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Enterprize

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Nominal Guns10HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Extant1758HCA26
First Commissioned3.5.1758HCA26
Home PortLondon - Thames HCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryPrivateerHCA26
Ship TypeUnknownHCA26
Last known1758HCA26

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen100Tons BM 

Armament


3.5.1758Broadside Weight UnknownHCA26
Gun Deck10 Carriage Guns

19.10.1758Broadside Weight = 3.5 Imperial Pound ( 1.5876 kg)HCA26
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck10 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1758/05/03 - 1758
Thomas WestBritish
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Service 1757-1758
,
Henry BirdBritish
Designer
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Service 1758-1759
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
3.5.175880 HCA26
19.10.175870 HCA26

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
3.5.1758 - 1758Captain
James HoldingBritish
Privateer
Service 1758
HCA26


Notes on Ship


Letter of Marque 1758/5HCA26
HCA 26/9/116 1758 May 3

Commander: James Holding.

Ship: Enterprize.

Burden: 100 tons.

Crew: 80.

Owners: Thomas West and Henry Bird of Deptford, shipwrights.

Lieutenant: Robert Corrie.

Gunner: Henry Jackson.

Boatswain: Thomas White.

Carpenter: Thomas Johnson.

Surgeon: John Woodward.

Cook: William Martin.

Armament: 10 carriage guns.

Folio: 117


Letter of Marque 1758/10HCA26
HCA 26/10/83 1758 October 19

Commander: William Brooke.

Ship: Enterprize.

Burden: 100 tons.

Crew: 70.

Owners: Messrs. Bird and West of London, merchants.

Lieutenant: James Morgan.

Gunner: John Morratt.

Boatswain: George Toogood.

Carpenter: Richard Moss.

Surgeon: John Woodward.

Cook: John Jolly.

Armament: 10 carriage and 14 swivel guns.

Folio: 84



 
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