British Sixth Rate ship 'Enterprise' (1705)

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Enterprise
Nominal Guns	24	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Sixth Rate ship 'L'Entreprenante' (1705) (24) 1705-1705 French 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship
Captured	7.5.1705	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1.6.1705	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1603
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	12.10.1707	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck93' 0"Imperial Feet28.3464
Length of Keel79' 9"Imperial Feet24.1046
Breadth27' 6"Imperial Feet8.2514
Depth in Hold11' 5"Imperial Feet3.4798
Burthen320 ⁷⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1705Broadside Weight = 68 Imperial Pound ( 30.838 kg)BWAS-1603
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1705115 BWAS-1603

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.6.1705 - 11.9.1706Commander ADM 6/8/181BWAS-16031707 - 12.10.1707Commander†BWAS-1603

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.6.1705 - 1705Lieutenant ADM 6/8/183ADM 6/8

Service History

DateEventSource
1.6.1705RegisteredBWAS-1603
1706In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
19.3.1706/7Loss of the Resolution
12.10.1707Wrecked with the loss of all crew off Thornton, near BlackpoolBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/8 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Thursday 7th of October 2021 07:06

It would be nice, but that dimension is not generally recorded. Ship plans would provide it, but with this vessel being French built would be difficult to track down.

Posted by Bill on Wednesday 6th of October 2021 17:59

I was hoping an overall length could be provided

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