Enterprise (SP-790)

Patrol vessel of the United States Navy

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

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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

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1. ^ a b c d 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

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* List of ships of the United States Navy named Enterprise

Preceded by

1874

|  USS Enterprise
1917-1919  | Succeeded by

CV-6

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