HMS Entreprenante

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Entreprenante / Enterprenante / Intreprenante, 1800
Type: Cutter ;
Taken : 1800 ; Disposal date or year : 1812
Notes:

11 Sep 1800 on the Mediterranean Station.

2 Mar 1801 protected the flanks during the landing of troops in Aboukir bay.

14 Apr 1802 letter received from the Narcissus, having arrived Malta yesterday from Leghorn and Palermo, and having departed the latter on 11 Apr., having carried out manoeuvres for the King of Naples, in company with the sloops Cynthia, Weasel, and cutter Entreprenante. She also reports that the Medusa has brought and that the Victorieux brings the Definitive Treaty from Marseilles.

18 Oct 1802 was reported to be at Gibraltar when the Medusa arrived from Malta, and preparing to leave for England shortly.

31 Oct 1802 arrived Lisbon with dispatches from Gibraltar.

22 Nov 1802 arrived Spithead, the Enterprenante, Lt Swiney, from the Mediterranean, last from Lisbon.

Circa 3 Dec 1803 Lieut Brown apptd to the Enterprenante, at Portsmouth.

25 Jan 1804 dropped down from Spithead, to St Helen's.

18 Feb 1804 departed Spithead on a cruise, the Entreprenante, Lieut Brown.

6 Mar 1804 arrived Spithead, the Enterprenante, Lt Brown, from the from a cruise.

16 May 1804 arrived at Spithead from off Brighton, the Enterprenante, Lt Young.

31 May 1804 departed Spithead on a cruise.

12 Jun 1804 departed Spithead, for Falmouth, the Intreprenante (sic), Lt Young.

29 Jun 1804 arrived Spithead, from Falmouth.

4 Jul 1804 departed Spithead on a cruise.

Circa 21 Jul 1804 the galliot Adonis, from Stockholm to Nantz, with iron, has been sent into Portsmouth prize to the Enterprenante.

25 Aug 1804 departed Spithead for a cruise.

7 Nov 1804 arrived Spithead from off Brighton, the Enterprenante.

23 Nov 1804 departed Spithead on a cruise.

14 Dec 1804 departed Spithead on a cruise.

May 1805 Channel

30 May 1805 the sloop Meteor, Joseph James, commanding officer ; and the cutter Entreprenante, Lieutenant Young, commanding officer, captured the Prussian sloop Omnibus.

10 Oct 1805 off Cadiz - the tactical preparations etc. for the forthcoming battle. 20 Oct combined fleet departed Cadiz, fleet manoeuvres.

21 Oct 1805 England expects�.. &c. signalled, the first shots of the Battle of Trafalgar are fired. Nelson shot. Resum� of what had taken place. Individual ship actions and losses : Entreprenante. The post-mortem commences ; Summary of British casualties ; Death of Nelson ;

22-30 Oct 1805 losses amongst the prizes due to bad weather etc: Redoutable, Rayo, Monarca (sank) ; Fougueux, Bucentaure, Indomptable, San-Francisco-de-Asis, Aigle, Berwick (wrecked) ; Alg�siras (taken into Cadiz) ; Santa-Ana, Neptuno (recaptured) ; Santisima-Trinidad (scuttled) ; Achille, Intr�pide, San-Augustin (burnt) ; the washup ; burial of Nelson ;

12 Dec 1810 whilst lying becalmed off the coast of Spain, between Malaga and Almeria bay, after a number of hours fought off the attentions of four French latteen-rigged privateers.

May 1811 drove on shore, and wrecked a French privateer, Name unknown, near Malaga.

Plymouth 22 Mar 1812 arrived with dispatches from the Mediterranean, Gibraltar (21 Feb) and Cadiz (23 Feb).