HMS Enterprise (1705)
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She was the first vessel in the Royal Navy to be named Enterprise.[6]
Specifications
She was captured on 2 May and registered as a Royal Naval vessel on 1 June 1705. Her gundeck was Script error: No such module "convert". with her keel for tonnage calculation of Script error: No such module "convert".. Her breadth for tonnage was Script error: No such module "convert".. Her tonnage calculation was <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />320+75⁄94 tons. Her armament was twenty 6-pounders on the upper deck and four 4-pounders on the quarterdeck, all on wooden trucks.[7]
Commissioned service
She was commissioned in 1705 under the command of Commander John Paul, RN for service in the Mediterranean then was assigned to Admiral Byng's squadron for the winter of 1706/07 in the Downs. On 17 May 1707 Commander William Davenport assumed command.[8][9]
Loss
She was wrecked off Thornton, Lancashire, (near Blackpool) with the loss of all hands on 12 October 1707.[10]
Citations
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References
- Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603–1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2009, EPUB Template:ISBN, Chapter 6, The Sixth Rates, Vessels acquired from 18 December 1688, Sixth Rates of 20 guns and up to 26 guns, Ex-French Prizes (1704–09), Enterprise
- Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, by J.J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, © 2020, e Template:ISBN (EPUB), Section E (Enterprise)
- Lyon, The Sailing Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy, Built, Purchased and Captured, 1688–1860, by David Lyon, published by Conway Maritime Press, 1993, Template:ISBN, Enterprise, page 192