Ship Vanity USCG U. S. COAST GUARD License Plate Submarine Coastie Boat Military
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Pennsylvania discontinued "FLAGSHIP NIAGARA" optional vanity "USCG" license plate issued by the State of Pennsylvania to be displayed in your man cave or to keep in your office as a souvenir. This license plate cannot be registered to a car.The USS Niagara, commonly called the US Brig Niagara or the Flagship Niagara, is a wooden-hulled snow-brig that served as the relief flagship for Oliver Hazard Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. As the ship is certified for sa...il training by the United States Coast Guard, she is also designated SSV Niagara. Niagara is usually docked behind the Erie Maritime Museum in downtown Erie in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania as an outdoor exhibit for the museum. She also often travels the Great Lakes during the summer, serving as an ambassador of Pennsylvania when not docked. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and was designated the official state ship of Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1988.Niagara was constructed from 1812 to 1813 to protect the vulnerable American coastline on Lake Erie from the British and played a pivotal role in the battle for the lake. Along with most warships that served in the war, Niagara was sunk for preservation on Presque Isle in 1820. Raised in 1913, it was rebuilt for the centennial of the Battle of Lake Erie.The Flagship Niagara license plate helps fund the state's official sailing ship, a floating promotion for Pennsylvania that spends a part of the year sailing from port to port up and down the East Coast. It is in Philadelphia in time every year for Independence Day. The license plate is in excellent condition. Please look at all pictures before bidding as license plate grading can be subjective to the viewer/bidder.
