For other ships with the same name, see HMS Venus.
His Majesty's hired armedluggerVenus, which was renamed Agnes in 1804,[1] served the British Royal Navy from 8 March 1804 until she foundered in the Texel in March 1806.
She was of 6687⁄94 tons (bm), and her armament consisted of six 12-pounder carronades.[1] She had a crew of 23 men.[2] She served on a contract from 26 April March 1804 to 25 October 1806,[1] during which time the Admiralty paid £2017 12s per year for her hire.[2]
Around early March 1806 Agnes sent into Yarmouth Amelia Sophia, Kahler, master, which had been sailing from Amsterdam to Bordeaux.[4]
Agnes was under the command of Lieutenant William Morgan when she foundered off the Texel. The date of her loss may be 4 March 1806,[1] or 28 March 1806.[5] The fate of her 30-man crew is unknown.[6]
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^The prize money for an ordinary seaman was 10d.[3]
Grocott, Terence (1997). Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary & Napoleonic Eras. London: Chatham. ISBN1861760302.
Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN0-948864-30-3.
Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN978-1-86176-246-7.
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