British Fifth Rate ship of the line 'Enterprise' (1709)

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Enterprise

4110
Enterprize
Nominal Guns42B028
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered29.12.1707BWAS-1603
Named26.2.1708/9BWAS-1603
Acquired28.4.1709BWAS-1603
First Commissioned8.3.1708/9B028
ShipyardPlymouth Dockyard - Plymouth B028
Ship Class1706 Establishment 42-Gunner (1706)B028
Constructor
John LockBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1695-1711
B028
CategoryFifth RateB028
Ship TypeShip of the LineB028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Sold3.4.1749B028

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck118' 0"Imperial Feet35.9664 
Length of Keel97' 6"Imperial Feet29.5874 
Breadth32' 0"Imperial Feet9.7536 
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132 
Burthen531 6⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


24.4.1709Broadside Weight = 153 Imperial Pound ( 69.3855 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck18 British 9-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1706190Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.3.1708/9 - 20.11.1713Captain
Nicholas SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1689-1715
: on board from 29.4.1709 ADM 6/10/41BWAS-160311.3.1718/19 - 26.9.1720Captain
Mungo HerdmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1727
BWAS-160324.12.1720 - 15.10.1724Captain
John YeoBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1706-1747
ADM 6/12/266BWAS-160327.7.1728 - 12.10.1729Captain
William SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1713-1747
ADM 6/14/212ADM 6/1326.5.1730 - 15.9.1731Captain
William SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1713-1747
ADM 6/14/51ADM 6/1413.12.1745 - 20.5.1748Lieutenant
John BadcockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1748
ADM 6/17/31ADM 6/17

17 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
10.3.1708/9 - 31.7.1712Lieutenant
Mathew ConsettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1708-1737
ADM 6/10/41ADM 6/101.8.1712 - 20.11.1713Lieutenant
Isaac PowerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1712-1737
ADM 6/11/274ADM 6/1111.3.1718/19 - 26.9.1720First Lieutenant
Edmund BedfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1701-1720
Transfered ADM 6/12/158ADM 6/1211.3.1718/19 - 10.1.1719/20Second Lieutenant
Robert WhitleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1707-1731
Transfered ADM 6/12/158ADM 6/1211.1.1719/20 - 26.9.1720Second Lieutenant
Richard AdamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1713-1723
Transfered ADM 6/12/188ADM 6/1224.12.1720 - 3.12.1721First Lieutenant
Thomas WilcocksBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1723
Transfered ADM 6/12/226ADM 6/1224.12.1720 - 15.10.1724Second Lieutenant
Edward BennettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1702-1732
ADM 6/12/226ADM 6/1224.12.1720 - 15.11.1721Third Lieutenant
Richard WaddonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1720-1726
Transfered ADM 6/12/226ADM 6/125.4.1722 - 15.10.1724Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
John BerkeleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1726
ADM 6/13/33ADM 6/1329.7.1728 - 14.10.1729First Lieutenant
John FenwickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1741
ADM 6/14/212ADM 6/1329.7.1728 - 11.5.1729Second Lieutenant
Edward HerbertBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1720-1747
ADM 6/14/212ADM 6/1329.7.1728 - 14.10.1729Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
John ThomasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1729
ADM 6/14/212ADM 6/1326.5.1730 - 15.9.1731First Lieutenant
John BestBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1705-1737
ADM 6/14/51ADM 6/1426.5.1730 - 15.9.1731Second Lieutenant
George BurrishBritish
Naval Sailor
ADM 6/14/51ADM 6/1426.5.1730 - 18.5.1731Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Thomas LakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1740
Transfered ADM 6/14/51ADM 6/1419.5.1731 - 15.9.1731Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Leonard BellamyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1711-1746
ADM 6/15/77ADM 6/141.3.1744/45 - 20.5.1748Lieutenant
Simon TurnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1748
ADM 6/17/131
Issued by
William RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1763
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 22.7.1746ADM 6/17

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
15.5.1731 - 15.9.1731Midshipman
William PowlettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1745
ADM 107/3/312ADM 107/317.7.1732 - 24.1.1732/33Midshipman Ordinary
William PowlettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1745
ADM 107/3/312ADM 107/3

Service History


DateEventSource
3.1704/5Began large repair at Deptford - London BWAS-1603
3.1708/9Commissioned for VirginiaBWAS-1603
2.1712Took two merchantmen and the Loire (36)BWAS-1603
11.12.1713

Paid off

ADM 33
7.1715Completed large repair at Deptford - London at a cost of £4645.9.1dBWAS-1603
5.1718Began large repair at Deptford - London BWAS-1603
1719Recommissioned for Home watersBWAS-1603
3.1718/19Completed large repair at Deptford - London at a cost of £5764.8.3dBWAS-1603
10.5.1719Bombardment of Donan Castle
21.9.1719Expedition to Vigo
3.1720/21Fitted for Virginia and recommissionedBWAS-1603
15.10.1724

Paid off

ADM 33
4.1727Began large repair at Plymouth - Devon BWAS-1603
9.1728Completed large repair at Plymouth - Devon at a cost of £4123.12.2dBWAS-1603
1729RecommissionedBWAS-1603
14.10.1729Paid offADM 33
15.9.1731

Paid off at Plymouth Dockyard

ADM 33
4.1732Underwent a small repair at PlymouthBWAS-1603
8.2.1739/40

Ordered hulked at Plymouth

BWAS-1603
1742Surveyed and designated to be soldBWAS-1603
9.1745Began refitting at Plymouth - Devon BWAS-1603
4.9.1745

Ordered fitted as a Hospital ship

BWAS-1603
10.1745Recommissioned as a Hospital ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1603
10.1745Refitted as a Unrated Hospital ShipBWAS-1714
10.1745Completed refitting at Plymouth - Devon at a cost of £809.8.8dBWAS-1603
1747At PlymouthBWAS-1603
13.12.1748

Paid off

ADM 33
3.1.1748/49

Order to be sold

BWAS-1603
3.4.1749

Sold for £280

BWAS-1603


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
29.4.1711-9.10.1711British Fleet For North America
Sir Hovenden WalkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1688-1715
 
 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 21st of May 2026 12:46

London, 10 January 1721: His Majesty’s ship the Lynn is ordered to be paid off at Plymouth, and the Enterprize is to be fitted out for the West-Indies in its stead. [Ipswich Journal, 14 January 1721]

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