USS Enterprise (1874)

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USS Enterprise circa 1890 at the New York Navy Yard.
History
United States
Name	USS Enterprise
Builder	John W. Griffiths
Launched	13 June 1874
Commissioned	16 March 1877
Decommissioned	9 May 1880
Recommissioned	12 January 1882
Decommissioned	21 March 1886
Recommissioned	8 July 1890
Decommissioned	4 May 1909
Fate	Sold 1 October 1909 Burned for Salvage near Boston 1910
General characteristics
Displacement	1,375 tons
Length	185 ft (56 m)
Beam	35 ft (11 m)
Draft	14 ft 3 in (4.34 m)
Propulsion	Sail and steam
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Complement	184
Armament	1 × 11-inch smoothbore, 4 × 9-inch, 1 × 60-pounder

The fifth USS Enterprise, a barque-rigged screw sloop, was launched 13 June 1874 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, US, by John W. Griffiths, a private contractor; and commissioned 16 March 1877, Commander George C. Remey in command. She was later commanded by Bowman H. McCalla around 1890, followed by Commander Albert S. Barker from 1892 to 1896.