&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Prize_brig_%22Adams%22_in_Lake_Erie,_Ontario,_in_1812_(JRR_1153).jpg) Adams shortly after she was captured by British forces at Detroit.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Adams |
| Builder | River Rouge Military Shipyard |
| Laid down | 1798 |
| Launched | 18 May 1799 |
| Fate | Captured on 16 August 1812 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Detroit |
| Acquired | Captured on 16 August 1812 |
| Fate | Captured and burnt on 9 October 1812 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 6-gun brig |
| Tons burthen | 125 |
| Sail plan | brig |
| Armament | 6 × 6-pounder guns |
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.