The Enterprise name history begins with a French vessel captured in the Mediterranean in 1705. Fourteen ships bear the name in the reference. An E-class light cruiser launched in 1919 appears before the later survey ships. The succession shows how an inherited naval name can move between combatant and surveying roles.
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Enterprise from captured warship to survey ship
The Enterprise entries link a captured French ship, an E-class cruiser, and later survey vessels.