Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Adams (Brigantine, 1799)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Adams
Also known as:
Detroit
Year of Build:
1799
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
River Rouge, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Brigantine
Hull Materials:
Wood
Ownership Notes:
British Government, (1812):
Master(s):
Brovoort, Lieut. Henry B., (1802-1807); Rolette, Lieut., (1812);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1799)
Tonnage
1799
Gross: 100
1809
Gross: 150
History
Classification:
a. Brigantine, Adams (1799-1812);
b. Brigantine, Detroit (1812-1812)
Nationality:
American (1799-1812); British (1812-1812)
Chronology:
1. 8/16/1812, Detroit, captured by the British;
2. 10/8/1812, Squaw Island, ashore and burned to avoid capture by the enemy;*
Notes
General notes:
*She was sometimes referred to as "President Adams."
**The vessel was noted on the lakes under the name Adams on, 6/25/1799, and carried 6 long six pounder guns during the war of 1812. (The Buffalo Gazette of 7/21/1812 reports that she carried a total of 18 guns.) The Adams was surrendered to the British on 8/16/1812 and renamed the Brig Detroit after being repaired at Detroit. The Americans captured the Detroit, but the British were quick to retake the vessel. The Detroit was moved down the Niagara River where she went ashore on Squaw Island. Fearing another attack, the British burned her on 10/8/1812 to prevent American salvage.
History of the Great Lakes states that she stranded on the outside of Squaw Island at Black Rock; Retaken by Americans on 10/9/1812, and burned the same day to prevent recapture;
Macpherson list the "Detroit" launched on 7/4/1812, armed with 14 guns;
Sources:
1. John Poole's Notes;
2. Detroit Free Press, 4/7/1846;
3. James C. Mills, Our Inland Seas, page 71, 72;
4. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I: summary page 788;
5. George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater;
6. Inland Seas, April, 1947, page 75;
7. Monroe Evening News: 2/1/1834;
8. Michigan Pioneer Collection, Vol. 15, p. 164, 165, 334;
9. K. R. Macpherson, List of Vessels Employed on British Naval Service on the Great Lakes, 1755-1875, Ontario
Historical Society, September, 1963, Vol. LV, p. 174;
10. Burton Historical Collection, Vol. II, p. 695;
11. Black Rock Beacon: 3/27/1823;
12. Buffalo Gazette: 7/21/1812, 9/1/1812, 9/29/1812, 10/13/1812, 11/24/1812;
13. Port Mackinac Manifests, 1802-1806, 1806-1812;
14. Presque Isle Customs, 5/22/1807;
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