Enterprise (SP-790)

History
United States
Name	Enterprise
Owner	Elsie C. Stewart United States Navy
Builder	F.S. Nock, East Greenwich, Rhode Island [1]
Completed	1917 [1]
General characteristics [1]
Tonnage	16  GRT
Length	66 ft (20.1 m) LOA
Beam	12 ft (3.7 m)
Draft	3 ft 7 in (1.1 m)
Propulsion	2 x 4 cyl. Sterling engines
Speed	22 kn (25 mph; 41 km/h)
Range	171 nmi (197 mi; 317 km)
Complement	8
Armament	1 × 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]}

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.

References

1. 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

• List of ships of the United States Navy named Enterprise

Preceded by 1874

USS Enterprise 1917-1919

Succeeded by CV-6