NIAGARA

Registry and Rig Information
Name	NIAGARA
Registry	U.S.
Official Number	U.S. NAVY
Rig	Brig
Dimensions and Tonnage
Length	110.00
Width	30.00
Depth	9.00
Masts	2
Gross Tonnage	493.00
Hull Material	Wood
Vessel History
Rebuilds	Raised and rebuilt at Erie, PA, in 1913. Rebuilt in 1963 at Erie, PA. Renovated in 1933, 1943, 1988.
History	Commissioned on August 4, 1813.Was armed with two 12-pounders and eighteen 32-pound carronades. Was sunk in 1820, at Misery Bay, Erie, PA, for preservation. Sold out of service on July 12, 1825. Owned and raised shortly thereafter, successively, by Benjamin H. Brown and Captain George Miles, but sunk again because of deterioration. Raised on March 6, 1913, by Perry Centennial Commission, restored, and towed for exhibition from Buffalo to Chicago, stopping at most way ports between. Returned to Erie, September 21, 1913, after Battle of Lake Erie celebrations, and cribbed just out of water. Restoration begun in 1929 by Niagara Association of Erie, with help from PA Historical Commission, but work suspended in 1934 because of insufficient funds. Restored and rerigged in 1963, for Perry Sesquicentennial celebration, by PA Historical Commission; $180,000 expended.
Disposition	Museum ship mounted on concrete, at foot of State Street, Erie, PA, 1913.
Build Information
Builder	Crosby, Ebenezer & Brown, Noah
Place Built	Erie, PA
Date Built	1813-00-00
Source
Source	HCGL

Name	Begin Date	End Date	Registry	Official Number
U.S. Navy	1813-00-00	1825-00-00	U.S.	U.S. NAVY
Benjamin H. Brown	1825-00-00		U.S.
George Miles			U.S.
Perry Centennial Commission			U.S.
Niagara Association of Erie			U.S.
Pennsylvania Historical Commission			U.S.