HMS Detroit

Detroit was a 6-gun brig launched in 1798 as Adams in the United States. During the War of 1812 the British captured her, renamed her, and took her into the Provincial Marine. She served on Lake Erie during the War of 1812, giving the British control of the lake. The Americans briefly recaptured her, but she grounded and came under heavy fire. The Americans had to abandon her. The vessel was set afire and burnt.

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1799  Wikidata
Adams
gun-brig, Royal Navy, United States Navy, 

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1799 HMS Detroit

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War of 1812

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keel laying

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ship launching

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Frameless

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