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) was a fast combat support ship commissioned in 1970 and decommissioned in 2005.