Brig Niagara 2023 sailing season ending early

[gak1965]

FYI.

 

The Admiral and I were planning a weekend in western New York in mid-August that was going to include a day-sail on the US Brig Niagara in honor of having built the Model Shipways kit a few years ago. However, we got a notice today that they were going to be refunding our money because the rest of the sailing season has been cancelled. The announcement is here: https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/phmc-details.aspx?newsid=438. It appears that there was damage to one of the (restored|replica) ship's propellers and they won't be day sailing until they are replaced and maintenance is done on the ship's engines.

 

I called, and they said that the ship will likely be in Erie until sometime in September, and that you can still tour it as part of museum admission, or go on the Lettie G. Howard, a a two masted gaff schooner built in 1893 (space available) that's on loan from the South Street Seaport musuem.

 

Regards,

George

[ccoyle]

Oh, the irony!

[gak1965]

So having gone to the museum and now toured the ship, I was talking to one of the crew and it turns out that they didn't damage a prop, they lost a prop. They were motoring into the harbor, engines start sounding really bad. After they dock a pair of them dive to have a look, and the prop is just missing.

 

Still, interesting tour of the ship.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And some cool things in the museum which has an exhibit on the USS Michigan (1843) including her bow and a model as well as various other artifacts:

 

 

 

a decoration from the cabin on a coast guard cutter..

 

Other models:

 

And a classic iceboat