Enterprise (1814)
Enterprise on her fast trip to Louisville, 1815 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Enterprise, or Enterprize |
| Owner | Monongahela and Ohio Steam Boat Co., Brownsville, Pennsylvania |
| Builder | Daniel French designed and built the engine and powertrain. |
| Laid down | Fall, 1813 |
| Launched | May 1814 |
| In service | June 7, 1814 |
| Out of service | After August 5, 1816 |
| Fate | Sank at Rock Harbor, Rock Island, Ohio River next to Shippingport, Kentucky. |
| Notes | The steamboat Enterprise demonstrated for the first time by her epic 2,200-mile voyage from New Orleans to Brownsville, Pennsylvania that steamboat commerce was practical on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 60–70 ft (18.3–21.3 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Draft | 2.5 ft (0.8 m), light ship |
| Propulsion |
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| Armament | Gun located on the bow for saluting |
The steamboat Enterprise demonstrated for the first time by her epic 2,200-mile (3,500 km) voyage from New Orleans to Brownsville, Pennsylvania, that steamboat commerce was practical on the Mississippi River and its tributaries.