USS Enterprise (1874)
For other ships with the same name, see USS Enterprise (disambiguation). USS Enterprise circa 1890 at the New York Navy Yard. History United States 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 Fate: Sold 1 October 1909 Status: Burned for Salvage near Boston 1910 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 x 11" smooth bore, 4 x 9", 1 x 60-pounder 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 ...