HMS/USS Detroit-- Part 1: Actually, Not Much of a Career

I have been writing about the six ships by the name USS Detroit in my Cooter's History Thing blog the last several days.  The very first one was a War of 1812 ship so will write about it here,

From Wikipedia.

The first USS Detroit was a captured British vessel at the Battle of Lake Erie, the HMS Detroit.  It was a 20-gun sloop of 305 tons and had a very short career in the Royal Navy.  It was launched in August 1813 and captured by the Americans in September 1813 at the Battle of Lake Erie.

After capture, it became the  USS Detroit, but was so badly damaged from the battle that it was laid up until sold in 1824.

--Brock-Perry