USS Enterprise (1874)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Enterprise (disambiguation).
The fifth USS Enterprise, a barque-rigged screw sloop, was launched 13 June 1874 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, US, by John W. Griffiths, a private contractor; and commissioned 16 March 1877, Commander George C. Remey in command. She was later commanded by Bowman H. McCalla around 1890, followed by Commander Albert S. Barker from 1892 to 1896.
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USS Enterprise circa 1890 at the New York Navy Yard. | |
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Name | USS Enterprise |
Builder | John W. Griffiths |
Launched | 13 June 1874 |
Commissioned | 16 March 1877 |
Decommissioned | 9 May 1880 |
Recommissioned | 12 January 1882 |
Decommissioned | 21 March 1886 |
Recommissioned | 8 July 1890 |
Decommissioned | 4 May 1909 |
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General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1,375 tons |
Length | 185 ft (56 m) |
Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
Draft | 14 ft 3 in (4.34 m) |
Propulsion | Sail and steam |
Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
Complement | 184 |
Armament | 1 × 11-inch smoothbore, 4 × 9-inch, 1 × 60-pounder |
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