A small piece of history that we tend to forget about...the third ship named USS Enterprise, and the first one to actually be successful, captured the HMS Boxer in a battle in September 1813.
http://4gwar.wordpress.com/2013/09/25/shako-war-of-1812-u-s-successes-on-land-and-sea/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_HMS_Boxer
So when someone tells you the USS Enterprise was named after the Star Trek vessel...you'll know better.
