Enos Briggs (1746–1819) was an American
shipbuilder.
Life
He was born on July 20, 1746, in
Pembroke, Massachusetts.
He was the son of Seth Briggs, another shipbuilder.
He died in
Salem, Massachusetts in 1819.
Career
He is most famous for being the builder of the warship on
Winter Island
Winter Island is an island connected by a causeway to Salem Neck in Salem, Massachusetts. It is about in size, and is bounded by Smith Pool to the northwest, Cat Cove to the west, Salem Channel to the south and east, and Juniper Cove to the ...
in Salem, which was captured by the British in the
War of 1812.
Other notable ships built by him include the
Grank Turk and the ''
Friendship''.
Some of his well-known customers were
Elias Derby,
Joseph Peabody, Simon Forrester and
George Crowninshield.
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American businesspeople
1819 deaths
Shipbuilders
Boat builders