Show U. U S. S S. S Niagara In a naval battle on Lake Erie dur dur- during during during ing the war of 1812 Commodore Oliver Hazard Perrys Perry's flagship Lawrence La was shot away The commodore transferred his flag in an open boat to the Niagara and turned the tide against the Brit Brit- ish The Niagara later was sunk as obsolete under orders of ot the navy In 1911 It was raised rebuilt and taken for Cor a tour of the Great Lakes but sank in Misery Bay again Under su su- supervision supervision su- su supervision of the Niagara memorial commission of Pennsylvania it was wall raised a second time and rebuilt I I |