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Instruction Manual
U.S. Brig
Niagara
1813 –1990
Plans and Instructions
by Ben Lankford
Model by William Hitchcock
Model Shipways developed the
Niagara
kit in 1996. Plans are based on the 1990 reconstruction drawings,
research sketches, and specifications prepared and supplied by the designer, naval architect Melbourne
Smith, International Historical Watercraft Society, Annapolis, Maryland. Many as-built features deviating
from the plans are incorporated. These are based on visits to the brig and photographs. In addition to pro-
viding invaluable design information, Smith reviewed Model Shipways' plans for accuracy.
Modern features, such as engines and a housing over the exhaust system, are not included to maintain
Niagara's
1813 configuration.
© 1998
Model Shipways, A Division of Model Expo, Inc.
Hollywood, FL 33020
Photo Courtesy
of Melbourne Smith
