USS ''Adams'' may refer to:
* , was a 28-gun
frigate
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat.
The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
launched in 1799 and active in the War of 1812 and scuttled to prevent capture in 1814.
* , was a wooden screw steamer commissioned in 1876 and decommissioned in 1919
* , was a destroyer minelayer serving at the end of
World War II.
* a
guided missile destroyer that served during the
Cold War
The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...
.
See also
* The 200-ton brig
''Adams'' was purchased during the summer of 1812 but captured by the British and renamed HMS ''Detroit''. The Americans briefly recaptured her but had to abandon her when she grounded; she was then burnt
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United States Navy ship names