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Niagara

USS Niagara

Survived

United States Navy

TypeSloop
Guns20 guns
WarWar of 1812

Lawrence's sister brig, built at Presque Isle. Under Jesse Elliott she hung back for the first part of the battle of Lake Erie; Perry then took her over and sailed her through the British line to win it. Scuttled at Erie after the war, she was raised in 1913 and rebuilt, and a reconstruction still sails from Erie.

The Brig Niagara under full sail, off of South Bass Island, Ohio on Lake Erie. Photo: Lance Woodworth, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 18 × 32-pounder carronades
  • 2 × 12-pounder long guns
Launched13 June 1813; 213 years ago (1813-06-13)
Displacement297 long tons (302 t)
Length110 ft 8 in (33.7 m) LBP
Complement155 officers and enlisted

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

13 June 1813; 213 years ago (1813-06-13)

10 September 1813

Jesse Elliott; Perry's flagship from mid-battle