er ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁subsequently ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁as ▁HMS ▁Sur prise . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lake ▁Er ie ▁Bu ilt ▁at ▁Er ie , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁by ▁Adam ▁and ▁No ah ▁Brown , ▁as ▁the ▁sch oon er ▁Am elia . ▁She ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁probably ▁in ▁April . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁then ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Navy ▁for ▁service ▁with ▁Master ▁Command ant ▁Oliver ▁Haz ard ▁Perry ' s ▁forces ▁on ▁Lake ▁Er ie , ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁Tig ress ▁and ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁L t . ▁August us ▁H . ▁M . ▁Con k ling . ▁ ▁Tig ress ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lake ▁Er ie ▁at ▁Put - in - B ay , ▁Ohio ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁gun bo ats ▁which ▁caused ▁heavy ▁damage ▁to ▁, ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁Commander ▁Robert ▁Her iot ▁Bar cl ay , ▁and ▁other ▁British ▁ships . ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Th ames ▁Perry ▁consequ ently ▁con voy ed ▁American ▁troops ▁into ▁the ▁territory ▁formerly ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁British , ▁invest ing ▁Mal den ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁and ▁Detroit ▁( which ▁the ▁British ▁had ▁captured ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 ) ▁four ▁days ▁later . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁October , ▁a ▁small ▁naval ▁fl ot illa , ▁consisting ▁of ▁Tig ress , ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁under ▁the