Uss Adams

• The first Adams was a 28-gun frigate launched in 1799 and active in the War of 1812 until she had to be scuttled to prevent capture in 1814.

• A brig named Adams was purchased during the summer of 1812, but before she could be armed she was captured and commissioned as HMS Detroit.

• The second Adams was a wooden screw steamer commissioned in 1876, notable for service in Alaska, and not decommissioned until 1919.

• The third Adams (DM-27) was a destroyer minelayer serving at the end of World War II.

• Also, a newly constructed 200-ton brig named Adams was purchased during the summer of 1812 by General William Hull, but was captured by the British and commissioned as USS Detroit.

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