USS Niagara (1855)

USS Niagara
History
Union Navy Jack United States
NameUSS Niagara
BuilderNew York Navy Yard, BrooklynNew York
Launched23 February 1855
Commissioned6 April 1857
Decommissioned2 December 1857
Recommissioned24 February 1858
Decommissioned17 December 1858
Recommissioned14 May 1860
Decommissioned16 June 1862
Recommissioned14 October 1863
Decommissioned28 September 1865
FateSold 6 May 1885
General characteristics
TypeSteam frigate
Displacement5,540 long tons (5,629 t)
Length328 ft 10 in (100.23 m)
Beam55 ft 4 in (16.87 m)
Draft24 ft 5 in (7.44 m)
PropulsionSails / Steam engine
Complement251
Armament12 × 11 in (280 mm) Dahlgren smoothbore guns

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 Annie C. O'Donnell; and commissioned on 6 April 1857, with Captain William L. Hudson in command.