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Vardø Lighthouse ( Norwegian : Vardø fyr ) is a coastal lighthouse located on the island of Hornøya , just off the coast of the town of Vardø in Vardø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway . It is the easternmost lighthouse in Norway. Lighthouse Vardø Lighthouse Hornøya Vardø Lighthouse L
Makkaur Lighthouse ( Norwegian : Makkaur fyr ) is a coastal lighthouse located on the northern coast of the Varanger Peninsula in Båtsfjord Municipality , Troms og Finnmark county, Norway . Lighthouse Makkaur Lighthouse Makkaur fyr View of the lighthouse Location of the lighthouse Location Troms og
#3 Green Point Lighthouse, Cape Town
The Green Point Lighthouse, Cape Town is an operational lighthouse on the South African coast. [1] First lit on 12 April 1824, it is located on Mouille Point. [2] [3] [4] The lighthouse was the first solid lighthouse structure on the South African coast and the oldest operational lighthouse in South
Plum Island Light is located on the western end of Plum Island , which lies east of Orient Point which in turn is at the end of the North Fork of Long Island in the US state of New York . [1] [2] An historic granite lighthouse originally built in 1869 sits at the site, but no longer serves as an act
Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine . The light station sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine . Completed in 1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in Maine . The light
Kjølnes Lighthouse ( Norwegian : Kjølnes fyr ) is a coastal lighthouse located in Berlevåg Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway . It is located on the Varanger Peninsula along the Barents Sea , about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the village of Berlevåg . View of the machinery house an
Slettnes Lighthouse ( Norwegian : Slettnes fyr ) is the northernmost mainland lighthouse on Earth. It is located in Gamvik Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway . It sits along the Barents Sea approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the village of Gamvik on the northern coast of th
#8 Point No Point Light (Maryland)
Point No Point Light , located in the Chesapeake Bay off the eponymous point several miles north of the mouth of the Potomac River , was constructed as part of a program to add lighted navigational aids in a thirty-mile stretch of the bay between Cove and Smith Points. [2] [3] [4] Lighthouse in Mary
The Tree Point Light is a lighthouse located adjacent to Revillagigedo Channel in Southeast Alaska , United States. It is located near the southernmost point of mainland Alaska. Lighthouse Tree Point Light Current lighthouse, completed in 1935 Location Revillagigedo Channel , Alaska Coordinates 54°4
Oy Andrée & Rosenqvist Ab (shorter form Oy Andros Ab ) was a boat building yard and engineering works in Turku , Finland in 1906–1939. The company was known for its fast and high-quality boats and also marine engines, which were also applied in stationary use . [1] Boat building yard and engineering
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
General Electric Company ( GE ) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston . American multinational conglomerate "GE" redirects here. For other uses, see GE (disambiguation) . Not to be confused with the former British Ge
HMS Delight was a D-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. Delight was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet before she was transferred to the China Station in early 1935. She was temporarily deployed in the Red Sea during late 1935 during the Abyssinia Crisis , before
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
#3 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 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 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
#6 HMS Venomous
HMS Venomous (ex- Venom ), was a Modified W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the Russian Civil War and World War II . Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Venom . HMS Venomous ca. 1919, when her pennant number was G98 History United Kin
HMS Romola was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during World War I . Launched on 14 May 1916, the ship operated as part of the Grand Fleet , operating as part of a destroyer flotilla. The ship sailed to intercept the German High Seas Fleet in what would be one of the last major
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
USS Fletcher (DD-992) , the thirtieth Spruance -class destroyer , was part of the first major class of United States Navy surface ships to be powered by gas turbines . She was commissioned in July 1980 and was deployed mainly in the western and southern Pacific , but also voyaged to the Indian Ocean
#10 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-
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
#14 Soviet destroyer Slavny (1965)
Slavny was a Kashin-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy . [2] [3] Kashin-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy Slavny on 1 October 1985 History Soviet Union → Russia Name Slavny (Славный) Namesake Glorious in Russian Builder Zhdanov Shipyard , Leningrad Laid down 26 July 1964 Launched 24 April 1965 Comm
#15 Soviet destroyer Grozyashchy (1937)
Grozyashchy ( Russian : Грозящий , lit. ' Threatening ' ) was one of 29 Gnevny -class destroyers (officially known as Project 7 ) built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Completed in 1939, she was assigned to the Baltic Fleet and played a minor role in the Winter War of 1939–1940 against
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
#17 USS Moale
USS Moale (DD-693) was the second Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Moale History United States Name Moale Namesake Edward Moale, Jr. Builder Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Laid down 5 August 1943 Launched 16 January 1944 Comm
HMS Derwent was a Hunt-class Type III destroyer escort of the Royal Navy . She was built by Vickers-Armstrongs , in Barrow-in-Furness , and served during the Second World War . In March 1943, she was badly damaged while anchored in Tripoli harbour by aircraft and beached to prevent her from sinking.
USS Goff (DD-247) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Secretary of the Navy Nathan Goff, Jr. Clemson-class destroyer USS Goff (DD-247) in March 1923 History United States Namesake Nathan Goff, Jr. Builder New York Shipbuilding Laid down 16
HMS Faulknor was a British destroyer of the First World War . She was purchased by the Royal Navy whilst still under construction in Britain for the Chilean Navy who had ordered her in 1912 as part of the Almirante Lynch class . She was renamed after the Faulknor family of British nineteenth century