HMS Enterprise (1848)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Enterprise.

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HMS Enterprise (left) and HMS Investigator (right)
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameEnterprise
BuilderMoney Wigram and Sons, Blackwall[1]
Cost£24,545[1]
Launched5 April 1848
AcquiredPurchased February 1848 on stocks[1]
Fate
  • Coal depot 1860
  • Lent to the Board of Trade
  • Sold 15 September 1903[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeArctic Discovery Ship
Tonnage471 tons (Builder's Measure)
Length125.6 ft (38.3 m)[1]
Beam28.8 ft (8.8 m)[1]
Depth of hold20 ft (6.1 m)[1]
Sail planBarque-rigged

HMS Enterprise was an Arctic discovery ship laid down as a merchant vessel and purchased in 1848 before launch to search for Sir John Franklin's lost expedition. She made two Arctic voyages before becoming a coal depot, and was finally sold in 1903. She was the tenth Enterprise (or Enterprize) to serve in the Royal Navy.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.