| Name: | VENUS |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 23/05/1920 |
| Completed: | 06/1920 |
| Builder: | Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Bill Quay |
| Yard Number: | 217 |
| Dimensions: | 2456grt, 1460nrt, 303.0 x 43.0 x 20.8ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (22, 36 & 59 x 39ins), 265nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 06/1920 | A/S D/S Orion (CP Jensen), Copenhagen |
| 07/08/1941 | Sank |
| Comments: | 1920: Laid down as a War class, standard 'H' type cargo ship |
| 07/08/1941: Mined & sunk 14 miles NNE of Hubert Gat off Emden | |
| On a voyage from Emden to Herrenwyk with a cargo of coal |
Above photo is copyright of the Robert Bomans collection