HMS Enterprise (1848)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Enterprise.
HMS Enterprise was an Arctic discovery ship laid down as a merchant vessel and purchased in 1848 before launch to search for Sir John Franklin's lost expedition. She made two Arctic voyages before becoming a coal depot, and was finally sold in 1903. She was the tenth Enterprise (or Enterprize) to serve in the Royal Navy.
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HMS Enterprise (left) and HMS Investigator (right) | |
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Name | Enterprise |
Builder | Money Wigram and Sons, Blackwall[1] |
Cost | £24,545[1] |
Launched | 5 April 1848 |
Acquired | Purchased February 1848 on stocks[1] |
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Class and type | Arctic Discovery Ship |
Tonnage | 471 tons (Builder's Measure) |
Length | 125.6 ft (38.3 m)[1] |
Beam | 28.8 ft (8.8 m)[1] |
Depth of hold | 20 ft (6.1 m)[1] |
Sail plan | Barque-rigged |
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