British Sixth Rate frigate 'Enterprise' (1774)

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Enterprise	4111
Nominal Guns	28
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.1771
Keel Laid Down	9.9.1771
Acquired	24.8.1774
First Commissioned	23.5.1775
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford
Ship Class	Enterprise Class (1771)
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784
Constructor	Adam HayesBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1748-1785
Category	Sixth Rate
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	8.1807

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck120' 6"Imperial Feet36.5836
Length of Keel99' 6"Imperial Feet30.1921
Breadth33' 6"Imperial Feet10.1092
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Draught Forward7' 6 ½"Imperial Feet2.1463
Draught Aft12' 1 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen593 ⁸⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

24.8.1774Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

1781Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1.1771200Design Complement

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.5.1775 - 26.1.1780Captain ADM 6/21/93BWAS-171426.1.1780 - 14.8.1781Captain ADM 6/22/124
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 4.5.1780BWAS-171415.8.1781 - 7.1.1783Captain: on board from 31.8.1781 ADM 6/22/325BWAS-17145.1.1783 - 26.5.1784Captain: on board from 13.1.1783 ADM 6/23/222
Confirmed 16.6.1784BWAS-171410.5.1790 - 26.3.1791Lieutenant ADM 6/24/27BWAS-171426.3.1791 - 4.12.1792Lieutenant ADM 6/24/112ADM 6/2412.1792 - 1797LieutenantBWAS-17145.12.1792 - 1792Lieutenant ADM 6/24/183ADM 6/241.1.1798 - 10.6.1803LieutenantBWAS-171410.3.1803 - 26.5.1806Lieutenant Discharged ADM 196/6/296BWAS-17141806 - 5.1806LieutenantBWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
15.9.1779 - 14.9.1781Second Lieutenant ADM 6/22/247
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 8.2.1781ADM 6/22

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.3.1779 - 28.1.1780MasterADM 29-19.8.1796 - 25.7.1797GunnerADM 29-1

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1.1.1794 - 10.3.1798MidshipmanNBD18493.1803 - 1.1804Master's MateNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
24.8.1774building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £11168.11.6dBWAS-1714
4.1775Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
20.6.1775Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3564.17.0dBWAS-1714
1781Still in the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
7.1781Began refitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
14.8.1781Paid offBWAS-1714
10.1781Completed refitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £5185.19.2dBWAS-1714
27.4.1782Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
4.10.1782Took the Ship
26.5.1784

Paid off

BWAS-1714
5.1790fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
3.1791Moved to the Tower and decommissionedBWAS-1714
12.1792Recommissioned as a holding ship for impressed menBWAS-1714
8.1807Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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