Enterprise served throughout the American Revolutionary War as cruiser and convoy escort. She captured a prize off Cape Henry on 19 July, 1778.[3] On 7 June 1780, Enterprise, under command of Captain Patrick Leslie (not to be confused with Patrick Leslie), was at anchor in the Bay of Gibraltar with other ships of the Royal Navy. At about 1:30am, Enterprise saw some vessels drifting toward the harbour. When they came within hailing distance, the seaman on watch called a challenge. The six drifting vessels were set afire by their crews, who made their escape in small boats, leaving the flaming hulks drifting toward the British ships. Captain Leslie fired a three-gun salvo to warn the other ships, cut his anchor lines to let Enterprise drift away from the hulks, and then opened fire on the hulks in an attempt to sink them. With the Spanish fleet waiting just outside the harbour for any British ships trying to escape, the British seamen took to small boats and, at great peril to their lives, boarded the flaming hulks to attach lines to pull them away from their own ships and burn themselves out.
After this action and continued service in the Mediterranean, she sailed under the command of Captain John Payne on 27 April 1782, for the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. In October 1782, now under the command of Captain William Carnegie, she captured the 22-gun American privateerMohawk, which the Royal Navy took into service under her existing name, before selling her in 1783.[4]
Fate
Enterprise was decommissioned in May 1784. From 1790 she was stationed in port in British home waters as a receiving ship, monitoring the arrival of foreign vessels. In 1791, during the war scare known as the Spanish Armament, she was hulked as a receiving ship for impressed men at the Tower of London. In 1806 she was taken to Deptford and broken up in 1807.
In April 1806, another Enterprise-class frigate, HMS Resource (built at Rotherhithe in 1777–78) joined her sister ship at the Tower as another receiving ship to accommodate men taken up by another press at the end of the Peace of Amiens and the outbreak of the Napoleonic War. Resource was renamed Enterprise; she was broken up in 1816.
^"A Model of HMS 'Enterprise'". National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
^"The Maritime War: The Revolutionary War in Princess Anne County" (PDF). vbgov.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. p. 292. ISBN978-1844157006.
References
Gardiner, Robert (1992) The First Frigates. (London:Conway Maritime Press). ISBN0-85177-601-9.
Lyon, David (1993) The Sailing Navy List. (London: Conway Maritime Press). ISBN0-85177-617-5.
External links
Media related to HMS Enterprise (1774) at Wikimedia Commons
January 06, 2023
enterprise, 1774, other, ships, with, same, name, enterprise, enterprise, sometimes, erroneously, spelled, enterprize, sixth, rate, enterprise, class, frigate, royal, navy, name, ship, class, twenty, seven, ships, painting, hull, model, enterprise, joseph, mar. For other ships with the same name see HMS Enterprise HMS Enterprise sometimes erroneously spelled Enterprize was a 28 gun sixth rate Enterprise class frigate of the Royal Navy She was the name ship of her class of twenty seven ships Painting of the hull model of HMS Enterprise by Joseph Marshall 1777HistoryGreat BritainNameHMS EnterpriseOrderedJanuary 1771BuilderDeptford Royal DockyardLaid down9 September 1771Launched24 August 1774Completed20 June 1775CommissionedApril 1775FateBroken up August 1807General characteristicsClass and typeEnterprise class frigateTons burthen593 89 94 bm Length120 ft 6 in 36 73 m gundeck 99 ft 6 in 30 33 m keel Beam33 ft 6 in 10 21 m Depth of hold11 ft 0 in 3 35 m Sail planFull rigged shipComplement200 officers and menArmamentGundeck 24 9 pounder guns QD 4 3 pounder guns Contents 1 Construction 2 Career 3 Fate 4 Citations and references 5 External linksConstruction EditEnterprise was built at Deptford Royal Dockyard England launched in August 1774 and was commissioned in April 1775 under the command of Captain Sir Thomas Rich During her construction she was also the subject of a pair of oil paintings by Joseph Marshall simulating her ship model but actually drawn from her designs these were completed in 1777 as part of a series of such paintings commissioned by George III of the United Kingdom The pair showing Enterprise are now split between the National Maritime Museum and the Science Museum 1 2 Career EditEnterprise served throughout the American Revolutionary War as cruiser and convoy escort She captured a prize off Cape Henry on 19 July 1778 3 On 7 June 1780 Enterprise under command of Captain Patrick Leslie not to be confused with Patrick Leslie was at anchor in the Bay of Gibraltar with other ships of the Royal Navy At about 1 30am Enterprise saw some vessels drifting toward the harbour When they came within hailing distance the seaman on watch called a challenge The six drifting vessels were set afire by their crews who made their escape in small boats leaving the flaming hulks drifting toward the British ships Captain Leslie fired a three gun salvo to warn the other ships cut his anchor lines to let Enterprise drift away from the hulks and then opened fire on the hulks in an attempt to sink them With the Spanish fleet waiting just outside the harbour for any British ships trying to escape the British seamen took to small boats and at great peril to their lives boarded the flaming hulks to attach lines to pull them away from their own ships and burn themselves out After this action and continued service in the Mediterranean she sailed under the command of Captain John Payne on 27 April 1782 for the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean In October 1782 now under the command of Captain William Carnegie she captured the 22 gun American privateer Mohawk which the Royal Navy took into service under her existing name before selling her in 1783 4 Fate EditEnterprise was decommissioned in May 1784 From 1790 she was stationed in port in British home waters as a receiving ship monitoring the arrival of foreign vessels In 1791 during the war scare known as the Spanish Armament she was hulked as a receiving ship for impressed men at the Tower of London In 1806 she was taken to Deptford and broken up in 1807 In April 1806 another Enterprise class frigate HMS Resource built at Rotherhithe in 1777 78 joined her sister ship at the Tower as another receiving ship to accommodate men taken up by another press at the end of the Peace of Amiens and the outbreak of the Napoleonic War Resource was renamed Enterprise she was broken up in 1816 Citations and references EditCitations Painting of HMS Enterprize Science Museum London Retrieved 3 March 2018 A Model of HMS Enterprise National Maritime Museum Retrieved 3 March 2017 The Maritime War The Revolutionary War in Princess Anne County PDF vbgov com Retrieved 26 September 2021 Winfield Rif 2007 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 1792 Design Construction Careers and Fates Seaforth p 292 ISBN 978 1844157006 ReferencesGardiner Robert 1992 The First Frigates London Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 601 9 Lyon David 1993 The Sailing Navy List London Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 617 5 External links Edit Media related to HMS Enterprise 1774 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Enterprise 1774 amp oldid 1113061613, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
