USS Niagara (1898)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Niagara.
The third USS Niagara was a distilling and supply ship that served in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War.
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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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