French ship Entreprenant

Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Entreprenant and four Entreprenante, after the French word for "enterprising"

Ships named Entreprenant

 * FRENCH SHIP Vigilant, a 30-gun ship of the line, was started as Entreprenant
 * FRENCH FRIGATE Entreprenant, a Caché-class frigate frigate-fireship
 * FRENCH SHIP Étourdi, a 6-gun fireship, bore the name
 * FRENCH SHIP Entreprenant, a 54-gun ship of the line
 * FRENCH SHIP Entreprenant, a 74-gun Magnifique-class ship of the line
 * FRENCH SHIP Entreprenant, a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line
 * FRENCH AVISO Entreprenant, an aviso, captured by the Royal Navy in 1800
 * FRENCH AVISO Entreprenant, an aviso, captured by the Royal Navy in 1801
 * FRENCH PATAMAR Entreprenant, exchanged with captives
 * Entreprenant, captured and disposed of in 1808
 * FRENCH BRIG Entreprenant, an 18-gun brig, captured during the Invasion of Île de France. Broken up as unfit for Royal Navy service.
 * FRENCH BRIG Entreprenant, a 20-gun brig
 * FRENCH PATROL BOAT Entreprenant (1917), an auxiliary patrol boat
 * FRENCH TORPEDO BOAT Entreprenant (1940), a Le Fier-class torpedo boat

In addition to the naval vessels, a number of French privateers and other vessels have also borne the name.

Privateers named Entreprenante

 * Entreprenante: On 7 April 1694 HMS Ruby (1652) captured the privateer Entreprenante; the British Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Ruby Prize (1694)
 * Entreprenant: On 13 March 1761, HMS Vengeance (1758), under the command of Captain Gamaliel Nightingale, captured the 44-gun Entreprenant, which however was armed en flute with only 26 guns. Still, the capture was sanguinary for both sides.
 * Entreprenante: On 2 December 1799 the British merchant ship Achilles captured the French privateer corvette Entreprenante, of 18 guns and 130–195 men, off San Domingo in an engagement that was particularly sanguinary for the French.
 * Entreprenant: On 13 January 1808, HMS Pandora (1806) captured the French privateer Entreprenant, of 16 guns and 58 men, 6 or south southeast of Folkestone, with the assistance of the hired armed cutter Active.

Ships named Entreprenante

 * Bayonnaise (1672), a barque, bore the name
 * Entreprenante (1692), a 24-gun frigate, scuttled by fire at the Battle of Vigo Bay
 * Entreprenante (1717), a longboat
 * Entreprenante (1858), a steam storeship