship 'L'Heureux' (1797) (16) 1797-1798 French 16 Gun Privateer Ship
Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:01	Jon Miller	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Souverain' (1757) (74) 1757-1798 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1792 Renamed "Peuple Souverain"
Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:00	Jon Miller	French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Aquilon' (1789) (74) 1789-1798 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

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