John Shaw (naval officer)
John Shaw was an Irish-born American officer in the United States Navy.
1793 Gilbert Stuart portrait of Shaw
USS Enterprise (left) taking Flambeau (1902 Harper's illustration)
USS United States in 1812 (1813 Thomas Birch painting)
USS Independence in 1815
The USS Enterprise was a schooner, built by Henry Spencer at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1799. Her first commander thought that she was too lightly built and that her quarters, in particular, should be bulletproofed. Enterprise was overhauled and rebuilt several times, effectively changing from a twelve-gun schooner to a fourteen-gun topsail schooner and eventually to a brig. Enterprise saw action in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean again, capturing numerous prizes. She wrecked in July 1823.
Enterprise capturing Tripolitan Corsair. 1801
Enterprize as a part of the United States Mediterranean squadron of 1815 (Second Barbary War)
USS Enterprise (the first on the right) participating in the bombardment of Tripoli, 3 August 1804, painting by Michele Felice Cornè, 1752-1845