USS Niagara (SP-136)

History
United States
NameUSS Niagara
NamesakeFort Niagara
OwnerHoward Gould
Port of registryNew York
BuilderHarlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, DE
Completed1898
Acquired10 August 1917
Commissioned16 April 1918
Decommissioned3 March 1931
Stricken10 December 1931
FateSold for scrapping 13 September 1933
NotesReclassified PY-9 17 July 1920
General characteristics
Typearmed yacht
Tonnage1,444 GRT, 703 NRT
Displacement2,690 tons
Length
  • 282 ft 0 in (85.95 m) overall
  • 245.0 ft (74.7 m) registered
Beam36.0 ft (11.0 m)
Draft17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
Depth19.4 ft (5.9 m)
Installed power530 NHP
Propulsion
Speed12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement195
Armament

The sixth USS Niagara (SP-136), later PY-9, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1931 and which served during World War I.

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