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Gunboat of the United States Navy
The second USS Niagara was a screw frigate in the United States Navy. Niagara was launched by New York Navy Yard on 23 February 1855; sponsored by Miss
USS_Niagara_(1855)
List of ships with the same or similar names
as US Brig Niagara for the 100th anniversary of the battle. USS Niagara (1855), was an American Civil War-era steam frigate launched in 1855 and sold in
USS_Niagara
U.S. Navy Steam frigate
USS Merrimack, variant spelling Merrimac, was a steam frigate, best known as the hull upon which the ironclad warship CSS Virginia was constructed during
USS_Merrimack_(1855)
19th-century American naval officer and Army general
sailing master and on April 18, 1855, he achieved the rank of lieutenant. In September 1858, Nelson joined the USS Niagara for the mission of returning captured
William_"Bull"_Nelson
American shipbuilder and designer
Neilson Pilot Boat (1854) Julia Yacht (1855) Haze Yacht (1855) Widgeon Pilot Boat (1855) USS Niagara (1855) Steers last ship. On 25 September 1856,
George_Steers
Ship for laying undersea cables
installed cable after a month due to engineer mishandling causing damage. USS Niagara (1855–1885) a converted American warship, worked with HMS Agamemnon on the
Cable_layer
U.S. legislation protecting submarine cable
Wharf SS Great Eastern French Cable Hut Transatlantic telegraph cable French Cable Station USS Niagara (1855) Hazel Hill, Nova Scotia Valentia Island
Submarine_Cable_Act_of_1888
United States Navy admiral
headquartered in Key West. During the Civil War, he was in command of the USS Niagara (1855). He was promoted to commodore on 16 July 1862. He was relieved from
William_McKean
United States Navy admiral
engineer aboard USS Niagara (1855), which was detailed to escort the Japanese ambassadors during their return to Edo at the end of 1860. Niagara returned to
David_B._Macomb
Gunboat of the United States Navy
be found here. Media related to USS Santee (ship, 1855) at Wikimedia Commons Journal of the Officer of the Day, U.S.S. Santee, 1864, MS 123 and Journal
USS_Santee_(1855)
Last sail-only warship designed and built by the United States Navy
USS Constellation is a sloop-of-war, the last sail-only warship designed and built by the United States Navy. She was built at the Gosport Shipyard between
USS_Constellation_(1854)
United States Navy officer (1785–1819)
embroiled in a long-standing and bitter controversy with the commander of USS Niagara, Captain Jesse Elliott, over their conduct in the Battle of Lake Erie
Oliver_Hazard_Perry
Bridge in Ontario and New York
Whirlpool Rapids Bridge was the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, which carried foot and rail traffic, opened in 1855, and was most notable for being the
Whirlpool_Rapids_Bridge
American naval engineer
promoted to First Assistant Engineer in 1858, and was ordered to the USS Niagara, which made a round-trip voyage late that year to Monrovia, Liberia,
Edward_D._Robie
1797 heavy frigate of the U.S. Navy
USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the second oldest naval
USS_Constitution
Sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts
USS Niagara captained by commander Oliver Hazard Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie, a pivotal victory for the United States in the War of 1812. USS Oregon
Brig
United States Navy officer (1780–1831)
in the Virginia Historical Society's collection). In 1814, he commanded Niagara on Lake Huron and Lake Superior and directed the naval squadron in the
Arthur_Sinclair
1860 Japanese diplomatic mission to the U.S.
Indian Oceans, all on board the USS Niagara, thus completing a circumnavigation. After leaving New York on June 30, the Niagara reached the harbor at Porto
Japanese Embassy to the United States
Japanese_Embassy_to_the_United_States
Side-wheel palace steamer sunk in Lake Michigan
Niagara was a 245-foot (75 m) long sidewheel palace steamer launched in 1845. It carried passengers and cargo around the North American Great Lakes. It
Niagara_(steamboat)
1812–1815 conflict in North America
American frigates USS United States and USS Macedonian ended the war blockaded and hulked in New London, Connecticut. USS United States and USS Macedonian attempted
War_of_1812
American Navy admiral (1827–1894)
14 September 1855, McCauley was assigned to the receiving ship USS Princeton in Philadelphia from 1856 to 1857 and then to the USS Niagara from March 1857
Edward_Y._McCauley
United States Navy commodore (1808–1887)
and during the subsequent years of the American Civil War commanded USS Niagara off the coasts of England and France. In September 1866, he was placed
Thomas Tingey Craven (admiral, born 1808)
Thomas_Tingey_Craven_(admiral,_born_1808)
Title given to the largest active vessel on the Great Lakes of North America
1679, and launched in May of that year to sail the upper lakes (above Niagara). Reports of its size vary from 40 to 70 feet (12 to 21 m) long. Contemporary
Queen_of_the_Lakes
American engineer and industrialist (1846–1898)
ordered to the flagship, USS Niagara. After evaluation he was appointed on February 21, 1862, as master's mate to the steamer USS R. R. Cuyler and took part
James_Henry_Carpenter
City in New York, United States
Western New York on the eastern shore of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River on the Canada–United States border. It is the second-most populous
Buffalo,_New_York
American artist and illustrator
Carpet-Bag, and illustrated books such as Hunter's Panoramic Guide from Niagara to Quebec (1857). In 1850, Waud sailed from London aboard the sailing ship
Alfred_Waud
Brig in the United States Navy
Those thus saved from slavery were later sent back to Africa on the USS Niagara. Dolphin sailed from Boston on 16 October 1858 for duty on the Brazil
USS_Dolphin_(1836)
Wooden hulled, brig-rigged, sidewheel steamer built in 1855
The Arago was a wooden hulled, brig-rigged, sidewheel steamer built in 1855 by Westervelt & Sons at New York, New York. Chartered by the Union Army in
SS_Arago
United States Navy rear admiral (1822–1888)
promotion to Master Commandant in 1855, then was commissioned lieutenant in September of that year. In 1857, served on USS Niagara and was part of the first expedition
Clark_Henry_Wells
United States Navy admiral
of York in April of the following year; and for gallantly on board the Niagara in Perry's victory on Lake Erie, September 10, 1813. For his distinguished
John_B._Montgomery
1812 murder in London, England
p. 29. Gray 1963, p. 27. Hanrahan 2012, pp. 99–101. "Hume, Joseph (1777-1855), of 38 York Place, Portman Square, Mdx. and Burnley Hall, Norf., History
Assassination of Spencer Perceval
Assassination_of_Spencer_Perceval
Easternmost of Great Lakes in North America
the western end of the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Its primary inlet is the Niagara River from Lake Erie. The Long Sault control dam, primarily along with
Lake_Ontario
ID-4306) USS Nezinscot (1898) USS Niagara (1813, 1855, 1898, SP-246, SP-263, SP-136/PY-9, CMc-2/PG-52/AGP-1, APA-87) USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3/T-AFS-3) USS Niantic
List of United States Navy ships: N–O
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Ships that were lost or scuttled along the coast
British wooden barque William James of 293 tons, built at Sunderland in 1855, wrecked in Table Bay at the Imhoff battery at about 33°55.50′S 18°26.40′E
Shipwrecks_of_Cape_Town
Irish republican military campaign in Canada (1866–1871)
the Niagara River in the first 14 hours of June 1 under Colonel John O'Neill. Sabotaged by Fenians in its crew, the U.S. Navy's side-wheel gunboat USS Michigan
Fenian_raids
US Navy officer (1794–1862)
until 1852. In March 1857 Hudson, appointed captain 8 October 1855, assumed command of Niagara. That August, in conjunction with British ships, he made the
William_L._Hudson
Former undersea telegraph cable
The cable-laying vessels were the converted warships HMS Agamemnon and USS Niagara, borrowed from their respective governments. Both were needed as neither
Transatlantic_telegraph_cable
Wreck diving site and former cargo steamship
United States Navy requisitioned her in October 1918, and commissioned her as USS Keresaspa (ID-1484). She was decommissioned in and returned to her owner
SS_Malakoff
RO-RO ferry that capsized and sank near Larnaca, Cyprus
HMS Montagu SS M.M. Drake USS Muliphen SS Myron N Nagato Niagara Niagara (tug) HMCS Nipigon SS Norman Northerner O Oceana SS Onoko USS Oriskany Oslofjord Ozone
MS_Zenobia
American civil engineer (1810–1862)
the same year, he erected the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, the first ever railway suspension bridge over the Niagara Gorge with a 770-foot span. In
Charles_Ellet_Jr.
"Major Anderson (1861)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Retrieved November 7, 2024. "Niagara (1845)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Retrieved November 7, 2024. "Northerner
List of shipwrecks in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary
List_of_shipwrecks_in_the_Wisconsin_Shipwreck_Coast_National_Marine_Sanctuary
Sloop of the Royal Navy
Apr: USS Columbus, USS Delaware, USS Germantown, USS Merrimack, USS Pennsylvania, USS Plymouth, USS Raritan 21 Apr: USS Columbia, USS Dolphin, USS New
HMS_Hecate_(1839)
American patriotic society
federal legislation, which was passed into law as the Bounty Land Act of 1855 on March 3. On April 14, 1894, the Maryland and the Pennsylvania societies
General Society of the War of 1812
General_Society_of_the_War_of_1812
1852 ship
Niagara and successfully tested on the cable in Agamemnon. The ships set out for Newfoundland on 7 August, but the armoured cable jammed in Niagara's
HMS_Agamemnon_(1852)
19th-century marine engineering company in New York City
"90-day" gunboats, USS Penobscot and USS Winona. The following year, the company supplied the engines for the 1,533-ton screw steamer USS Lackawanna, and
Allaire_Iron_Works
Group of lakes in North America
to Lake Erie. The Niagara River, including Niagara Falls, connects Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. The Welland Canal, bypassing the Niagara River, connects Lake
Great_Lakes
Steamship
26, 1855. "Memoranda". Daily Pennsylvanian. November 10, 1856. "Left, &c". Boston Semi-weekly Advertiser. January 14, 1857. "Per steamship Niagara, at
Star_of_the_South_(1853_ship)
to stay in the U.S. Navy as a captain. Promoted to commander of the USS Niagara in 1862, he was soon ordered to destroy the Gosport Navy Yard, near his
Henry_Augustus_Wise
2016 British TV series or programme
York, travelling around New York City and Long Island before heading to Niagara Falls via New York's state capital of Albany and Buffalo. His second journey
Great American Railroad Journeys
Great_American_Railroad_Journeys
President of the United States from 1829 to 1837
Atlantic Ocean USS Essex vs HMS Alert USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere Capture of HMS Frolic USS United States vs HMS Macedonian USS Constitution vs
Andrew_Jackson
2026. "Niagara (1845)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Retrieved 16 April 2026. "NIAGARA (steamer)". National Park Service. Retrieved 2 March 2026. "Niagara (1845
List of shipwrecks in Lake Michigan
List_of_shipwrecks_in_Lake_Michigan
Frigate of the Royal Navy
Commissioned in 1853 she played a small role in the Crimean War of 1854–1855 and was sold for scrap in 1891. The Magicienne-class ships had a length at
HMS_Valorous_(1851)
Battle of the War of 1812 fought in January 1815
support of the warships in the Mississippi River, including USS Louisiana, USS Carolina, USS Eagle, two gunboats and the steamboat Enterprise. Major Thomas
Battle_of_New_Orleans
American physician (1811–1877)
Central America, and later operated in assistance of the steam frigate Niagara in her unsuccessful attempt to lay the Atlantic Cable in August 1857. Detached
Ninian_Pinkney
Purchase. November 21 – Niagara University is founded in Niagara Falls, New York. Bleeding Kansas (1854–1860) Third Seminole War (1855–1858) January 7 – Charles
1856_in_the_United_States
Military personnel casualties of the United States
War} 1959: 1968–69; 1976; 1984 killed 41; Wounded 5; 82 captured/released. USS Liberty incident 1967 killed 34; Wounded 173 by Israeli armed forces Vietnam
United States military casualties of war
United_States_military_casualties_of_war
7 December 1941. USS Niagara (AGP-1) sunk by Japanese aircraft bombing near San Cristobal Island, Solomon Islands, 23 May 1943. USS Aludra (AK-72) sunk
List of U.S. Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II
List_of_U.S._Navy_ships_sunk_or_damaged_in_action_during_World_War_II
U.S. Army federal service academy in West Point, New York
Robert E. Lee, American Civil War general who graduated from West Point in 1829, and served as its superintendent from 1852 to 1855
United States Military Academy
United_States_Military_Academy
Legal Norms". Revus (20). Slovenia: 47–60. doi:10.4000/revus.2747. ISSN 1855-7112 – via Centre pour l'Édition Électronique Ouverte (openedition.org).
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German ocean liner
(1855) Chili (1894) Clyde (1854) Colombo (1882) Congo (1878) Copernic (1861) Cordillère (1895) Corduan (1884) Crimée (1889) Cydnus (1856) Danube (1855)
SS_Fürst_Bismarck_(1905)
United States Army general (1786–1866)
begin with an attack on the town of Queenston, which was just across the Niagara River from Lewiston, New York. In October 1812, Van Rensselaer's force
Winfield_Scott
naval barracks in Brooklyn and Washington, D.C., until reassigned to the USS Niagara on 2 April 1857. Assigned to land duties at the Brooklyn Naval Barracks
James_Martin_II
October 13 – War of 1812 – Battle of Queenston Heights: As part of the Niagara campaign in Upper Canada, United States forces under General Stephen Van
1812_in_the_United_States
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
ship in 1854 and served in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War of 1854–1855. She participated in the Second Opium War of 1856–1860 and was placed in
HMS_Belleisle_(1819)
Hurricane Center. Retrieved May 5, 2008. Tempest, Mark. "Sunday Ship History: USS Mount Hood (AE-11)". EagleSpeak. Retrieved October 6, 2017. "Horrible Accident
List of disasters in the United States by death toll
List_of_disasters_in_the_United_States_by_death_toll
List of Hurricanes before 1900
267; -99.833, about 90 miles (140 km) south of Acapulco, dismasted the Niagara. For five hours on 11 September 1850, the Diana at 22°N 116°W / 22°N
List of Pacific hurricanes before 1900
List_of_Pacific_hurricanes_before_1900
Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
The St. Germain Hotel (alternatively spelled St. Germaine) was built by 1855 on the south end of the lot. It was one of several hotels built in the neighborhood
Flatiron_Building
American shipbuilder
son, Aaron C. Bell, continued operations until the shipyard closed in 1855. The USS Jacob Bell (1842), launched by his son, was named for him. Hannan, Caryn
Jacob_Bell_(shipbuilder)
Ship and railroad car builder in Wilmington, Delaware
Historic Places in 1996. In 1898 they built the 1448 ton steam yacht 'Niagara', designed by W.G. Shackford, for wealthy client Howard Gould. This was
Harlan_and_Hollingsworth
Island off the coast of Western Australia
Aborigines", and between 1838 and 1931 (except for the period from 1849 to 1855) Rottnest was used as an Aboriginal prison. Henry Vincent, the Gaoler at
Rottnest_Island
Covered bridge in North Blenheim, New York
but is argued to have a 208 ft (63 m) clear span. The bridge, opened in 1855, was also one of the oldest of its type in the United States. It was destroyed
Old_Blenheim_Bridge
Confederate spy during the American Civil War
passenger train, but he and a companion, George S. Anderson, were arrested in Niagara, New York, on December 16, 1864. They were imprisoned at Fort Lafayette
John_Yates_Beall
American politician (1801–1872)
Miller on October 20, 1824. In 1824, Seward was journeying with his wife to Niagara Falls when one of the wheels on his carriage was damaged while they passed
William_H._Seward
Network for fugitive slaves in 19th-century U.S.
crossing the Niagara River or Lake Ontario into Canada. By 1848 the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge had been built—it crossed the Niagara River and connected
Underground_Railroad
President of the United States from 1837 to 1841
December 1837 Battle of Montgomery's Tavern), many of the rebels fled across the Niagara River into New York, and Upper Canadian rebel leader William Lyon Mackenzie
Martin_Van_Buren
United States historic place
Worker City, Company Town: Iron and Cotton-Worker Protest in Troy and Cohoes, 1855-84. University of Illinois Press. p. 51. Walkowitz, Daniel (1978). Worker
Harmony_Mills
1765 first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy
flag aboard HMS Victory USS Constitution in Boston, Massachusetts, US, the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat USS Constitution is 30 years
HMS_Victory
Historic church in New York, United States
and Lutherans from 1838-1855. A new Union Church Society took over the church and accomplished some renovations beginning in 1855. It changed the orientation
Mohawk Upper Castle Historic District
Mohawk_Upper_Castle_Historic_District
the independence of Cuba from the Spanish Empire, and the sinking of the USS Maine, led to the Spanish–American War in 1898, in which the United States
Territorial evolution of the United States
Territorial_evolution_of_the_United_States
Marine conservation area around the Cape Peninsula in South Africa
schlosseri (Pallas, 1766): European waters Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855: Pacific Ocean Asterocarpa humilis (Heller, 1878), recorded as Cnemidocarpa
Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area
Table_Mountain_National_Park_Marine_Protected_Area
ironclad CSS Stonewall entered Lisbon harbor while being pursued by USS Niagara and USS Sacramento, which couldn't pierce Stonewall's armor. Stonewall was
Diplomacy of the American Civil War
Diplomacy_of_the_American_Civil_War
defeat French, forcing northern retreat War of 1812 USS United States vs HMS Macedonian 25 Oct Decatur's USS United States captures British HMS Macedonian Peninsular
List_of_battles_1801–1900
President of the United States from 1977 to 1981
In 1948, he began officer training for submarine duty and served aboard USS Pomfret. Carter was promoted to lieutenant junior grade in 1949. His service
Jimmy_Carter
President of the United States from 1857 to 1861
from crossing the Rocky Mountains? You might just as well command the Niagara not to flow. We must fulfill our destiny." Buchanan suffered from esotropia
James_Buchanan
United States historic place
(1897) Carola⚓ (1898) Marjorie⛵ (1898) Niagara⛵ (1898) Berkeley⚓ (1898) Edme⛵ (1898) Etona⛵ (1898) Moyie⚓ (1898) Niagara⛵ (1898) Waimarie⛵️ (1898) Wyvenhoe⛵
Arthur_Foss
Power, Michael; Butler, Nancy (1993). Slavery and Freedom in Niagara (PDF). The Niagara Historical Society. p. 20. ISBN 1895258057. "An act to prevent
List_of_slave_owners
Institution in Manhattan, New York
Early view (c. 1855) of 229, 225 and 219 Madison Avenue before the street was paved
Morgan_Library_&_Museum
American schooner that sank in Lake Huron in 1868
HMS Montagu SS M.M. Drake USS Muliphen SS Myron N Nagato Niagara Niagara (tug) HMCS Nipigon SS Norman Northerner O Oceana SS Onoko USS Oriskany Oslofjord Ozone
F._T._Barney_(schooner)
Set of treacherous rocks off The Lizard peninsula in Cornwall
The John carrying 263 emigrants to Canada, sank on the Maen Land in May 1855, only 86 survived. Spyridon Vagliano, a Greek steamer carrying grain from
The_Manacles
Reserve to protect and conserve shipwrecks and historical resources in Lake Superior
the first lock on the St. Marys River opened this coastline to shipping in 1855. Every vessel entering or leaving Lake Superior must pass Whitefish Point
Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve
Whitefish_Point_Underwater_Preserve
Center, Smithsonian Institution". collections.si.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-24. "USS Philadelphia". americanhistory.si.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-03. "Guidon of the
List of artifacts in the National Museum of American History
List_of_artifacts_in_the_National_Museum_of_American_History
Steam clipper wrecked off Anglesey, UK
was built at the Sandycroft Ironworks on the River Dee and was launched in 1855. She was a new type of ship, a 2,719-ton iron-hulled steam clipper, built
Royal_Charter_(ship)
Theseus", making the definition of "original" unclear. An example is the USS Niagara: the original sank in 1820 and was raised and reconstructed three times
List of oldest surviving ships
List_of_oldest_surviving_ships
St. Michaels Battle of Bladensburg Battle of Lake Erie Capture of Fort Niagara 1813 Battle of Tipton's Island Battle of Africa Point Raid on Havre de
List of conflicts in the United States
List_of_conflicts_in_the_United_States
Diplomatic and military crisis between Mexico and the US (1914)
powers Argentina, Brazil, and Chile offered to mediate the conflict, in the Niagara Falls peace conference, held in Canada. The American occupation of Veracruz
Tampico_Affair
French shipping company
overseas as the French Line, was a French shipping company. Established in 1855 by the brothers Émile and Issac Pereire under the name Compagnie Générale
Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
Compagnie_Générale_Transatlantique
British clipper ship, on display at Greenwich, England
ISBN 1-85044-275-4. Chapelle, Howard I. (1967). The Search for Speed Under Sail, 1700–1855. Bonanza Books. Cannon, Sophie; Boyd, Stephen; Whitewright, Julian (2021)
Cutty_Sark
Boat, smaller than a steamship, using steam
July 2007. Cumberland, Barlow (1913). A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River. Toronto: The Musson Book Company, Limited. p. 18. Retrieved 29 July
Steamboat
Ship
Pacific 10 Jan: E. K. Collins 28 Aug: Isaac Allerton 5 Sep: Arabia 24 Sep: Niagara 28 Sep: Coromandel 24 Oct: Toledo 7 Nov: Eleanor Lancaster Unknown date:
Eleanor_Lancaster_(ship)
Spanish civil engineer (1852–1936)
that culminated in 1916 with the opening of the Whirlpool Aero Car at Niagara Falls. In the 1890s, Torres focused his efforts on analog computation.
Leonardo_Torres_Quevedo
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