HMS Detroit

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rWotD Episode 2611: HMS Detroit
Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.
The random article for Thursday, 27 June 2024 is HMS Detroit.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Detroit, after Fort Detroit. Both served on Lake Erie during the War of 1812:
HMS Detroit (1812) was a 6-gun brig, previously the American army vessel Adams. She was captured in 1812, but was retaken and burnt later that year.
HMS Detroit (1813) was a 20-gun sloop launched in 1813 and captured by the Americans later that year, becoming USS Detroit (1813).
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:15 UTC on Thursday, 27 June 2024.
For the full current version of the article, see HMS Detroit on Wikipedia.
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