Niagara departed New York on 21 May 1918 as escort for a merchant convoy bound for Bermuda and the Azores. She arrived at Ponta Delgada, Azores, on 12 August 1918 and departed on 22 August 1918 to join the American Patrol Detachment at Grassy Bay, Bermuda. On 5 September 1918 she stood out of Grassy Bay to rescue and tow in the merchant sloopGauntlet, which was adrift after her sails had been carried away in a storm.[2]
Reclassified PY-9 on 17 July 1920, she continued patrols in the Caribbean Sea as a unit of the special service squadron until decommissioning at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 21 April 1922.[2]
Niagara recommissioned on 24 June 1924. She sailed on 3 November 1924 to survey in the Caribbean under the direction of the Navy Hydrographic Office. She operated most of the next eight years charting the Gulf of Venezuela and the coast of Central America.[2]
Her last survey cruise ended when she returned to Philadelphia on 17 October 1930. Niagara decommissioned on 3 March 1931 and her name was struck from the Navy List on 10 December 1931. She was sold for scrapping on 13 September 1933 to the Northern Metal Company of Philadelphia.[2]
1899 gallery
In 1899, when the Niagara was owned by Howard Gould, photographs of the ship were included a book entitled Niagara; The Old And The New by Frank L. Blanchard.[4] Originally, Niagara had a Welte Style 6 Concert Orchestrion which went through two decks (as pictured below - only the lower portion of the instrument is visible in the second row center photograph); Gould replaced this in 1912 with a Welte Philharmonic Organ.[5]
Footnotes
^The on line Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships gives a complement of 1,651, which clearly is a typographical error.
References
^Office of the Chief of Naval Operations — Naval History Division (1970). Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Vol. V. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 82. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ abcdefNaval History And Heritage Command (February 10, 2016). "Niagara VI (S. P. 136)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History And Heritage Command. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^Blanchard, Frank L. (1899). Niagara; The Old And The New. New York: Publishers Printing Company. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^"Howard Gould Dies Here At 88. Last Surviving Son Of Jay Gould, Rail Financier, Yachtsman, Auto Racer". The New York Times. September 15, 1959. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
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For other ships with the same name see USS Niagara 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 HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS NiagaraNamesakeFort NiagaraBuilderHarlan and Hollingsworth Wilmington Delaware Completed1898Acquired10 August 1917Commissioned16 April 1918Decommissioned3 March 1931Stricken10 December 1931FateSold for scrapping 13 September 1933NotesReclassified PY 9 17 July 1920General characteristicsTypeArmed patrol yachtDisplacement2 690 tonsLength282 ft 0 in 85 95 m Beam43 ft 0 in 13 11 m Draft17 ft 0 in 5 18 m Speed12 knots 22 km h Complement195 1 note 1 Armament4 4 inch 102 mm guns 2 machine guns 1 Y gun Contents 1 Acquisition 2 World War I Service 3 Postwar Service 4 1899 gallery 5 Footnotes 6 References 7 External linksAcquisition Edit Howard Gould at his desk aboard the Niagara Niagara was a steam yacht built in 1898 by Harlan and Hollingsworth Wilmington Delaware The U S Navy purchased her on 10 August 1917 from Howard Gould of New York New York and converted her into an armed patrol yacht She was commissioned in the Tebo s Yacht Basin Brooklyn New York on 16 April 1918 2 World War I Service EditNiagara departed New York on 21 May 1918 as escort for a merchant convoy bound for Bermuda and the Azores She arrived at Ponta Delgada Azores on 12 August 1918 and departed on 22 August 1918 to join the American Patrol Detachment at Grassy Bay Bermuda On 5 September 1918 she stood out of Grassy Bay to rescue and tow in the merchant sloop Gauntlet which was adrift after her sails had been carried away in a storm 2 On 14 September 1918 Niagara sailed for Martinique in the West Indies to escort the French cable ship Pouyer Quertier arriving at Fort de France on 19 September 1918 The two ships operated in the West Indies visiting Trinidad Barbados Martinique and Puerto Rico until Niagara stood out from Port of Spain Trinidad on 13 December 1918 for Charleston South Carolina 3 Postwar Service EditNiagara entered the New York Navy Yard on 13 May 1919 for repairs before training out of New London Connecticut and New York She departed New York on 25 September 1919 for Key West Florida then cruised off the coast of Mexico and between ports in Texas Louisiana and Florida Other missions took her off Honduras Guatemala and Cuba 2 Reclassified PY 9 on 17 July 1920 she continued patrols in the Caribbean Sea as a unit of the special service squadron until decommissioning at Philadelphia Pennsylvania on 21 April 1922 2 Niagara recommissioned on 24 June 1924 She sailed on 3 November 1924 to survey in the Caribbean under the direction of the Navy Hydrographic Office She operated most of the next eight years charting the Gulf of Venezuela and the coast of Central America 2 Her last survey cruise ended when she returned to Philadelphia on 17 October 1930 Niagara decommissioned on 3 March 1931 and her name was struck from the Navy List on 10 December 1931 She was sold for scrapping on 13 September 1933 to the Northern Metal Company of Philadelphia 2 1899 gallery EditIn 1899 when the Niagara was owned by Howard Gould photographs of the ship were included a book entitled Niagara The Old And The New by Frank L Blanchard 4 Originally Niagara had a Welte Style 6 Concert Orchestrion which went through two decks as pictured below only the lower portion of the instrument is visible in the second row center photograph Gould replaced this in 1912 with a Welte Philharmonic Organ 5 Footnotes Edit The on line Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships gives a complement of 1 651 which clearly is a typographical error References Edit Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Naval History Division 1970 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Vol V Washington D C Government Printing Office p 82 Retrieved 14 November 2018 a b c d e f Naval History And Heritage Command February 10 2016 Niagara VI S P 136 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Naval History And Heritage Command Retrieved 14 November 2018 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Blanchard Frank L 1899 Niagara The Old And The New New York Publishers Printing Company Retrieved 10 April 2020 Howard Gould Dies Here At 88 Last Surviving Son Of Jay Gould Rail Financier Yachtsman Auto Racer The New York Times September 15 1959 Retrieved 2007 06 21 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Niagara ship 1898 Photo gallery at navsource org USS Niagara SP 136 later PY 9 1918 1933 Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images archived at HyperWar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Niagara SP 136 amp oldid 1090297234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
