USS Niagara (SP-263)

USS Niagara (SP-263)

USS "Niagara" (SP-263) was a vessel of the United States Navy during World War I.

"Niagara" was built in 1915 as the civilian ship "Niagara". In 1917 she was taken into naval service as a section patrol boat and was renamed USS "Niagara" (SP-263). The navy redesignated the boat as "SP-263" on April 11, 1918, dropping the name "Niagara".

After the war, she was transferred to the United States Coast Guard on May 29, 1919, converted into a lighthouse ship and rechristened USLHT "Poinsettia".

She was assigned to the 7th Lighthouse District in Key West, Florida. She caught fire and sank on December 27, 1928.

See USS "Niagara" for other ships of this name.


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