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 frigateVénus (1724), a 26-gun frigateVénus (1780), a 32-gun frigate, lead ship of her class.Vénus (1782), a Hébé class frigateVénus (1794), a 26-gun corvetteVénus (1795 ), a captured 20-gun Dutch corvetteVénus (1797), a captured Venitian galleyVénus (1799), a fluytVénus (1808), a Junon class frigateVénus (1810), a captured 20-gun Dutch corvetteVénus (1823), a 52-gun frigate, lead ship of her class.Vénus (1865), a steam frigate, lead ship of her class.Vénus (1914), an armed cargoVénus (1918), an armed cargoVénus (1936), a Minerve class submarineVénus (1966), a Daphné class submarine