USS Niagara

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USS Niagara is the name of several ships of the United States Navy:

• The first Niagara ws launched in 1813, she served as Oliver Hazard Perry's flagship during the Battle of Lake Erie. Sunk for preservation in 1820, she was raised in 1913 and rebuilt for the 100th anniversary of the battle.

• US Brig Niagara A modern replica of the original Niagara.

• The second Niagara was a Civil War-era steam frigate, launched in 1855, and sold in 1885.

• The third Niagara was a steamer, built in 1877, and acquired by the Navy in 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War. She was resold in 1899.

• The fourth USS Niagara (SP-246) was a motor boat, built in 1913. She was accquired by the Navy for World War I in 1917, and served until 1919.

• The fifth USS Niagara (SP-263) was a yacht, built in 1915. She was accquired by the Navy in 1917, and served until 1922. She was later sold to the Coast Guard and reclassified the USLHT Poinsettia.

• The sixth USS Niagara (SP-136) was a yacht, built in 1898. Accquired by the Navy in 1917, she was converted into an armed patrol yacht. She was reclassified PY-9 in 1920, and finally struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1931.

• The seventh USS Niagara (PG-52) was a yacht built in 1929 as Hi-Esmare. Accquired by the Navy in 1940, she was converted into an gunboat and renamed Niagara. In 1943 she was reclassified as motor torpedo boat tender and redesignated AGP-1. She was sunk in battle on 22 May 1943.

• The eighth USS Niagara (APA-87) was an amphibious assault ship which served from 1945 to 1950.