HMS Enterprise
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Enterprise | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | central battery ironclad | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Nearest coast | Wales | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 53.1805, -4.4659 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
The seventh HMS Enterprise of the Royal Navy was an armoured sloop launched in 1864 at Deptford Dockyard. Originally laid down as a wooden screw sloop of the Camelion class, she was redesigned by Edward Reed and completed as a central battery ironclad. The ship spent the bulk of her career assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet before returning to England in 1871 where she was paid off. Enterprise was sold for scrap in 1885.
Location
- Recorded position: 53.1805, -4.4659 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: Wales
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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