1 July 2022 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Rubric: Tall ships, Yacht of the Month
Reading Time: 9 minutesUSS Niagara in Quebec City, Canada © Cephas/cc-by-sa-4.0
USS Niagara, commonly called the
US Brig Niagara or the
Flagship Niagara, is a wooden-
hulled snow-brig that served as the relief
flagship for
Oliver Hazard Perry in the
Battle of Lake Erie during the
War of 1812. As the ship is certified for
sail training by the
United States Coast Guard, she is also designated
SSV Niagara.
Niagara is usually docked behind the
Erie Maritime Museum in
downtown Erie in the U.S. state of
Pennsylvania as an outdoor exhibit for the museum. She also often travels the
Great Lakes during the summer, serving as an ambassador of Pennsylvania when not docked. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and was designated the official
state ship of Pennsylvania by the
Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1988.
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