Uss Detroit
Five ships of the
United States Navy
have been named
USS ''Detroit
'', after the city of
Detroit, Michigan
.
The first
Detroit
, a 12-gun ship, was built by the British at
Malden, Canada
, in
1813
and captured by the Americans during the
Battle of Lake Erie
10 September
1813. She was so badly damaged that she was taken into
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
, to prevent her sinking. She was laid up at
Erie, Pennsylvania
until sold in
1825
.
The second
Detriot
was a
sloop-of-war
named so from
May 15
to
August 10
in
1869
. Before and after she was known as the first
USS Canandaigua
.
The third
Detroit
(C-10)
was a
cruiser
in use from
1893
to
1904
.
The fourth
Detroit
(CL-8)
was a
light cruiser
in service from
1923
to
1946
.
The fifth
Detroit
(AOE-4)
is a
fast combat support ship
commissioned in
1970
and on active service
as of 2004
.
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