Sixteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Vénus in honour of the Roman goddess of love Venus:
Vénus (1706), a 16-gun frigate
Vénus (1724), a 26-gun frigate
Vénus (1780), a 32-gun frigate, lead ship of her class.
Vénus (1782), a Hébé class frigate
Vénus (1794), a 26-gun corvette
Vénus (1795 ), a captured 20-gun Dutch corvette
Vénus (1797), a captured Venitian galley
Vénus (1799), a fluyt
Vénus (1808), a Junon class frigate
Vénus (1810), a captured 20-gun Dutch corvette
Vénus (1823), a 52-gun frigate, lead ship of her class.
Vénus (1865), a steam frigate, lead ship of her class.
Vénus (1914), an armed cargo
Vénus (1918), an armed cargo
Vénus (1936), a Minerve class submarine
Vénus (1966), a Daphné class submarine