Frédérick Rolette (spelled "Frédéric" in his birth records) was born in Quebec City and entered the Royal Navy at a young age.
As reported by Thomas Vercheres de Boucherville, Rolette seized the vessel by leading some two-dozen sailors and Indians in a long boat and canoes who boarded the ship without meeting any resistance.
[5] The capture of the ship meant that the papers of William Hull, the general assigned the task of leading the American invasion of Canada across the Detroit River, fell into British hands.
[6] Quickly exchanged as a prisoner, he then commanded a naval gun contingent on land during the Battle of Frenchtown in January 1813, where, although suffering a head wound, he refused to leave the field.
[citation needed] HMCS Frédérick Rolette, an Arctic offshore patrol ship of the Royal Canadian Navy that started construction in May 2021 and was delivered in 2024, is named in his honour.