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History and Future of the Ships the have Carried the Name : Enterprise
We all in the Star Trek Community love our beloved ship that carries the name : Enterprise. How ever History bears record that many ships have had the name : Enterprise. The ones we have come to know and love are all based in the future. Here is a copy of what I have found on the Internet about the History ( And Future ) of the ships that carry the name we have all come to love, Enterprise :
United States of America
In watercraft, the prefix "USS" or "U.S.S." ("United States Ship") is applied to ships commissioned by and for the United States Navy. Private citizens also use the name unofficially.
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Two ships of the Continental Navy were named Enterprise:
| Name | Class | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Enterprise (1775) | Sloop-of-war class sailing vessel | 18 May 1775 | 7 July 1777 | Burned to prevent capture |
| Enterprise (1776) | Schooner-class sailing vessel | 20 December 1776 | February 1777 | Returned to Maryland Council of Safety |
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Six ships of the United States Navy have been named Enterprise with a seventh announced:
| Name | Class | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
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| USS Enterprise (1799) | Schooner-class sailing vessel Brig-class sailing vessel | 17 December 1799 April 1811 | June 1809 8 July 1823 | Fired the first shots in the First Barbary War against the Tripolitanian ship Tripoli Stranded. Broke up on Little Curacao Island in the West Indies. |
| USS Enterprise (1831) | Schooner-class sailing vessel | 15 December 1831 29 November 1839 | 12 July 1839 24 June 1844 | Sold, 28 October 1844 |
| USS Enterprise (1874) | Barque-rigged Screw Sloop-class sailing vessel | 16 March 1877 12 January 1882 4 October 1887 8 July 1890 | 9 May 1880 21 March 1886 20 May 1890 1 October 1909 | Lent to Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 17 October 1892 - 4 May 1909 Sold, 1 October 1909 |
| Enterprise (SP-790) | Motorboat Patrol boat-class vessel | 1917 | 1919 | |
| USS Enterprise (CV-6) | Yorktown-class aircraft carrier | 12 May 1938 | 17 February 1947 | Served with unparalleled distinction in World War II, becoming the most-decorated vessel in the history of the U.S. Navy. Scrapped, 1 July 1958 - May 1960 |
| USS Enterprise (CVN-65) | Enterprise-class aircraft carrier | 25 November 1961 | 1 December 2012 (Inactivated) | The world's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier. As of 2012, longest serving combat vessel within the U.S. Navy. In late 2012, was the second-oldest commissioned vessel in the Navy after the wooden-hulled USS Constitution. Decommissioning scheduled, 15 March 2013. Scrapping scheduled, 2013–2015 |
| USS Enterprise (CVN-80) | Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier | 2025[1] (Scheduled) | Announced during Enterprise (CVN-65) inactivation ceremony on 1 December 2012 by Secretary of the Navy[2] |
- U.S. Navy building
- USS Enterprise (BLDG 7115), commissioned building (27 May 2005 – June 2011), this building was the orientation "ship" for students in Great Lakes but is currently scheduled for demolition.
[edit] Other American vessels
- Enterprise, a steamboat that participated in the Battle of New Orleans and then demonstrated for the first time by her epic 2,200-mile voyage from New Orleans to Brownsville, Pennsylvania that steamboat commerce was practical on America's western rivers.
- Enterprise (balloon), a balloon used by the Union Army during the American Civil War.
- Space Shuttle Enterprise (OV-101), the first Space Shuttle Orbiter, used for test flights in earth atmosphere, landing procedures, and ground tests between 1975 and 1985. It was named after the fictional vessel from the Star Trek franchise, and later appeared in the opening sequence to Star Trek: Enterprise.
- USTS Kennedy (T-AK-5059), former USTS Enterprise (2003–2008), SS Cape Bon (1985–2003), and SS Velma Lykes (1967–1985). Currently a training ship at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, which renamed it after the 1874 Enterprise (the Academy’s first training ship) before renaming it after the Kennedy Family.
[edit] Star Trek
In the fictional Star Trek universe, there have been a number of starships named Enterprise (where the designation refers to United Federation of Planets Star Ship rather than United States Ship):
[edit] From licensed Star Trek fiction and notable unlicensed films
| Name | Class | Commissioned | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-F) | Odyssey-class starship | 2409 | Star Trek Online |
| USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-F) | Starship | 2390s (Estimated) | Star Trek: The Next Generation novels Imzadi and Millennium |
| USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-M) | Constitution-class starship Museum-subclass | 2306 | Star Trek: Of Gods and Men |
[edit] See also
- VSS Enterprise, the first commercial spaceship being constructed by Virgin Galactic.
[edit] References
- ^ "Navy To Name Next Ford Class Carrier Enterprise". 1 December 2012. http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/navy-to-name-next-ford-clas.... Retrieved 1 December 2012..
- ^ "News Release - Navy’s Next Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier to be Named.... U.S. Navy. 1 December 2012. http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=15708. Retrieved 1 December 2012..
- ^ "Drex Files Enterprise J Search". 16 February 2009. http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/enterprise-j-search/#comm.... Retrieved 2 December 2012.
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Comment by USS Enterprise on January 9, 2013 at 3:23pm -
My appologies, I did not copy and paste the whole web page for the History (and Future) of the ships that have carried the Name: Enterprise. I copied and pasted what I felt was the most important information. Here is what was at the top of that web page:
USS Enterprise
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other references see Enterprise or HMS Enterprise.USS Enterprise may refer to the following vessels:
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[hide]As you can see it does offer a refernce for HMS Enterprise. However since the name of the ship in Star Trek was: USS Enterprise that is the name I was concentrating on. My appologies for any offence by not referencing HMS Enterprise
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Comment by Starbase 24 on January 8, 2013 at 11:52pm -
A little bit American-centric... where is the earlier HMS Enterprise on your list? There was a British Enterprise long before there was ever an American one
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