USS Enterprise (1799)
1799 US Navy schooner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about USS Enterprise (1799)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For other ships with the same name, see USS Enterprise (disambiguation).
The USS Enterprise was a schooner, built by Henry Spencer at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1799. 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.
Quick Facts History, United States ...
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[1] (bm) |
Length | 84 ft 7 in (25.78 m) |
Beam | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
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 |
Close