"The Legacy of Ships Named Enterprise " Topic

"On March 6, 1822, a 12-gun schooner named Enterprise captured four pirate vessels in the Gulf of Mexico. The event is little known, not well documented, and it was one of her last operations before sinking in the West Indies a year later. But her actions on this day stand alongside a proud history in the legacy of the Enterprise.

There have been eight U.S. Navy ships named Enterprise, creating a legacy that will carry well into the future as PCU Enterprise (CV 80) is designed, constructed and joins the fleet a decade from now.

The first Enterprise originally belonged to the British and was named George. She cruised on Lake Champlain and supplied English posts in Canada. On May 18, 1775, Col. Benedict Arnold captured the ship, outfitted her with guns and thereafter defended American supply routes in New England from British attacks. The ship was one of many that embarked more than 1,000 troops in August that year as part of an expedition against three Canadian cities: St. Johns, Montreal and Quebec. British reinforcements caused the Americans to retreat. Regrouping in October, Arnold's soldiers disrupted the British invasion into New York. Enterprise was one of only five ships to survive the two-day battle. The following year, the British would be defeated at Saratoga, N.Y., which helped bring about a French alliance with the colonists, and with them, their powerful navy. Enterprise, however, wasn't around for the Battle of Saratoga. The sloop had been run aground on July 7, 1777 during the evacuation of Ticonderoga and was burned to prevent its capture…"
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Armand

BTW it is nice to know that the next Carrier, CVN80 will be USS Enterprise. I'm glad that she isn't going to be an LHD or something like that since the Navy seems to have reserved Carrier names for politicians.

Agreed Jowady – the 'Big E' has to be a proper carrier!

History will never forget the name "Enterprise!"

(Though, alas, we may forget why we should remember it…)

A friend of mine who's involved in TV asked me for an idea for a TV show. I suggested what if the Enterprise VIII was made "spaceworthy" and teleported to Titan to sail the seas there and explore a whole new world.

I have a missive about Enterprise 7 on my blog, if any are interested. link

But if you want to shed a tear, listen to Julia Ecklar's hauntingly beautiful song on the Spirit of Enterprise here: YouTube link

In the UK, our own Enterprise was a bit of a Cinderella, not having the exciting careers of, say, the Southampton or the Leander classes.

She did have her moment of glory, though – link

Jonesey

That's a really cool pic and blog entry, PHGamer!