HMS Enterprise (1774)

Painting of the hull model of HMS Enterprise by Joseph Marshall, 1777
History
RN EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Enterprise
OrderedJanuary 1771
BuilderDeptford Royal Dockyard
Laid down9 September 1771
Launched24 August 1774
Completed20 June 1775
CommissionedApril 1775
FateBroken up, August 1807
General characteristics
Class and typeEnterprise-class frigate
Tons burthen593 8994 (bm)
Length
  • 120 ft 6 in (36.73 m) (gundeck)
  • 99 ft 6 in (30.33 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement200 officers and men
Armament
  • Gundeck: 24 × 9-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 3-pounder guns

HMS Enterprise (historically spelled Enterprize) was a 28-gun sixth-rate Enterprise-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was the name ship of her class of twenty-seven ships.