The US Brig NIAGARA, Erie, Pennsylvania’s Flag­ship, arrived at Great Lakes Ship­yard for rou­tine dry­dock­ing and repairs. The ves­sel was hauled out using the Marine Trav­elift, and the work on the ves­sel will be com­plet­ed in approx­i­mate­ly two weeks.

This marks the first time Great Lakes Ship­yard has hauled out a tall ship using their Trav­elift as well as the first time the US Brig NIAGARA has been hauled out with a Travelift.

This project demon­strates anoth­er exam­ple of the diver­si­ty of Great Lakes Shipyard’s ser­vice capa­bil­i­ties and expe­ri­ence in wood, steel, and alu­minum work that ranges from hydraulic and pneu­mat­ic sys­tems to mechan­i­cal and machine shop services.

Owned and main­tained by the PA His­tor­i­cal and Muse­um Com­mis­sion, an agency of the Com­mon­wealth of Penn­syl­va­nia, the Flag­ship NIAGARA is a recon­struc­tion of Com­modore Oliv­er Haz­ard Perry’s ship that led the Bat­tle of Lake Erie vic­to­ry on Sep­tem­ber 10, 1813.