Enterprise (SP-790)
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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| Name | Enterprise |
| Owner |
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| 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 |
Footnotes
- "Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels has "E. C. Steward" but lacking first name. Preference given to reference with full name.
- Only commissioned vessels are given the United States Ship (USS) prefix, thus "USS Enterprise" for this motorboat is incorrect.
References
- 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.
- "Privately Owned Motorboats Purchased by the Government". Motor Boating. Vol. 23, no. 2. February 1919. p. 36. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- 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.
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