HMS Enterprise (1705)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Enterprise.
"L'Entreprise" redirects here. For other uses, see French ship L'Entreprise.

History
France
NameL'Entreprise
Commissioned1705
CapturedBy Royal Navy, 7 May 1705
Great Britain
NameHMS Enterprise
Acquired1 June 1705
Commissioned1705
In service1705–1707
FateWrecked off Thornton, Lancashire, 12 October 1707
General characteristics
Class and type24-gun sixth rate
Tons burthen320 75⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 93 ft 0 in (28.3 m) gundeck
  • 79 ft 9 in (24.3 m) keel for tonnage
Beam27 ft 6 in (8.4 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold11 ft 5 in (3.5 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement115
Armament
  • 20 × 6-pdr guns on wooden trucks
  • 4 × 4-pdr guns on wooden trucks

HMS Enterprise (sometimes spelled Enterprize) was a 24-gun sixth-rate (named Enterprise[1] or L'Entreprenante[2]) of the French Navy captured by HMS Triton (also spelt as Tryton[3]) on 7 May 1705.[4] She was registered as a Royal Navy ship on 1 June 1705 and commissioned shortly afterwards. She served in the Mediterranean and with Admiral Byng's squadron at the Downs. She was wrecked in 1707 with the loss of all hands.[5]

She was the first vessel in the Royal Navy to be named Enterprise.[6]

  1. ^ Lyon
  2. ^ Winfield
  3. ^ Colledge, Tryton
  4. ^ Lyon
  5. ^ Winfield
  6. ^ Colledge