langs: 1 апреля [ru] / april 1 [en] / 1. april [de] / 1er avril [fr] / 1º aprile [it] / 1 de abril [es]
days: march 29 / march 30 / march 31 / april 1 / april 2 / april 3 / april 4
The Rolls-Royce Meteor later renamed the Rover Meteor is a British tank engine that was developed during the Second World War. It was used in British tanks up to 1964. It was a result of co-operation between Leyland Motors and Rolls-Royce who between them in 1941 had suggested that a specialised de-
Forty Mile Point Light is a lighthouse in Presque Isle County near Hammond Bay on the western shore of Lake Huron in Rogers Township, Michigan USA. Lighthouse in Michigan, United States Lighthouse Forty Mile Point Light Forty Mile Point Light Location Rogers Township, Michigan Coordinates 45°29′12″N
Tappizaki Lighthouse ( 龍飛埼灯台 , Tappizaki tōdai ) is a lighthouse located on the outermost extremity of Cape Tappi , the northernmost point of Tsugaru Peninsula , Honshu , in Sotogahama , Aomori Prefecture , Japan . It is located within the Tsugaru Quasi-National Park and on clear days, Hokkaido can
The Burrows Island Light is a lighthouse on the western tip of Burrows Island, facing Rosario Strait , near Anacortes , in Skagit County , Washington . [2] Lighthouse Burrows Island Light Burrows Island Light (USCG) Location Burrows Island, Washington Coordinates 48°28′41″N 122°42′49″W [1] Tower Con
Bagacay Point Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in Liloan, Cebu , in the Philippines . [1] Lighthouse in the Philippines Lighthouse Bagacay Point Lighthouse Location Liloan Cebu Philippines Coordinates 10°22′59.4″N 124°01′06.8″E Tower Constructed 1857 (first) 1874 (second) Foundation masonry Constr
Eluanbi Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Cape Eluanbi , the southernmost point of Taiwan , which separates Taiwan's South Bay from Banana Bay and the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea from the Philippine Sea . It is near Eluan Village in the township of Hengchun in Pingtung County , Taiwan
Kinkasan Lighthouse ( 金華山灯台 , Kinkasan tōdai ) is a lighthouse on Kinkasan , an island off the Oshika Peninsula in Ishinomaki, Miyagi , Japan . Lighthouse Kinkasan Lighthouse 金華山灯台 Kinkasan Lighthouse Location Kinkasan Oshika Peninsula Ishinomaki, Miyagi Japan Coordinates 38°16′35.6″N 141°35′03.0″E
The Sturgeon Point Light Station is a lighthouse on Lake Huron in Haynes Township , Alcona County , northeastern lower Michigan . [8] [9] Established to ward mariners off a reef that extends 1.5 miles (2.4 km) lakeward from Sturgeon Point, [1] it is today regarded as a historic example of a Cape C
The Manistee Pierhead lights are a pair of active aids to navigation located on the north and south pier in the harbor of Manistee, Michigan , "Lake Michigan’s Victorian Port City." [2] Lighthouses in Michigan, United States Lighthouse North Pierhead Light Manistee Breakwater Lighthouse Location Man
#9 Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light
The Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light is an offshore lighthouse near Green Bay, Wisconsin . Located 10 miles (16 km) from the mouth of the Fox River , it was erected to signal the entrance to Green Bay . Lighthouse in Wisconsin, United States Lighthouse Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light Green Bay Harb
Sugarloaf Point Light , also known as Seal Rocks Lighthouse , is an active lighthouse located on Sugarloaf Point, a point about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of Seal Rocks , Mid-Coast Council , New South Wales , Australia. It guards Seal Rocks, a treacherous rock formation to the south. It is th
#11 Maniguin Island Lighthouse
The Maniguin Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse that marks the Cuyo East Passage, a main shipping route south into the Sulu Sea . [3] The island, also known as Maningning Island or Hammerhead Island, [4] is located 42.6 km (26.5 miles) off of the coast of Culasi , Antique in the Philippines . It ha
#12 Slip Point Light
Slip Point Lighthouse was a lighthouse on the Strait of Juan de Fuca , sitting on the point of land that marks the eastern side of Clallam Bay in Clallam County, Washington . The original light was replaced by a freestanding tower in 1951, which was discontinued around 2000 and replaced with a buoy
Phare de Gatteville , also known as Pointe de Barfleur Light , is an active lighthouse near Gatteville-le-Phare at the tip of Barfleur , Manche department , in the Normandy region of France . At a height of 247 feet (75 m) it is the third tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world. [4] Lighthou
The Ōmazaki Lighthouse ( 大間埼灯台 , Ōmazaki tōdai ) is a lighthouse located at the northernmost extremity of the Shimokita Peninsula of Honshū island in Ōma , Aomori Prefecture , Japan . It is maintained by the Japan Coast Guard . [3] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2
Nakkehoved Lighthouse ( Danish : Nakkehoved Fyr) was originally the name for two individual lighthouses above the Nakkehoved cliffs . Since the eastern lighthouse was decommissioned in 1898, the name Nakkehoved lighthouse has come to refer to only the western tower, which is still operational. Light
The Bull Rock Lighthouse , is an active aid to navigation located 4km off Dursey Island , Ireland. Island off the coast of Ireland Lighthouse Bull Rock Lighthouse Location Atlantic Ocean Coordinates 51°35′32.2″N 10°18′3.6″W Tower Constructed 1888 Shape Octagonal Light First lit 1889
#17 Lighthouse of Ponta dos Capelinhos
The Lighthouse of Ponta dos Capelinhos ( Portuguese : Farol da Ponta dos Capelinhos ), or alternately Lighthouse of Capelinhos ( Portuguese : Farol dos Capelinhos ), is a former beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Ponta dos Capelinhos and Costa Nau, in the civil parish of Capelo
#18 Lange Jaap
Lange Jaap ("Tall Jacob"), also known as Kijkduin Light or Den Helder Light , is an active lighthouse near Fort Kijkduin in Huisduinen , Netherlands . At a height of 63.5 metres (208.2 ft) it is one of the tallest "traditional lighthouses" in the world. [3] For almost a century, from 1878 to 1974,
The Anclote Keys Light is a lighthouse built in 1887 on Anclote Key , the largest of the Anclote Keys. It is a skeletal square pyramidal tower, painted brown, with a black lantern. After the lighthouse was automated in 1952 the tower and other buildings at the site were often vandalized, interfering
The Chantry Island Lighthouse , officially known as Chantry Island Lightstation Tower , is a lightstation on Chantry Island , off the coast of Southampton, Ontario in Lake Huron . It was constructed in the years 1855 through to 1859, by John Brown of Thorold, Ontario, under the authority of the Prov
Caterpillar Inc. (stock symbol CAT ) is an American Fortune 100 corporation that designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, markets, and sells machinery , engines , financial products , and insurance to customers via a worldwide dealer network. It is the world's largest construction-equipment manuf
#2 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. ( 三菱重工業株式会社 , Mitsubishi Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-kaisha , informally MHI ) is a Japanese multinational engineering , electrical equipment and electronics corporation headquartered in Tokyo , Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group and its automobil
Hitachi Zosen Corporation ( 日立造船株式会社 , Hitachi Zōsen Kabushiki-kaisha ) is a major Japanese industrial and engineering corporation. It produces waste treatment plants, industrial plants, precision machinery, industrial machinery, steel mill process equipment, steel structures, construction machinery
#4 Toyota
Toyota Motor Corporation ( Japanese : トヨタ自動車株式会社 , Hepburn : Toyota Jidōsha kabushikigaisha , IPA: [toꜜjota] , English: / t ɔɪ ˈ j oʊ t ə / , commonly known as simply Toyota ) is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi , Japan. It was founded by Kiichir
#5 Suzuki
Suzuki Motor Corporation ( Japanese : スズキ株式会社 , Hepburn : Suzuki Kabushiki-Gaisha ) [4] is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu , Japan. [5] Suzuki manufactures automobiles , motorcycles , all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) , outboard marine engines , wheelchairs and a
The first USS Twiggs (DD–127) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I . She was named for Major Levi Twiggs . She was later transferred to the Royal Navy , as HMS Leamington and to the Soviet Navy as Zhguchy , before returning to Britain to star in the film The Gif
#2 German World War II destroyers
At the outbreak of the Second World War Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine had 21 destroyers ( Ger : Zerstörer ) in service, while another one was just being completed. [1] These 22 vessels – comprising 3 classes (Type 34, 34A and 36) – had all been built in the 1930s, making them modern vessels (no destr
#3 Japanese destroyer Nowaki (1906)
Nowaki ( 野分 ) ("A gale between grass" or "Autumn typhoon") was one of 32 Kamikaze -class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the first decade of the 20th century. Destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Nowaki . Sister s
#4 USS Stethem
USS Stethem (DDG-63) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer in the United States Navy . The ship was built in Pascagoula, Mississippi , starting on 11 May 1993. She was commissioned on 21 October 1995. She is part of the Pacific Fleet, assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15 . The Stethem was named for Stee
USS John Rodgers (DD-983) , a Spruance -class destroyer , was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the three generations of the Rodgers family who served in the navy. Spruance-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS John Rodgers . USS John Rodgers on 7 March 1
#6 USS Erben
USS Erben (DD-631) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Henry Erben (1832–1909). Fletcher-class destroyer USS Erben underway the 1950s History United States Name Erben Namesake Henry Erben Builder Bath Iron Works Laid down 28 October 1942 Launch
HMS Laforey was an L-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She was commissioned in and served during the Second World War , and was torpedoed and sunk by a U-boat in 1944. She had been adopted by the civil community of Northampton in November 1941. Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the
#8 USS Dyson
USS Dyson (DD-572) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . She was named for Rear Admiral Charles W. Dyson (1861–1930). United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer For the fisheries and oceanographic research ship, see NOAAS Oscar Dyson (R 224) . USS Dyson (DD-572) at Sea 09-30-1
The first USS Gridley (DD-92) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I . She was named in honor of Charles Vernon Gridley . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Gridley . USS Gridley History United States Name Gridley Namesake Charles V
USS Harding (DD-625) (later DMS-28), a Gleaves -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seth Harding . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Harding . History United States Name Harding Namesake Seth Harding Builder Seattle-Tacoma
#11 Japanese destroyer Mutsuki
The Japanese destroyer Mutsuki ( 睦月 , "January" ) was the name ship of her class of twelve destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War , she participated in the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941 and the occupations of New Guinea and the Solomon
USS Dallas (DD-199) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the second ship named for Captain Alexander J. Dallas , and was later renamed Alexander Dallas . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Dallas . USS Dallas underway
USS Morris (DD-417) , a World War II -era Sims -class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy , was named after Commodore Charles Morris . She was among the most decorated US Naval vessels of World War II . Sims-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Morris . Morris i
USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named after Lieutenant Commander Heywood L. Edwards (1905 – 1941), captain of the destroyer USS Reuben James , the first U.S. Navy ship sunk in World War II . Following the war, the ship was transferred to
USS Isherwood (DD-520) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Isherwood (1822 – 1915). Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Isherwood . History United States Namesake Benjamin F. Isherwood
#16 USS Higbee
USS Higbee (DD/DDR-806) was a Gearing -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the first U.S. warship named for a female member of the U.S. Navy , [1] [2] being named for Chief Nurse Lenah S. Higbee (1874–1941), a pioneering Navy nurse who served as Superintendent of
#17 Japanese destroyer Yayoi (1925)
The Japanese destroyer Yayoi ( 弥生 , "March" ) was one of twelve Mutsuki -class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War , she participated in the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941 and the occupations of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in
USS Ellyson (DD-454/DMS-19) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Theodore Gordon Ellyson , a submariner who became the first officer of the U.S. Navy to be designated a naval aviator . Gleaves-class destroyer History United States Name USS Ellyson
#19 Japanese destroyer Tokitsukaze (1939)
Tokitsukaze ( 時津風 , lit. “favorable wind” ) [1] was the tenth vessel to be commissioned in the 19-vessel Kagerō -class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late-1930s under the Circle Three Supplementary Naval Expansion Program ( Maru San Keikaku ). Kagerō-class destroyer For other
The first ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward , USS Aaron Ward (DD-132) was a Wickes -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy . In 1940, she was transferred to the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Castleton . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Aaro