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 | | The first USS Enterprise, a British supply sloop, was captured in May 1775 at St. Johns, Quebec, Canada, by Colonel B. Arnold, named Enterprise, and armed for use on Lake Champlain. |
 | | The brig reached Wilmington, N,C., on 9 March 1814, then passed the remainder of the war as a guardship off Charleston, S.C. Enterprise served one more short tour in the Medi-terranean (July-November 1815), then cruised the northeastern seaboard until November 1817. |
 | | Two days later she sortied as flagship of Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, CTF-16, with orders "to hold Midway and inflict maximum damage on the enemy by strong attrition tac-tics." With Enterprise in TF 16 were Hornet, 6 cruisers, and 10 destroyers. |
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