USS Enterprise (1799)
Enterprise capturing Tripolitan Corsair. 1801 | |
| 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 (bm) |
| Length | 84 ft 7 in (25.78 m) 60 feet at keel |
| Beam | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Draft | 9 feet 6 inches |
| 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 |
USS Enterprise was a schooner, built by Henry Spencer at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1799 for the United States Navy. 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.