U.S. Brig Niagara

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U.S. Brig Niagara is a reconstructed early 19th-century American warship best known for her role as Oliver Hazard Perry’s flagship during the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf War of 1812 commemorative vessel
museum ship
sailing warship replica
tall ship
armament 18 carronades
2 long guns
associatedMuseum Erie Maritime Museum NERFINISHED
basedOn original 1813 USS Niagara design
beam about 32 feet
commandedBy Oliver Hazard Perry NERFINISHED
conflict War of 1812
country United States of America
surface form: United States
displacement approximately 480 tons
draft about 11 feet
famousSignalAssociated “Don’t give up the ship” (Perry’s battle flag) NERFINISHED
function sail training vessel
sailing museum ship
hasShipType brig
hasSupplementaryPropulsion diesel engine (modern)
heritageDesignation symbol of Pennsylvania’s maritime heritage
historicalRole Oliver Hazard Perry’s relief flagship at the Battle of Lake Erie
homePort Erie, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
hullConstruction wooden hull
launchedAsReconstruction 1990
lengthOnDeck about 118 feet
lengthOverall about 198 feet
locatedIn Presque Isle Bay NERFINISHED
maintainedBy Flagship Niagara League NERFINISHED
material wood
namedAfter Niagara Falls NERFINISHED
Niagara River NERFINISHED
numberOfMasts 2
offers educational programs
openToPublic yes
operator Erie Maritime Museum NERFINISHED
originalShipName USS Niagara NERFINISHED
participatedIn Battle of Lake Erie NERFINISHED
participatesIn tall ship festivals
propulsion sail
reconstructedBy Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
reconstructedFor War of 1812 bicentennial and heritage education
reconstructionCompleted 1990
reconstructionLocation Erie, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
registeredAs U.S. Coast Guard inspected passenger vessel
riggingType square-rigged
safetyFeatures modern navigation and safety equipment
sailArea approximately 11,600 square feet

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Erie Maritime Museum dedicatedTo U.S. Brig Niagara
brig Niagara designation U.S. Brig Niagara