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USS Niagara (SP-263), 1917-1919

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Niagara, a 50-foot motor pleasure craft, was built in 1915 at Miami, Florida. She was purchased by the Navy in early July 1917, some two months after she was commissioned as USS Niagara (SP-263). Renamed SP-263 in April 1918, she spent her entire Navy career in Florida waters on patrol duties. Her Navy service ended in late May 1919 when she was transferred to the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

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