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USS ''Detroit'' may refer to: * USS ''Detroit'' (1813), a 20-gun ship captured from the British during the Battle of Lake Erie, 10 September 1813, laid up almost immediately, and sold in 1825. * ''Detroit'', a screw steamer, was laid down at the New York Navy Yard in 1865 but canceled in 1866 and broken up on the stocks * was a
sloop-of-war In the 18th century and most of the 19th, a sloop-of-war in the Royal Navy was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. The rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above; thus, the term ''sloop-of-war'' enc ...
named so from 15 May to 10 August in 1869. Before and after she was known as the first ''Canandaigua''. * was a
cruiser A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles. The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hu ...
in use from 1893 to 1904 * was a light cruiser in service from 1923 to 1946 * was a fast combat support ship commissioned in 1970 and decommissioned in 2005 * is a launched in 2014 and decommissioned in 2023. {{DEFAULTSORT:Detroit, Uss United States Navy ship names