USS Niagara (1898)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Niagara |
| Namesake | Fort Niagara |
| Builder | John Roach & Sons, Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Completed | 1877 |
| Acquired | 11 April 1898 |
| Commissioned | 11 April 1898 |
| Decommissioned | 14 October 1898 |
| Fate | Sold 19 July 1899 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Distilling and supply ship |
| Displacement | 5,221 tons |
| Length | 274 ft 0 in (83.52 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m) |
| Draft | 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 57 |
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The third USS Niagara was a distilling and supply ship that served in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War.
Niagara was a steamer built by John Roach & Sons, Chester, Pennsylvania in 1877. The U.S. Navy acquired her from the Ward Line on 11 April 1898 for service in the Spanish–American War. Fitted out as a distilling and supply ship of the Collier Service, she commissioned at New York, New York, on 11 April 1898.
