The definitive History of the name 'Enterprise'
24 Ocean going vessels, 1 blimp, 1 space shuttle, 2 Earth Starfleet starships, and 6 ships of the Federation Starfleet have bore the honorable name "Enterprise"
The definitive History of the name 'Enterprise' |
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24 Ocean going vessels, 1 blimp, 1 space shuttle, 2 Earth Starfleet starships, and 6 ships of the Federation Starfleet have bore the honorable name "Enterprise" |
Enterprise - noun:
| History Previously known as the French vessel L'Enterprise before her capture in May of 1705. Served in the Mediterranean under command of J. Paul. May 19, 1707, her new Captain, W. Davenport, took command and she saw action off of Leghorn, (Livorno) Italy. She wrecked on October 12, 1707 off of Thornton |
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| Timeline 1705 - 1707 |
Specifications 6th Rate Vessel. (UK) Length: 110 feet Beam: 28 feet Draught: 15 feet Compliment: 115 Armament of 24 guns Displacement: 320 tons |
| History 4 April 1709: built at Lock, Plymouth, England 28 April 1709: Completed and launched 1709-1712: patrolled the Virginia under command of Nicholas Smith June 1711: expedition to St.Lawrence under Rear Admiral Sir Hovenden Walker 1712-1718: Patrolled home waters from 1712 to 1718 1718: undertook a major repair and refit 1719: destroyed depot formed at Donan Castle by the Spanish expedition to the coast of Scotland October 1719: capture of Vigo by Vice Admiral Mighells 1721-1724: Patrolled off of Virginia again 20 February 1740: Renamed Liverpool, a hospital ship September 1745: decommissioned 3 April 1749: sold off for 280 pounds |
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| Timeline 1709-1749 |
Specifications 5th Rate Vessel. (UK) HMS Enterprize Length: 118 feet Beam: 32 feet Compliment: 190 Armament: 40 guns Displacement: 531 tons |
| History Used in War of Austrian Succession and Seven Years War. Broken up in 1764 |
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| Timeline 1730-1764 |
Specifications Sloop (UK) HMS Enterprize |
| History Small wooden English Private passenger vessel. The following is a German translation of an immigrant registration for German and Swiss leaving for America via England, bound for the Philadelphia ports to live in Pennsylvania "December 6, 1738, Palatines imported in the snow Enterprize, Lynell Wood Master, from London, 120 passengers." |
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| Timeline 1738 |
Specifications (UK) HMS Enterprize |
| History Patrolled the Mediterranean under the command of T. Henning 11 February 1744: took part in the Battle of Toulon 1748: Sold |
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| Timeline 1743-1748 |
Specifications Eight Gunned Sloop. (UK) HMS Enterprize |
| History Very little is known about this ship, beyond it's existence |
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| Timeline 1759 - ? |
Specifications Frigate. (France) L'Entreprise |
| History April 1775: Commissioned, under the command of T. Rich 18 July 1775: took part in the siege of Gibraltar 1775-1783: War of American Independence 27 April 1782: sailed for the Caribbean 1790-1799: Took on Harbor service August 1807: Retired at Deptford |
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| Timeline 1774-1807 |
Specifications 6th Rate Vessel (UK) HMS Enterprize Length: 120.5 feet Beam: 33.5 feet. Displacement: 594 tons Armament: 28 guns Compliment: 200 Built at Deptford England |
| History Formerly HMS George, a British supply ship. Captured from Great Britain 18 May, 1775 at St. Johns, Quebec on the Richelieu River by Col. Benedict Arnold et. al. Armed for use on Lake Champlain, renamed Enterprise. They took her to Crown Point, where the inland waters were under the command of General Schuyler. She was then given to Captain Dickinson for command 28 August 1775: with other vessels, embarked 1000 troops for capture of St Johns, Montreal, and Quebec August 27, 1775: with more than 1,000 troops, she helps capture St.Johns, Montreal and besieged Quebec They are forced to retreat in the Spring of 1776 when more British Troops come 4 September 1776: American forces were readied to engage the British forces. Enterprise and 2 schooners, eight gondolas and 4 galleons set out under the strategy of Brigadier-General Arnold 11-13 October 1776: Battle of Valcour Island (on Lake Champlain, near Plattsburg, NY) Tactical defeat for Americans, though strategic victory. British invasion disrupted. Enterprise was one of only five ships to escape 11 October 1776 11:00am: the fleet met the British in battle 12:15pm: the fight was "very warm" 5:00pm: the fight was called for the night. 60 Americans were killed 7:00pm: the Enterprise and the rest of the fleet return to Crown Point, 70% of the ammunition was spent 12 October 1776: by morning they reached Schuyler's island 2:00pm: weighed anchor, and continued on 6:00pm: reached within 28 miles of Crown Point. All night long British vessels pursued 13 October 1776: British vessels engaged the Enterprise and American forces near Split Rock. The second battled ensued, leaving the fleet in shambles. Enterprise, two schooners and one gondola hastily retreated 14 October 1776: Enterprise reaches Ft. Ticonderoga at 4:00am 26 October 1776: a battle took place between British and American vessels near Plattsburg, New York 7 July 1777: Battle of Lake Champlain The vessel was defeated and ran aground. She and five other vessels were helping in the evacution of Ticonderoga. The Enterprise was then burned at Skenesboro. While the ship was lost, the battle of Valcour Island delayed the British advance by almost a year, which allowed the Americans time to raise and train an army. The ship was destroyed during the British advance toward Saratoga. On October 17, 1777, the American army under Gen. Horatio Gates, decisively defeated the British at the Battle of Saratoga. "This victory was a primary factor in bringing about the alliance with France and bringing the powerful French Navy to the aid of the colonies." |
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| Timeline 1775-1777 |
Specifications Sloop of War (USA) USS Enterprise Displacement: 70 tons Propulsion: Sloop rigged Length: 62 feet Compliment: 50 Armament: 12 4-pounders, 10 swivels |
| History Successful privateer, purchased 20 December 1776 by Continental Navy Little information on this ship survives. Operated in Chesapeake Bay. Returned to Maryland Council of Safety February 1777 |
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| Timeline 1776-1777 |
Specifications (USA) USS Enterprise Displacement: 25 tons Propulsion: Schooner rigged Compliment: 60 Armament: 8 guns |
| History 1799: Henry Spencer, of Baltimore Maryland, builds a sailing ship, a schooner named Enterprise. Known as "Lucky little Enterprise." 1800: Quasi-war with France. Captured 8 privateers, recovered 11 captured American ships. One of only 14 ships retained after the war 26 June 1801: Entered Mediterranean Sea 1 August 1801: Defeated Tripolitan corsair Tripoli. No damage, no casualties 17 January 1803: Captures Tunisian ship Paulina 22 May 1803: Ran 30 ton Tripolitan ship aground June 1803: Coastal bombardment missions 23 December 1803: With USS Constitution, captured Tripolitan ketch Mastico. This ketch was used on Decatur's mission to burn the captured frigate USS Philadelphia Winter 1804-1805: Rebuilt at Venice 15 August 1806: Attacked by Spanish gunboats. Gunboats were driven off Late 1807: Returned to USA 1810-1811: out of commission, under repair at Washington Navy Yard April 1811: Recommissioned 2 October 1811 - 20 May 1812: Refitted with brig rigging at Washington Navy Yard 5 September 1813: Captured British brig HMS Boxer near Portland, Maine. (Repairs at Portland) Sailed to Carribean with USS Rattlesnake. Captured 3 ships 25 February 1814: Separated from USS Rattlesnake by a more powerful opponent. USS Enterprise was forced to jettison her armament in order to escape 9 March 1814: Reached Wilmington, NC July-November 1815: Final Mediterranean tour November 1817: Sailed for Carribean & Gulf of Mexico to combat pirates, smugglers, and slavers Captured 13 ships on this duty 9 July 1823: Ran aground and broke up on Little Curacao island in the West Indies. No losses to the crew NOTE: It is believed that this is the ship which was portrayed in the Enterprise holodeck during Star Trek: Generations |
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| Timeline 1776-1777 |
Specifications (USA) USS Enterprise Displacement: 25 tons Propulsion: Schooner rigged Compliment: 60 Armament: 8 guns |
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| History 26 October 1831: Launched 15 December 1831: Commissioned No combat record. After two years of patrols near Brazil, (1832-1834) she sailed around the world from New York, by way of Brazil, Africa, India, the Far East, the East Indies, Honolulu HI, Mazatlan Mexico, Cape Horn, Rio de Janeiro, and then to Philadelphia 12 July 1839: decommissioned 16 March 1840: Re-commissioned 1840-1844: Patrols off South America 24 June 1844: decommissioned 28 October 1844: Sold |
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| Timeline 1831-1844 |
Specifications Schooner (USA) USS Enterprise Displacement: 194 tons Length: 88' Beam: 23' 6" Draught: 10' Propulsion: Schooner rigged Compliment: 72 Armament: 2 9 pounders, 8 24 pounders Builder: New York Navy Yard |
| History During the American Civil War, there was a United States Balloon Corps, which used a balloon named Enterprise. Apparently, the Union Army made some use of these balloons until the Balloon Corps was disbanded in August 1863 17 June 1861: Thaddeus Lowe demonstrates Enterprise at Columbia Armory, Washington DC. The balloon ascends to 500 feet, and transmits a telegraph to Abraham Lincoln. |
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| Timeline 1861 |
Specifications Balloon (USA) Enterprise |
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| History The first composite ironclad. (wooden construction with iron armor) While some have classified this ship as a "lightweight battleship", I tend to think of her as a modified sloop-of-war. She was MUCH smaller than contemporary battleships Served in the Mediterranean 1868: armaments changed to four 7 inch MLR at Malta Dockyards 1871: placed in reserve service 1875: harbor service at Chatham 23 February 1884: sold to Mesers, Castle and Sons November 1886: sold for scrap and dismantled |
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| Timeline 1864-1886 |
Specifications Sloop of War (UK) (variant of Research class) HMS Enterprise Displacement: 1350 tons Length: 180' Beam: 36' Draught 12.4'-15.1' Propulsion: Barque rigged 18,250 sq. ft. sail area, plus Ravenhill horizontal steam piston engine, 2 45" cylinders, 18" stroke, 690 IHP at 90 RPM, (1 shaft) for 9.9 knots (95 tons coal) Compliment: 130 Armament: 2 100 pounder "Somersets", 2 110 pounder breach loaders Builder: Royal Dockyards, Deptford England Designer: Edward Reed Keel Laid: 5 May 1862 Launched: 9 February 1864 Completed: 3 June 1864 Armor belt: iron plate, 4.5 inches thick, from below the load line to the upper decks. Cost: 62,464 pounds |
| History No combat record. After fitting out at Norfolk VA, surveyed the mouth of the Mississippi River. Returned to Norfolk April 1878. Left 27 May to survey Amazon and Madeira rivers Returned to New York. Left for Europe December 1878. Visited many northern European and Mediterranean ports 9 May 1880: Returned to Washington Navy Yard for repairs. Decommissioned 12 January 1882: Recommissioned 1 January 1883: Began 3 year worldwide hydrographic survey mission. Contributed materially to the knowledge of the oceans, their currents, and their bottoms 21 March 1886: De-commissioned at New York 4 October 1887: Re-commissioned 20 May 1890: De-commissioned at New York September 1891 - September 1892: Training ship at US Naval Academy, Annapolis MD 17 October 1892: Loaned to Commonwealth of Massachusetts as maritime school ship 4 May 1909: Returned to the U. S. Navy 1 October 1909: sold |
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| Timeline 1877-1909 |
Specifications Sloop of War (USA) USS Enterprise Displacement: 1375 tons Length: 185' Beam: 35' Draught: 14' 3" Propulsion: bark-rigged, plus steam piston engines Compliment: 184 Armament: 1 11" smoothbore, 4 9", 1 60 pounder Builder: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine (John W. Griffith, contractor) Launched: 13 June 1874 Commissioned: 16 March 1877 |
| History Served in non-commissioned status in the 2nd naval district
NOTE: The full entry for this ship from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships is available on-line |
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| Timeline 1914? - 1918? |
Specifications Motorboat No. 790 (USA) USS Enterprise Length: 66' Beam: 12' Draught: 3' 7" Speed: 22 knots Compliment: 8 Armament: 1 1-pounder |
| History Served in non-commissioned status in the 2nd naval district
NOTE: The full entry for this ship from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships is available on-line |
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| Timeline 1914? - 1918? |
Specifications Motorboat No. 790 (USA) USS Enterprise Length: 66' Beam: 12' Draught: 3' 7" Speed: 22 knots Compliment: 8 Armament: 1 1-pounder |
| History Designer: John Brown and Company Builder: John Brown, Clydebank Laid down: 28 June 1918 Launched: 23 December 1919 Commissioned: 31 March 1926 Built by John Brown, Clydebank, UK. Moved to Devonport Dockyard for completion. Introduced the "knuckle bow" to Royal Navy cruisers. Served in World War II, mainly deployed on the trade routes Operated with the Far East fleet late in the war. A wartime proposal to convert her into an aircraft carrier was rejected. At some point, her two forward open-mount 6" single guns were replaced by a 6" twin turret 1926-1934: 4th Cruiser Squadron, East Indies 1936-1937: East Indies 30 Sep 1938: reduced to reserve service October 1939: used in Atlantic Convoys, after serving in the Northern Patrol at Scapa Flow April-May 1940: took part in Norway Campaign 19 April 1940: Torpedo attack by German U-65 missed 24 April 1940: Bombarded German positions near Narvik, Norway June 1940: moved to Force H under Admiral Sir James Somerville at Gibraltar September 1940: ended operations in Western Mediterranean. She was then transferred to South Atlantic trade protection and escort duties 5 December 1940: sets off with cruisers HMS Cumberland and HMS Newcastle to find German raider Thor January 1941: moved to Indian Ocean to assist and suppress the revolt of Rashid Ali in Iraq in May and April of 1941 11-18 March 1941: refit and repair at Colombo December 1941: helped escort troop ships to Singapore and Rangoon, and then joined the Eastern Fleet under Admiral Sir James Somerville, taking part in protection of trade 25 December 1942: returned to Clyde for refit and modernization through October 31, 1943 27 December 1943: sunk German blockade runner Alsterufer off of the Bay of Biscayne 28 December 1943: Battle of Biscayne, south-west of Uhant. Light cruisers HMS Enterprise and HMS Glasgow intercepted a squadron of 10 German destroyers sent to escort a German blockade runner into France. The two British cruisers in what was apparently appalling weather engaged the Germans, sinking 3 destroyers: T-25, T-26 and Z-27. This is considered to be the last major surface action in the European theatre 3-29 February 1944: docked at Devonport for refit 27 March 1944 to March 31, 1944: fitted for missile jamming gear at Devonport. HMS Enterprise is assigned to Task Force 122 Western Naval Forces, under the command of Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk. Her sub-group is TF125 Assault Force "U" (for Utah Beach), under the command of Rear Admiral Donald P. Moon, Bombardment Group, Rear Admiral Morton L. Deyo 6 June 1944: HMS Enterprise was part of the naval bombardment group off Normandy in the American sector. 5:50am, the main batteries of HMS Enterprise, USS Nevada, (BB-36) HMS Black Prince and USS Quincy, (CA-71) drench the Normandy beaches at a high rate of fire for the forthcoming allied invasion of Normandy. 7:16am, she has fired 145 rounds of 6 inch munitions at coastal strong points north east of Pouppeville. 7:20am, Enterprise and other bombardment vessels supply call fire 7-8 June 1944: HMS Enterprise experience near misses from German Luftwaffe 25 June 1944: departed Portland at 4:30am, with 10 ships in group one, to help support of troops at Cherbourg. 12:14pm, Enterprise opens fire on Querqueville. 2:40pm, she ceases fire, silencing the German guns. She had fired a total of 318 rounds of 6-inch shells 5 Jan 1945: placed in reserve service at Rosyth May 1945: helped in return of British troops from the Far East 13 Jan 1946: Final return to the UK 11 April 1946: Sold to BISCO 21 April 1946: Arrived at Newport for scrapping Battle Honors received: |
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| Timeline 1919 - 1946 |
Specifications Light Cruiser (UK) HMS Enterprise ("E" class, sister ships: HMS Emerald, HMS Euphrates. The later was cancelled 26 Nov 1918) Displacement: 7335 tons light, 9435 fully loaded Length: 570' Beam: 54' 6" Draught: 16' 6" Propulsion: 4 sets Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, Eight Yarrow Boilers @ 250psi. 80,000 SHP = 32 knots Range: 1,350 nautical miles at 32 knots, 8,000 nautical miles at 15 knots. 1746 tons of oil. Compliment: 572 Armament: seven 6"/L50, guns, five 4" guns. Twelve 21in torpedo tubes on triple mountings TRI. (replaced in 1929 with four quadruple mounts QUI). Searchlights, two 36in, two 24in. |
| History August 1930: Qualified for the America's Cup race off Mattapoisett, by defeating rival yachts Yankee, Whirlwind and Weetamoe September 1930: Under the command of Harold S. Vanderbilt, won the America's Cup race off Newport, Rhode Island, defeating Shamrock V |
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| Timeline 1930-1934 |
Specifications Racing Yacht (USA) Enterprise Length: 120 feet, 9 inches (oa) 80 feet (wl) Beam: 22 feet, 1 inch Draft: 14 feet, 6 inches; with deep centerboard, 23 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 128 tons Propulsion: 7,583 square feet of sail, with three head sail riggings. Builder: Herreshoff Manufacturing, Co., Bristol, Rhode Island. |
| History Goodyear's first Enterprise was turned over to the Navy following the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor along with six other ships of the class to serve as training vessels for the Navy's non-rigid airship program. The Navy redesignated the blimp L-5. |
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| Timeline 1935-1945 |
Specifications Training Airship L-5 (USA) Enterprise Length: 148 feet (45.1 m) Diameter: 46 feet (14.0 m) Gas Volume: 123,000 cubic feet (3,483 cu.m) Propulsion: Two 145hp Warner R-500-2/6 Radial Maximum speed: 60mph (96km/h) Range: 500 miles (805 km) Crew: 4 Useful lift: 1,461 lbs (662.7 kg) Armament: None Builder: Goodyear Built: 1935 |
| History Official Site Known as "The Big E". Arguably the most successful warship in history, it is likely that this is the ship for which NCC-1701 is named 15 June 1938: first aircraft operations conducted on board 18 July 1938: unmoored from Pier at Norfolk, proceed on shakedown cruise to Rio de Janerio. On way down, she stops at Puerto Rico and Haiti as goodwill 20 August 1938: Enterprise crosses equator at Longitude 37 degrees 00 minutes west 20 September 1938: Enterprise leaves Brazil and stops at Cuba to pick up mail. While enroute: they are hit by a powerful hurricane off of Cape Hatteras. They then docked two days later at Hampton Roads: Virginia. She was put to get a minor overhaul and readied for spring war maneuvers 25 October 1938: the ship leaves port and heads north. Off of Cape Cod, the ship encounters a fierce storm 21 December 1938: Given to Captain Charles A. Pownall 9 January 1939: under way in convoy with USS Yorktown (CV-5) 6-9 March 1939: visit to Fort De France, Martinique 1-14 April 1939: inport Hampton Roads taking on supplies 15 April 1939: President gives command to the fleet to head to the Pacific 19 April 1939: Enterprise puts to sea 26 April 1939: enters the Caribbean and passes through Panama Canal 2 May 1939: arrived San Diego 1 July 1939: underway from San Diego for scheduled exercises July 1939: she was anchored at the Golden Gates International Exposition August-September 1939: exercises conducted off Southern California coast October 1939: underway to Hawaii. Assigned Hawaiian Det, Battle Force, serving as Flagship for ComScoFleet. She is moored at Pearl Harbor August-November 1940: exercises in Hawaiian waters November 1940: Hawaii to San Diego, then on to Bremerton January 1941: Bremerton to San Diego, then on to Pearl February 1941: Pearl to San Diego, then to Bremerton April 1941: Bremerton to San Diego, to Long Beach, then to Pearl. Back to San Diego May 1941: San Diego to Pearl August 1941: Pearl to Johnston Island and back to Pearl 28 November 1941: CV-6 and Battle Group head for Wake Island to leave off Marine Fighting Squadron 211. Vice Admiral William F. Halsey in charge of group, with 3 Heavy Cruisers and 6 Destroyers. On board is 18 TBD Devastators of Torpedo 6, 36 SBD Dauntless of Scout and Bomb 6 and 18 F4/F-3 Wildcats of Fighting 6 30 November 1941: reached International Dateline 4 December: 12 Marine fighters are launched for Wake Island. (Japanese intelligence at this time reports that as of 28 November Enterprise is still at Pearl.) 7 December 1941: First American carrier to return to Pearl Harbor after Japanese attack Four dive bombers from Enterprise shot down by gunners at Ford Island, mistaking them for Japanese planes 10 December 1941: Sank submarine I-70 11 January 1942: Samoa convoy February 1942: Marshall Islands. Raided Japanese bases at Kwajelein, Wotje, and Maloelap. Sank one transport, damaged 9 other ships. Japanese atoll commander killed 8-25 April 1942: Escorted USS Hornet (CV-8) for Doolittle's Tokyo Raid. B-25 bombers from the USS Hornet bomb the Japanese capital. USS Enterprise provides combat air patrol 4-6 June 1942: Battle of Midway. In this critical battle, US forces under Admiral Raymond Spruance decisively defeated a larger Japanese carrier force under Admiral Chuichi Nagumo. This defeat ended Japan's hopes for conquest of the Pacific. Aircraft from USS Enterprise at least partially responsible for three Japanese carriers sunk. Also sank the damaged heavy cruiser Mikuma 4 June 1942 4:30 AM: Japanese launch strikes on Midway Island 8:37 - 9:05 AM: Japanese recover aircraft 9:30 - 10:24 AM: Three waves of American TBD torpedo bombers from the USS Enterprise and the USS Hornet fail to hit Japanese carriers 10:26 AM: American SBD dive bombers from the USS Enterprise attack heavy carriers Kaga and Akagi. Caught with planes refueling and rearming on their decks, the Japanese carriers were set afire, and their offensive power was destroyed. SBD dive bombers from the USS Yorktown (CV-5) seriously damage light carrier Soryu. Soryu is quickly sunk by submarine USS Nautilus 2:45 PM: Two torpedo bombers from Hiryu hit the USS Yorktown 3:30 PM: USS Enterprise launches 24 SBD dive bombers (including 10 from the damaged USS Yorktown) against Hiryu 5:00 PM: SBD dive bombers attack Hiryu 7:25 PM: Kaga sinks from damage 5 June 1942 5:00 AM: Akagi, too badly damaged to be saved, scuttled 9:00 AM: Hiryu, too badly damaged to be saved, scuttled 6 June 1942 6:00 AM: Yorktown and destroyer Hammon, sunk by submarine I-168 24 August 1942: Battle of the Eastern Solomons 5:14 - 5:16 PM: Enterprise damaged by three bombs from planes from Japanese carriers Shokaku and Zuikaku, killing 74, wounding 95 Enterprise sinks light carrier Ryujo(?) (other sources credit USS Saratoga(CV-3) which was also present) 26 October 1942: Battle of Santa Cruz Islands. Enterprise hit by three bombs, killing 44, wounding 75, but kept fighting. USS Enterprise might easily have been sunk had it not been for the anti-aircraft gunfire of the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57), which shot down a record 26 aircraft that day, a record which still stands 30 October-11 November 1942: Partial repairs at Noumea, New Caledonia 13 November 1942: Severely damaged battleship Hiei 14 November 1942: Sank heavy cruiser Kinugasa 16 November-4 December 1942: Repairs completed at Noumea 27 May 1943: Awarded Presidential Unit Citation 20 July 1943 - November 1943: Refitted at Puget Sound 29 January-3 February 1944: Supported landings on Kwajelein. First radar controlled night bombing mission launched from a carrier 6 June 1944: Left Majuro for the Marianas 19-20 June 1944: First Battle of the Phillipine Sea, AKA The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. Approximately 400 Japanese aircraft destroyed by planes from the Enterprise and other US carriers, and by anti-aircraft guns from other US ships 24-26 October 1944: Battle of Leyte Gulf. This was the largest naval battle of all time. It was so large, that historians usually subdivide it into several smaller battles, such as the Battle off Cape Engano, the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, the Battle off Samar, the Battle of the Surigao Strait, etc. USS Enterprise was part of the Third Fleet's famous Task Force 38, specifically TG 38.4 24 October 1944: Battle of the Sulu Sea. Planes from Enterprise spot Japanese southern force, attack battleship Fuso 24 October 1944: Battle of the Sibuyan Sea. Planes from the USS Enterprise, the USS Essex (CV-9), the USS Intrepid (CV-11), USS Cabot (CVL-28), and USS Franklin (CV-13) sink the battleship Musashi. Heavy cruiser Myoko damaged 25 October 1944: Battle off Cape Engano. Partially responsible for sinking carrier Zuikaku and light carrier Zuiho 6 December 1944: Returned to Pearl Harbor 7-12 April 1945: Okinawa Campaign 7 April 1945: Japanese battleship Yamato sinks 11 April 1945: Slightly damaged by kamikaze 14 May 1945: Seriously damaged by kamikaze. 14 killed, 34 wounded. Forward elevator destroyed 7 June-13 September 1945: Repairs at Puget Sound 17 October 1945: Arrives in New York 1 November 1945-18 January 1946: Operation Magic Carpet. Returned over 10,000 veterans to USA 18 January 1946: Entered New York Naval Shipyard for inactivation 17 February 1947: Decommissioned 1949: Plan by New York State to convert ship into a museum is suspended January 1957: Stricken from the Naval Vessels Register 1957-8: Plan by Enterprise Association to preserve the ship fails 1 July 1958: Sold 1958-1960: Scrapped at Kearney, New Jersey. Nameplate from the stern preserved at River Vale, New Jersey, where it remains to this day. Tripod mast and bell also saved and are present at the US Naval Academy. The bell is rung only when Navy beats Army in their annual Football game. |
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| Timeline 1938-1958 |
Specifications Aircraft Carrier - CV-6 (USA) USS Enterprise Displacement: 19,800 tons Standard, 25,500 full load (original) 32,060 full load (later) Length: 809' 6" (later 827' 5") Beam: 83' (later 95' 5") at waterline, 108' 11" (later 114' 2") flight deck Draught: 21' 8" (std) 27' 11" (full) Propulsion: 9 geared steam turbines, 9 Babcock & Wilcox boilers (400 PSI) 120,000 SHP (4 shafts) = 32.5 knots Compliment: 1889 (peace) 2919 (war) Armament: 8 5"/L38 guns, 16 1.1" guns, (original) 8 5"/L38 guns, 44 40mm guns, 60 20mm guns (later) Aircraft: 81-90 (1945) Builder: Newport News SBDD, Newport News, VA Laid Down: 16 July 1934 Launched: 3 October 1936 Commissioned: 12 May 1938 |
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| History The second Goodyear Enterprise was also an advertising blimp. She was previously the US Navy blimp L-16. It is stated in Jane's that the Enterprise II had an experimental envelope in 1948 |
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| Timeline 1946-1959 |
Specifications Blimp "Enterprise II" (USA) Length: 148 feet (45.1 m) Diameter: 46 feet (14.0 m) Gas Volume: 123,000 cubic feet (3,483 cu.m) Propulsion: Two 145hp Warner R-500-2/6 Radial Diameter: 46 feet (14.0 m) Maximum speed: 62mph Crew: 4 Armament: None Builder: Goodyear Built: 1946 |
| History 1959: Commissioned January 1985: The class was paid off (decommissioned) |
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| Timeline 1959-1985 |
Specifications Inshore Survey ship A 71 (UK) Enterprise ('E' class, sister ships Echo and Egeria ) Displacement : 120 tons std, 160 tons full Length : 32.6 m Beam : 7.0 m Draught : 2.1 m Propulsion : Twin diesels, 4,500 nm at 12 knots, max speed 14 knots Compliment : 2 officers, 16 enlisted Armament: none Builder : M. W. Blackmore & Sons, Bedeford, UK No armament, Type 1006 radar and echo sounders. |
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| Timeline 1961-present |
Specifications Displacement: 75,700 std, 91,100 full load Length: 1119' 9" (many sources list 1101' 6") Beam: 126' 4" at waterline, 256" 11" over flight deck Draught: 35' 5" Propulsion: 8 Westinghouse A2W nuclear fission reactors, geared steam turbines, 280,000(?) SHP = 36(?) knots Compliment: 425 officers, 4154 crew, including air crew Armament: 1961 - None 1968 - 1 octuple Basic Point Defense Missile System (BPDMS) 1971 - 3 octuple Basic Point Defense Missile System (BPDMS) 1984 - 2 octuple Basic Point Defense Missile System (BPDMS), 3 Vulcan-Phalanx Close In Weapon System (CIWS) 20mm gatling guns Aircraft: 80-95 Builder: Newport News SBDD, Newport News, VA |
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| History Official Site Enterprise,
the first Space Shuttle Orbiter, was originally to be named Constitution (in honor of the
U.S. Bicentennial). However, viewers of the popular TV Science Fiction show Star Trek
started a write-in campaign urging the White House to rename the vehicle Enterprise. While
OV-101 never made it into space, she was a valuable testbed for the space shuttle program |
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| Timeline 1976-1985 |
Specifications Space Shuttle OV-101 (USA) Enterprise Length: 122' Wingspan: 78' Mass: ~75 tons (unfueled) Designed Propulsion: 3 SSME liquid hydrogen fueled rockets, 470,000 lbs thrust each 2 Morton-Thiokol Solid Rocket Boosters. 2 monomethyl-hydrazine/nitrogen tetroxide OMS Actual propulsion: None Designed Compliment: 2-7 Contract Awarded: 26 July 1972 Structural Assembly Started: 21 June 1973(?) Final Assembly Started: 24 August 1975 Final Assembly Completed: 12 March 1976(?) Rollout: 17 September 1976 Builder: Rockwell International Space Division, Palmdale, CA |
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| History August 1977: Entered the trials for the 23rd running of the America's Cup. Her skipper was Malin Burnham, later changed to Lowell North. Her opponents were the Independence, and the Courageous, under the command of Ted Turner. Lost to Courageous 1977-1980: she helped Freedom as a trial horse for the 1980 America's Cup. On September 25, 1980, when Freedom won race number 5 against Australia, they declared both Freedom/Enterprise a team win 1986 After the Cup of this year, the owners of 'French Kiss', KIS Photo Company, buys the Enterprise and Freedom for training yachts 1987: Obtained by the AZZURRA Syndicate from Italy as a trial horse |
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| Timeline 1976-1987? |
Specifications Racing Yacht (USA) Enterprise Builder: Minnefords in City Island, (New York City) Launched: December 1976 |
| History 8 November 1979: christened by Pompano Beach Mayor Emma Lou Olson. Started her commercial flight the same day 3 June 1980: Stopped at one of its favorite stopping places Lancaster, PA, home of Lebzelter's; Goodyear's oldest distributor. Last visited in June of 1990 (as luck would have it, season four finale of Best of Both World's Part One, over my (Ronn Roden's) parents house.) Famous Activities for the Enterprise: 1980
Indianapolis 500 for ABC Sports 19 April 1991: last
scheduled flight from Pompano Beach Florida, number 11,218. More than 50,000 passengers
boarded her, and over 300 cities visited in United States and Canada |
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| Timeline 1979 - 1991 |
Specifications Blimp GZ-20 (sisters, America and Columbia) Enterprise Owned by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Overall Length: 192 feet Height: 57.5 feet Width: 46 feet Volume: 202,700 cubic feet of helium Compliment: 6 passengers plus pilot Car length-23ft / height-8ft / width-4.33 to 7ft Weight: 12,840 lbs Speed: 30-50 mph Altitude: 1-3,000ft Range: 500miles Propulsion: two 310 HP fuel injected aircraft piston engines, two 78 inch two-blade propellers Cost: $2.5 million Fins, rudders, elevators-polyester fabric over aluminum and welded steel tube frame. Tail is in a plus formation (new GZ-22 are in X formation) Envelope-neoprene/impregnated polyester fabric, two ply. Landing gear is fixed. Super Skytacular sign - 105ft long, 24.5ft high with 7,560 light bulbs (both sides). Can be seen 1 mile away. Blimp built in 1979 at the Houston, Texas facilities, Named after the 1930 America Cup winner, as established for names by P.W.Litchfield in 1925. Twice a year, out of 200 days of travel, she returns to Pompano Beach for scheduled refits and repairs. Maintenace was at 3.3 million dollars per year. |
| History In service with the naval arm of the Barbados Defence Forces. |
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| Timeline 1981-present |
Specifications Patrol Craft P02 (Barbados) (Enterprise class) Enterprise Commissioned : August 1981 Builders : Desco Marine Displacement : 40 tons Length : 75' (22.8 m) Beam : 20' 4" (6.2 m) Draught : 5' 11" (1.8 m) Crew : 9 Propulsion : 1 Caterpillar diesel Armament : 1 20mm gun 75 ft shrimp boats converted for patrol duties by Swan Hunter (Trinidad) in 1980-81. |
| History Little is known about Earth Ship 1. It is classified as a cruiser and close range explorer, launched in 2101 under the authority of the Earth Space Probe Agency. It was responsible for mapping several planetary systems and stellar bodies. However, six months into her mission, the ship was lost near in sector 010 when a star went nova Notes: There are only two known canon reference to this ship. In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, a depiction of this ship is displayed in the USS Enterprise, NCC-1701's recreation room and on Enterprise, a sketch is seen on Captain Archer's Ready Room wall. No other actual reference to this ship or its purpose is known. Since it is obviously more crudely constructed than the NX-01 it obviously pre-dates the NX-01 by at least 50 years, or more. This Enterprise is also similar in design to Vulcan ships of the era, so it's possible the ship was a stripped down Vulcan ship, or built from Vulcan designs. Available drawings show this ship doesn't poses a proper incorporation of the warp nacelles like those that were featured on the Phoenix, therefore this ship's warp capability is not known |
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Specifications SS-1 USS Enterprise Length: 180 Meters Decks: Unknown Crew/passenger complement: 110 |
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| History The Enterprise, an "NX" class starship, is Earth's first deep space exploration vessel to achieve Warp 5 Commanded by Captain Jonathan Archer of Earth's Starfleet (pre-Federation), the Enterprise was launched in 2151. Its first recorded mission also recorded Earth's first known contact with a Klingon NX-01 also made first contact between Humans several other races, including the Andorians and Ferengi |
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| Timeline 2151 |
Specifications NX-01 USS Enterprise NX Class Length: 225 meters Decks: 7 Crew/passenger complement: 84 |
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| History The Enterprise, a Constitution-class vessel, specialized in missions of many types, usually 5 years in duration. Originally launched in 2245, the original Enterprise was in service for some 40 years, with a refit completed in 2247 and another refit completed in 2271. The original Enterprise was destroyed in 2285 over the Genesis Planet in order to stop it from falling into Klingon hands |
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| Timeline 2245-2285 |
Specifications NCC-1701 USS Enterprise Constitution Class Length: 289 meters Decks: 23 Crew/passenger complement: 430 |
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| History The next Enterprise was also a Constitution-class starship, originally named Yorktown, completely refitted with larger warp nacelles and more powerful weapons and shields. Starfleet Command gave command of her to Captain James Kirk in the year 2286. While saving the Khitomer Peace Conference in 2293, Klingon General Chang's Bird of Prey severely damaged the Enterprise-A. She was decommissioned following the mission. She now sites in the Starfleet Museum |
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| Timeline 2245-2285 |
Specifications NCC-1701-A USS Enterprise Constitution Class Length: 305 meters Decks: 23 Crew/passenger complement: 500 |
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| History Just over a year after 1701-A's decommissioning, the next Enterprise was Commissioned Enterprise-B was an Excelsior-class vessel commissioned in 2294 under the command of Captain John Harriman. Captain Kirk was believed to be killed on the Enterprise-B's maiden voyage while rescuing the ship from an energy ribbon known as the Nexus. This vessel was decommissioned in 2337 after more than 40 years of service to Starfleet |
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| Timeline 2245-2285 |
Specifications NCC-1701-B USS Enterprise Excelsior Class Length: 467 meters Decks: 28 Crew/passenger complement: 535 |
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| History The fifth Starfleet ship to bear the name Enterprise was an Ambassador-class starship, launched in 2340 and destroyed in 2344 under the command of Captain Rachel Garrett. The Enterprise-C defended the Klingon Outpost on Narenda Three from the Romulans until the ship was destroyed, and the remaining survivors were taken prisoner by the Romulans. The Enterprise-C emerged from a time-space distortion briefly in 2366 (from the middle of the Narenda Three battle) until it was sent back in time with Lt Natasha Yar, whom was one of the prisioners taken by the Romulans. |
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| Timeline 2340-2344 |
Specifications NCC-1701-C USS Enterprise Ambassador Class Length: 526 meters Decks: 36 Crew/passenger complement: 550 |
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| History Starfleet Command commissioned the sixth starship ship to bear the name Enterprise on Stardate 40759.5 (2363). Captain Jean-Luc Picard took command of the Galaxy-class ship on Stardate 41124 (2364) and remained as her commanding officer until she was destroyed in 2371. The Enterprise-D encountered many unique lifeforms and situations, including the Borg and Q. On Stardate 47869.2, the Enterprise-D created an offspring, which later drifted away in space. In 2371, the renegade Klingons Lursa and B'Etor lead an attack on the Enterprise-D, resulting in a warp core breach that destroyed the stardrive section and the grounding of the saucer section. No personnel were killed. |
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| Timeline 2363-2371 |
Specifications NCC-1701-D USS Enterprise Galaxy Class Length: 641 meters Decks: 42 Crew/passenger complement: 1,014 |
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| History The seventh and most recent starship to bear the name Enterprise was commissioned in 2373 as a Sovereign-class starship. Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew helped with the shake-down of the newest Enterprise, and on Stardate 50893.5, the Enterprise-E followed the Borg to the 21st Century, where they quelled the Borg plan to stop the first warp flight of Zephram Cochrane. A few years later, the Enterprise proceeded to a region of space known as 'The Briar Patch' and neutralize a hostile race called the Son'a who were conspiring with forces within the Federation to move a race called the Baku to use their planet's special resources. The Enterprise-E is operational today, patrolling the Romulan-Federation Neutral Zone. |
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| Timeline 2373-persent |
Specifications NCC-1701-E USS Enterprise Sovereign Class Length: 680 meters Decks: 24 Crew/passenger complement: 814 |
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