Niagara (tug)

The Niagara underway
History
United States
Name	Niagara
Builder	Detroit Dry Dock Company
Launched	1872
In service	1872
Identification	U.S. Registry #18714
Fate	Wrecked June 4, 1904
General characteristics
Type	Tugboat
Tonnage	276.87 gross register tons 183.05 net register ton
Length	130 feet (40 m)
Beam	24.58 feet (7.49 m)
Depth	8.7 feet (2.7 m)
Installed power	560 horsepower fore and aft compound steam engine
Niagara Shipwreck Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Lake County, Minnesota
Nearest city	Duluth, Minnesota
Coordinates	46°56′45″N 91°46′16″W / 46.945751°N 91.771245°W / 46.945751; -91.771245
Built	1872
Architect	Detroit Dry Dock Company
Architectural style	Tugboat
MPS	Minnesota's Lake Superior Shipwrecks MPS
NRHP reference No.	94000344[1]
Added to NRHP	April 14, 1994

The Niagara was a large wooden tugboat that sank on June 4, 1904 on Lake Superior near the town of Duluth, Minnesota, Lake County, Minnesota after running aground near Knife River. On April 14, 1994 the wreck of the Niagara was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]