HMS Venus was an Eclipse-class protected cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1890s.
Venus at anchor during World War I
Somali crewmen on the quarterdeck of Venus at Singapore
The Eclipse-class cruisers were a class of nine second-class protected cruisers constructed for the Royal Navy in the mid-1890s.
HMS Talbot
Right elevation, deck plan and hull section as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1896