Enos Briggs

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 in Salem, which was captured by the British in the War of 1812.

Other notable ships built by him include the Grand Turk and the Friendship.

Legacy Shipbuilder and merchant Thatcher Magoun worked for Enos Briggs for five years as a young man.