HMS Enterprise (1848)
HMS Enterprise (left) and HMS Investigator (right) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Enterprise |
| Builder | Money Wigram and Sons, Blackwall |
| Cost | £24,545 |
| Launched | 5 April 1848 |
| Acquired | Purchased February 1848 on stocks |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Arctic Discovery Ship |
| Tonnage | 471 tons (Builder's Measure) |
| Length | 125.6 ft (38.3 m) |
| Beam | 28.8 ft (8.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Sail plan | Barque-rigged |
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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.