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The Old Presque Isle Light was the first lighthouse in the Presque Isle, Michigan area, built in 1840, supported physically by two-thirds stone and one-third brick, [3] and supported financially by funds appropriated by Congress two years earlier of $5,000. [4] The tower and dwelling did not last lo
Drum Point Light is one of four surviving Chesapeake Bay screw-pile lighthouses . Originally located off Drum Point at the mouth of the Patuxent River , it is now an exhibit at the Calvert Marine Museum . Lighthouse in Maryland, United States Lighthouse Drum Point Light Drum Point Light, Calvert Mar
The Cove Point Light is a lighthouse located on the west side of Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County , Maryland . [2] [3] [4] Lighthouse in Maryland, United States Lighthouse Cove Point Light 1991 Location on Cove Point just south of Calvert Cliffs State Park Coordinates 38°23′10.5″N 76°22′54.3″W Tower
Biloxi Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Biloxi, Mississippi , adjacent to the Mississippi Sound of the Gulf of Mexico . [3] The lighthouse has been kept by female keepers for more years than any other lighthouse in the United States . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 [1
Sand Key Light is a lighthouse 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) southwest of Key West, Florida , between Sand Key Channel and Rock Key Channel, two of the channels into Key West, on a reef intermittently covered by sand. [2] [3] [4] At times the key has been substantial enough to have trees, and
Sulzer Ltd. [ˈzʊlt͡sɐ] is a Swiss industrial engineering and manufacturing firm, founded by Salomon Sulzer-Bernet in 1775 and established as Sulzer Brothers Ltd. ( Gebrüder Sulzer ) in 1834 in Winterthur , Switzerland . Today it is a publicly traded company with about 180 manufacturing facilities an
#2 Crossley
Crossley , based in Manchester , United Kingdom , was a pioneering company in the production of internal combustion engines . Since 1988 it has been part of the Rolls-Royce Power Engineering group. For people named Crossley, see Crossley (surname) . For the locality in Australia, see Crossley, Victo
The first USS Sloat (DD-316) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for John Drake Sloat . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Sloat . This article includes a list of references , related reading or external link
#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 Soviet destroyer Sposobny (1970)
Sposobny ( Russian: Способный , "Capable") was a Project 61 ( NATO reporting name Kashin -class) destroyer of the Soviet Navy , which briefly became part of the Russian Navy . The ship served during the Cold War from 1971 to 1989. For other ships with the same name, see Soviet destroyer Sposobny . S
USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) , was the lead ship of her class of destroyers . The ship was named for Allen Melancthon Sumner , a United States Marine Corps captain , who was killed in action during World War I . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) in April 1959 History Unite
HNoMS Draug was the lead ship of the three-ship Draug class of destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy in the years 1908 – 1913. The four-stacked destroyer was kept in service long after she was obsolete, and took part in the defence of Norway during the German invasion in 1940. For other ship
USS Hollister (DD-788) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for the three Hollister brothers , who were killed in 1943 while serving in the Navy during World War II . Gearing-class destroyer USS Hollister underway on 2 October 1969 History United States Name Hollister Nam
#7 USS Ozbourn
USS Ozbourn (DD-846) was a Gearing -class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War . She was named for Marine Private Joseph W. Ozbourn (1919–1944), who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his "great personal valor" during the Battle of Tinian . Geari
The Weapon class was a class of destroyers built for the British Royal Navy towards the end of World War II . They were the smaller counterpart to the Battle class (which followed them) and were the first new destroyer designs for the Royal Navy since the Second World War Emergency Programme . 20 sh
#9 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
The Hunt class was a class of escort destroyer of the Royal Navy . The first vessels were ordered early in 1939, and the class saw extensive service in the Second World War , particularly on the British east coast and Mediterranean convoys . They were named after British fox hunts . The modern Hunt-
The Town-class destroyers were a group of 50 destroyers of the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy that were in service during the Second World War . They were transferred from the United States Navy in exchange for military bases in the British West Indies and Newfoundland , as outlined in the D
HMS Verulam was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War . Frigate of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Verulam . Verulam anchored in the Clyde , December 1943 History United Kingdom Name HMS Verulam Ordered 1 September 1941
#13 USS McGowan
USS McGowan (DD-678) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Rear Admiral Samuel McGowan (1870 – 1934). Fletcher-class destroyer USS McGowan (DD-678) History United States Name McGowan Namesake Samuel McGowan Builder Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. , Kearny, N.J. La
The second USS Sampson (DD-394) was a Somers -class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was named of William Thomas Sampson a rear admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War . Somers-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see US
HMS Glamorgan was a County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy with a displacement of 5,440 tonnes. The ship was built by Vickers-Armstrongs in Newcastle Upon Tyne and named after the Welsh county of Glamorgan . [2] Destroyer of the Royal Navy HMS Glamorgan in 1972 History United Kingdom Name HMS Glam
HMS Highlander was an H-class destroyer that had originally been ordered by the Brazilian Navy with the name Jaguaribe in the late 1930s, but was bought by the Royal Navy after the beginning of World War II in September 1939 and later renamed. When completed in March 1940, she was assigned to the 9t
The second USS Aulick (DD-258) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Burnham (H82) during World War II . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Aulick . USS Aulick in 1939-1940 History United St
#18 HMS Mendip (L60)
HMS Mendip (L60) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She was a member of the first subgroup of the class. The ship is notable for seeing service in the navies of three other nations after her use by the Royal Navy. [1] She saw service in the Second World War and later as an Egyptian Navy
HMS Viscount was a V-class destroyer (Thornycroft V and W class) of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the final months of World War I and in World War II . Destroyer of the Royal Navy HMS Viscount sometime after the May 1940 change of her pennant number to I92. History United Kingdom Name H
USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Fletcher-class destroyer USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668), off Mare Island, 15 June 1945. History United States Namesake Clarence K. Bronson Builder Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company , Kearny, New Jer