L'Entreprise

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The French Navy ship l'Entreprise, a 24-gun frigate, captured in May 1705 by the British

The French Navy ship l'Entreprise was a 24-gun frigate captured in May 1705 by the British vessel HMS Tryton. It is the first confirmed vessel to have been christened with the name Enterprise, but its history prior to capture is unknown. It is thought likely that she served in the Mediterranean Sea.^{[citation needed]}

After its capture by the British, it was re-christened HMS Enterprise and served in the British Royal Navy as a sixth-rate, or jackass frigate, until being wrecked October 12, 1707 near Thornton, England.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Characteristics

• Displacement: 320 tons
• Length: 110 feet
• Beam: 28 feet
• Draft: 15 feet

[edit] Other French "Enterprises"

The French Navy held, between 1671 and 1846, at least 23 sailing vessels christened with the name l'Entreprenant, French for Enterprising.^{[citation needed]}