HMS Enterprise (1705)
The first
HMS Enterprise (1705), 24, a sixth-rate of the
Royal Navy, was known as
l'Entreprise before her capture from the
French by
HMS Triton in May
1705. She served in the
Mediterranean Sea under command of J. Paul until Captain W. Davenport took command on
May 19,
1707, and she saw action off Leghorn (
Livorno,
Italy). She wrecked on
October 12,
1707, off Thornton,
England.
General Characteristics
- Displacement: 320 tons
- Length: 110 feet
- Beam: 28 feet
- Draught: 15 feet
- Complement: 115
See HMS Enterprise for other Navy ships of this name.