USS Niagara

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brig sailing ship warship

USS Niagara was an American warship that served as Oliver Hazard Perry’s relief flagship and played a decisive role in securing U.S. victory at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.

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USS Niagara canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf brig ⓘ
sailing ship ⓘ
warship ⓘ
armamentType cannon ⓘ
associatedPerson Oliver Hazard Perry ⓘ
associatedPlace Erie, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Lake Erie ⓘ
battle Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
builder Adam and Noah Brown ⓘ
builtAt Erie, Pennsylvania ⓘ
capturedVessels HMS Detroit ⓘ
HMS Hunter ⓘ
HMS Lady Prevost ⓘ
HMS Little Belt ⓘ
HMS Queen Charlotte ⓘ
category Great Lakes ships ⓘ
War of 1812 ships of the United States ⓘ
commander Oliver Hazard Perry ⓘ
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
era Age of Sail ⓘ
famousSignalAssociated "We have met the enemy and they are ours" ⓘ
heritage symbol of U.S. naval power on the Great Lakes ⓘ
historicalSignificance helped secure American control of Lake Erie ⓘ
launchedIn 1813 ⓘ
material wooden hull ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
navalCampaign Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
surface form: Lake Erie campaign
navalFormation U.S. Lake Erie Squadron ⓘ
surface form: Lake Erie Squadron
notableFor decisive role in U.S. victory at the Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
opponent Royal Navy ⓘ
opponentCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
preservedAt Erie, Pennsylvania ⓘ
propulsion sail ⓘ
purpose control of Lake Erie ⓘ
rigging brig-rigged ⓘ
role relief flagship of Oliver Hazard Perry ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Navy
serviceStartYear 1813 ⓘ
status museum ship (reconstruction) ⓘ
theater Lake Erie ⓘ
type two-masted square-rigged warship ⓘ
usedFor naval combat ⓘ

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Battle of Lake Erie → shipInvolved → USS Niagara ⓘ
Battle of Lake Erie → commandFlagship → USS Niagara ⓘ
HMS Queen Charlotte → opposedBy → USS Niagara ⓘ
USS Lawrence → PerryTransferTo → USS Niagara ⓘ