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USS Enterprise (IV)
Schooner:
Built at New York Navy Yard
Launched, 26 October 1831
Commissioned USS Enterprise, 15 December 1831, LT. S. W. Downing in command
Enterprise sailed, 12 January 1832, for the Brazil Station until April of 1834
Returned to New York for repair and refit, April to July 1834
Returning to the Brazil Station in July 1834
Enterprise departed in April 1835 joining sloop USS Peacock for a Far East cruise by way of Africa, India, and
the East Indies
Continuing eastward, Enterprise called at Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, in September of 1836, then proceeded to the west coast of Mexico, arriving at
Mazatlan 28 October 1836
She cruised the west coast of South America until March of 1839 when she departed Valparaiso, Chile, to round the Horn, call at Rio de Janeiro, and sail on to
Philadelphia
Inactivated at Philadelphia, 12 July 1839
Recommissioned, 29 November 1839
Sailed, 16 March 1840, from New York for South America
Returned, 20 June 1844, to Boston Navy Yard
Decommissioned, 24 June 1844
Sold, 28 October 1844.
Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 194 t.
Length 88'
Beam 23' 6"
Depth of Hold 10'
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement 72
Armament
two 9-pdrs
eight 24-pdr carronade
Propulsion sail
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USS Enterprise (IV)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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Last Updated 22 February 2013