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Black Nore Lighthouse (also known as Blacknore Point Lighthouse ) at Portishead, Somerset , England, was built in 1894. [2] It is a Grade II listed building . [3] Lighthouse in Somerset, England Lighthouse Blacknore Point Lighthouse The lighthouse in 2010 Location Portishead Somerset England OS grid
The Ile Parisienne Light was built in 1911 on the southern tip of remote Ile Parisienne in the middle of Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior on a major shipping lane for ingress/egress to the Soo Locks . [2] [3] [4] [5] It is now a well-known landmark to shipping traffic and pleasure craft. The light is
Reading Light ( Hebrew : מגדלור רדינג ), also known as Tell Qudadi Light (sometimes spelled Tel Kudadi Light), HaYarkon Light , Auja Light and Tel Aviv Light , is an inactive lighthouse in Tel Aviv, Israel . It is located near the beach on the north side of the Yarkon River estuary, on the foot of t
Gourlay Brothers was a marine engineering and shipbuilding company based in Dundee , Scotland. It existed between 1846 and 1908. Gourlay Brothers and Company (Dundee) Ltd. Type Private limited company Industry Marine engineering Shipbuilding Predecessor Gourlay, Mudie & Co. (1846-1853) Gourlay Broth
Evinrude Outboard Motors was a North American company that built a major brand of two-stroke outboard motors for boats. Founded by Ole Evinrude in Milwaukee , Wisconsin in 1907, it was formerly owned by the publicly traded Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) since 1935 but OMC filed for bankruptcy in
USS Shelton (DD-790) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , the second Navy ship named for Ensign James A. Shelton (1916–1942), who was killed in the Battle of Midway . Gearing-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Shelton . USS Shelton on 6 July 1951 Histor
USS LaVallette (DD-315) was a Clemson -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1920 to 1930. She was scrapped in 1931. Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS La Vallette . History United States Namesake Elie A. F. La Vallette Builder Bethlehem Shipbui
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
USS Humphreys (DD-236/APD-12) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Joshua Humphreys , a pioneer US shipbuilder. Clemson-class destroyer For a ship with a similar name, see USNS Joshua Humphreys . History United States Namesake Joshua Humphr
#5 USS Tolman
USS Tolman (DD-740/DM-28/MMD-28) was a Robert H. Smith -class destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy . Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer History United States Name Tolman Namesake Charles E. Tolman Builder Bath Iron Works Laid down 10 April 1944 Launched 13 August 1944 Commissioned 27
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
#7 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
USS Lamson (DD-328) was a Clemson -class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I. Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Lamson . History United States Namesake Roswell Lamson Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation , Union Iron Works , San Franc
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
The Bisson class consisted of six destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1910s. One ship was lost during the First World War , but the others survived to be scrapped afterwards. A profile view of Bisson in harbor Class overview Name Bisson class Operators French Navy Preceded by Bouclier
#11 USS Lofberg
USS Lofberg (DD-759) , was an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2012 ) USS Lofberg at San Francisco on 3 May 1945 History United States Name USS Lofberg Namesake Gus Brynolf L
HMS Wild Swan was an Admiralty modified W-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy . She was one of four destroyers ordered in 1918 from Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson , Wallsend-on-Tyne under the 14th Order for Destroyers of the Emergency War Program of 1917–18. She was the second Royal Navy shi
USS Hart (DD-594) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy of that name, in honor of Lieutenant Patrick H. Hart (1912–1942), who posthumously received the Navy Cross for heroism during the Battle of Midway . Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same
USS Barry (DD-933) was one of eighteen Forrest Sherman –class destroyers of the United States Navy , and was the third US destroyer to be named for Commodore John Barry . Commissioned in 1954, she spent most of her career in the Caribbean, Atlantic, and Mediterranean, but also served in the Vietna
USS Doyle (DD-494/DMS-34) , was a Gleaves -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Doyle . History United States Name Doyle Namesake Richard Doyle Builder Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation Laid down 26 May 1941 Launched 17
USS Thompson (DD-627) (later DMS-38) was first a Gleaves -class destroyer , then became an Ellyson -class destroyer minesweeper . She was the second Navy ship named "Thompson", and the first named in honor of Robert M. Thompson . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Th
#17 List of destroyers of World War II
This is a list of destroyers of the Second World War . [1] [2] [3] [4] Ships of World War II A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z aircraft carriers battleships battlecruisers cruisers coastal ships monitors destroyers torpedo boats frigates corvettes minor warships mine warfare amphib
USS Tattnall (DDG-19) was a Charles F. Adams -class guided missile -armed destroyer of the United States Navy . She was named for Commodore Josiah Tattnall III USN (1794–1871) – also commandant of the CSS Virginia , and an admiral in the Confederate States Navy – who made the adage " blood is thicke
USS Du Pont (DD–152) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II , later reclassified as AG-80 . She was the second ship named for Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Du Pont . History United States
#20 Soviet destroyer Dzerzhinsky
Dzerzhinsky ( Дзержинский ) was one of eight Fidonisy -class destroyers built for the Imperial Russian Navy during World War I . She was originally named Kaliakria ( Калиакрия ) before she was renamed Dzerzhinsky in 1926. Destroyer of the Soviet Navy A postwar view of sister ship Zheleznyakov Histor