The third Enterprize, 8, was a barca longa captured from Spain in 1743 in the Mediterranean and rated as a sloop. She was employed as a despatch vessel and tender, and was sold in 1748 at MinorcaMinorca Menorca both in Catalan and Spanish and increasingly in English usage; from Latin insula minor later Minorica "minor island") is one of the Balearic Islands Illes Balears Catalan official name, Islas Baleares in Spanish), located in the Mediterran.
The fourth EnterprizeThe fourth HMS Enterprize 44, of the Royal Navy was originally commissioned as Norwich 50, a fourth-rate, in 1718. On May 23, 1744, while the captured sloop named Enterprize was still in commission, the Navy renamed Norwich to Enterprize while reducing he was Norwich of 50 guns, rebuilt and reduced to a fifth-rate of 44 guns in 1744Events The third French and Indian War, known as " King George's War," breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession ( 1740- 1748) Births May 19 Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen-Consort of King George III of G and in service until 1764Events January 19 John Wilkes is expelled from the House of Commons for seditious libel February 15 The American city of St. Louis is established. Births February 11 Joseph Chenier, French poet (+ 1811) March 13 Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister.
The fifth EnterprizeThe fifth HMS Enterprize (sometimes spelled Enterprise , 28, was the lead ship of a class of 27 sixth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. Enterprise was built at Deptford, England, launched in August 1774, and was commissioned in April 1775 under the command, 28, the lead ship of a class of 27 sixth-ratefrigates, was launched in 1774Events January 21 Mustafa III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid I. May 10 Louis XVI becomes King of France. June 2 Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to let British soldiers int and served until 1784, then as a receiving ship thereafter.
An uncommissioned tugboat named Enterprise was in service at Portsmouth Dockyard from 1899 to 1919 when she was renamed Emprise. (She continued to serve until 1947.)
Another Enterprise was an uncommissioned auxiliary patrol anti-submarine net drifter with Harwich Local Forces from 1914 to 1918.
Enterprise II was an uncommissioned drifter , originally based at Larne but transferred to Italian waters in November 1915. In March 1916 she struck a naval mine off Brindisi and sank with eight casualties.
