&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:EnterpriseTripoli.jpg) Enterprise capturing Tripolitan Corsair. 1801
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Enterprise |
| Builder | Henry Spencer |
| Cost | $16,240 |
| Launched | 1799 |
| Fate | Lost July 9, 1823 |
| General characteristics 1799 | |
| Tons burthen | 135[1] (bm) |
| Length | 84 ft 7 in (25.78 m) 60 feet at keel[2] |
| Beam | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Draft | 9 feet 6 inches[3] |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Sail plan | Schooner |
| Complement | 70 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 12 × 6 pounder guns (2.7 kg) |
| General characteristics 1800 | |
| Tons burthen | 165 (bm) |
| Length | 83 ft 6 in (25.5 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft 6 in (6.9 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) |
| Armament | 14 guns |
The USS Enterprise was a schooner, built by Henry Spencer at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1799. Her first commander thought that she was too lightly built and that her quarters, in particular, should be bulletproofed. Enterprise was overhauled and rebuilt several times, effectively changing from a twelve-gun schooner to a fourteen-gun topsail schooner and eventually to a brig. Enterprise saw action in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean again, capturing numerous prizes. She wrecked in July 1823.
- ^ "Enterprise". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Department of the Navy – Naval Historical Center. 29 January 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2007.
- ^ Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France (PDF). Vol. VII Part 1 of 4: Naval Operations December 1800-December 1801, December 1800-March 1801. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 366. Retrieved 29 September 2024 – via Ibiblio.
- ^ Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France (PDF). Vol. VII Part 1 of 4: Naval Operations December 1800-December 1801, December 1800-March 1801. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 366. Retrieved 29 September 2024 – via Ibiblio.