HMS Detroit (1812)
HMS Detroit was a 6-gun brig of the Royal Navy. She served on Lake Erie during the War of 1812, giving the British control of the lake. She was briefly recaptured by the Americans, but came under heavy fire and had to be abandoned. Both the British and Americans contested her until her battered hulk was burnt.
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HMS Detroit (1812)
HMS Detroit was a 6-gun brig of the Royal Navy. She served on Lake Erie during the War of 1812, giving the British control of the lake. She was briefly recaptured by the Americans, but came under heavy fire and had to be abandoned. Both the British and Americans contested her until her battered hulk was burnt.
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1812-08-16
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Captured and burnt on 9 October 1812
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River Rouge Military Shipyard
Ship country
United Kingdom
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Originally the US Army transport brig Adams
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