berkyturky24

It would be awesome to see the Flagship Niagara in-game, as I was a member of her crew two summers ago. Here's a link to the wikipedia article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Niagara_%281813%29 Brief description: The USS Niagara, commonly called the US Brig Niagara or the Flagship Niagara, is a wooden-hulled brig that served as the relief flagship for Oliver Hazard Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Class & type: Niagara-class brig Displacement: 297 long tons (302 t)[1] Length: 110 ft 8 in (33.7 m) LBP Beam: 32 ft (9.8 m) Height: 113 ft 4 in (34.5 m) Foremast 118 ft 4 in (36.1 m) Mainmast Draft: 9 ft (2.7 m) Sail plan: 12,665 sq ft (1,177 m2) on two masts[1] Boats & landing craft carried: 2 cutters, 1 yawl[2]1813: Tons burthen: 492 60⁄95 tons[1] Complement: 155 officers and enlisted Armament: 18 × 32-pounder carronades 2 × 12-pounder long guns