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#1 Marblehead Light (Massachusetts)
Marblehead Light is situated on Marblehead Neck in Essex County, Massachusetts . The current tower is a skeletal structure that replaced the original 1835 brick and wood tower in 1895. It is the only tower of its type in New England, the next similar tower is to be found at Coney Island , New York.
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
Ponnani Lighthouse is situated in Ponnani , Malappuram district , Kerala on the south bank of the Bharathappuzha river . [2] It was commissioned on 17 April 1983. The tower has a circular cross-section and a height of 30 meters. The light source is a metal halide lamp. The lighthouse has direct driv
Minot's Ledge Light , officially Minots Ledge Light , is a lighthouse on Minots Ledge , one mile offshore of the towns of Cohasset and Scituate, Massachusetts , to the southeast of Boston Harbor . [2] [3] [4] It is a part of the Town of Cohasset, in Plymouth County . The current lighthouse is the se
#5 Inchkeith
Inchkeith (from the Scottish Gaelic : Innis Cheith ) is an island in the Firth of Forth , Scotland, administratively part of the Fife council area. This article is about the island of Scotland. For the community in Canada, see Inchkeith, Saskatchewan . Not to be confused with Keith Inch , now part o
#6 Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse
Cape Naturaliste , in the south west of Western Australia , is the site of a lighthouse which was activated in 1904. [1] Lighthouse Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse Cape Naturaliste Light house Location Cape Naturaliste Western Australia Australia Coordinates 33°32′14.4″S 115°01′07.3″E Tower Constructed
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a British multinational aerospace and defence company incorporated in February 2011. The company owns Rolls-Royce, a business established in 1904 which today designs, manufactures and distributes power systems for aviation and other industries. Rolls-Royce is the world's
The first USS Stewart was a Bainbridge -class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart . Bainbridge-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Stewart . USS Stewart , anchored off Guaymas , Mexico, 26 December 1915. Preble is partially vis
#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
USS Schenck (DD-159) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Rear Admiral James F. Schenck , USN (1807–1882). Wickes-class destroyer USS Schenk underway History United States Name Schenk Namesake James F. Schenck Builder New York Shipbuilding C
USS Benham (DD-796) was a Fletcher -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1960. She was then transferred to Peru where she served as BAP Villar (DD-71) until being scrapped in 1980. Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see U
USS Sigourney (DD-643) was a Fletcher -class destroyer , the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Sigourney , an officer during the War of 1812 . Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Sigourney . USS Sigourney (DD-643) underway during the early o
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
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
#8 JS Maya
JS Maya (DDG-179) is the lead ship of her class of guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). [1] She was named after Mount Maya and shares her name with a World War II heavy cruiser . Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force For other ships with the same na
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
USS Porter (Destroyer No. 59/DD-59) was a Tucker -class destroyer built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I . The ship was the second U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of both David Porter and his son David Dixon Porter . Tucker-class destroyer For other ships with
HMS Vansittart was an Admiralty modified W-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy . She was ordered in January 1918 from William Beardmore & Company with the 13th Order for Destroyers of the Emergency War Program of 1918–19. She was the second Royal Navy ship to carry the name which was first used
#12 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 Greyhound was a G-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the 1930s. Greyhound participated in the Norwegian Campaign in April 1940, the Dunkirk evacuation in May and the Battle of Dakar in September before being transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet in November. The ship generally escorted
#14 USS Picking
USS Picking (DD-685) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Sherwood Picking (1890 – 1941), a submarine commander during World War I . Fletcher-class destroyer History United States Name Picking Namesake Sherwood Picking Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporat
HMS Jackal was an Acheron -class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the World War I and was sold for breaking in 1920. She was the seventh Royal Navy ship to be named Jackal , after the predatory mammal of the same name . Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, se
USS Anthony (DD-515) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Sergeant Major William Anthony (1853–1899). Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Anthony . USS Anthony (DD-515) off Mare Island Navy Yard , Califo
The first USS Welles (DD-257) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy , and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Cameron (I05) during World War II . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Welles . History United States Name USS Welles Na
HMS Matabele was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service in World War II , being sunk by a U-boat on 17 January 1942. She has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Matabele , which in common with the other ships of the Tribal class, was named after an ethnic group
USS Stewart (DD-224) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the second ship named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart . Scuttled in port at Surabaya, Java, she was later raised by the Japanese and commissioned as Patrol Boat No. 102 . She came back under
#20 USS Stoddard
USS Stoddard (DD-566) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Master's Mate James Stoddard , who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Civil War . She was the last Fletcher to be stricken from the U.S. Navy, in 1975. Fletcher-class destroyer USS Stoddard (DD-566) in