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The USS Enterprise was a schooner, built by Henry Spencer at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1799 for the United States Navy.Her first commander thought that she was too lightly built and that her quarters, in particular, should be bulletproofed.
As a non-commissioned vessel the prefix "USS" would not have been included in the vessel's name. USS Enterprise (CV-6) Yorktown-class aircraft carrier: 12 May 1938 17 February 1947 Served with unparalleled distinction in World War II, the most decorated ship of that war. Scrapped, 1 July 1958 – May 1960. USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
In exchange Decatur was given command of Enterprise, a 12-gun schooner. [49] On December 23, 1803, Enterprise and USS Constitution confronted the Tripolitan ketch Mastico sailing under Turkish colors, armed with only two guns and sailing without passports on her way to Constantinople from Tripoli. On board were a small number of Tripolitan ...
USS Enterprise (1799) USS Essex (1799) Essex (whaleship) USS Experiment (1799) F. Fishburn (1799 ship) French ship Foudroyant (1799) G. Gallant Schemer (1799 ship)
After USS New York and USS Enterprise joined her, John Adams engaged a flotilla of enemy gunboats off Tripoli on 22 May sending them scurrying back into the harbor to safety. Five days later—with the added support of USS Adams , a sister frigate also named for President John Adams—the squadron again exchanged fire with group of Tripolitan ...
The United States Navy brig USS Enterprise, commanded by Lieutenant William Burrows, defeated the Royal Navy gun-brig HMS Boxer, led by Commander Samuel Blyth. Constructed as a schooner in Maryland in 1799, the victorious American was rebuilt as a brig prior to the war. She met an inglorious end, wrecking in the West Indies in 1823.
USS Constitution, the last of the original six frigates of the United States Navy still in commission Class overview Operators United States Navy Built 1794–1800 In service 1794–1881 In commission 1797–present Planned 6 Completed 6 Active 1 Lost 2 Retired 3 General characteristics (Constitution, President, United States) Class and type 44-gun frigate Tonnage 1,576 Displacement 2,200 tons ...
USS Enterprise (1799), a schooner that fired the first shots in the First Barbary War USS Enterprise (1831) , a schooner, stationed primarily in South America to patrol and protect commerce USS Enterprise (1874) , a steam-powered sloop-of-war used for surveying, patrolling, and training until 1909