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.

• (second Detroit)

• 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.