Enterprise (SP-790)

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NameEnterprise
Owner
  • Elsie C. Stewart
  • United States Navy
BuilderF.S. Nock, East Greenwich, Rhode Island [1]
Completed1917 [1]
General characteristics [1]
Tonnage16  GRT
Length66 ft (20.1 m) LOA
Beam12 ft (3.7 m)
Draft3 ft 7 in (1.1 m)
Propulsion2 x 4 cyl. Sterling engines
Speed22 kn (25 mph; 41 km/h)
Range171 nmi (197 mi; 317 km)
Complement8
Armament1 × 1-pounder gun, 1 x machine gun

Enterprise was a private wooden motorboat owned by Elsie C. Stewart [note 1] purchased by the United States Navy for $24,101 for non-commissioned service as a Section Patrol craft with the assigned number 790 in the 2nd Naval District during the period of United States participation in World War I. [1] [2] [3] [note 2]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels has "E. C. Steward" but lacking first name. Preference given to reference with full name.
  2. ↑ Only commissioned vessels are given the United States Ship (USS) prefix, thus "USS Enterprise" for this motorboat is incorrect.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Construction & Repair Bureau (Navy) (November 1, 1918). Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 350–355. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Privately Owned Motorboats Purchased by the Government". Motor Boating. Vol. 23, no. 2. February 1919. p. 36. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Naval History And Heritage Command. "Enterprise VI (S. P. 790)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History And Heritage Command. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

See also

Preceded by USS Enterprise
1917-1919		Succeeded by


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