langs: 5 апреля [ru] / april 5 [en] / 5. april [de] / 5 avril [fr] / 5 aprile [it] / 5 de abril [es]
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The Sandy Hook Lighthouse , located about one and a half statute miles (2.4 km) inland from the tip of Sandy Hook , New Jersey , is the oldest working lighthouse in the United States. [4] It was designed and built on June 11, 1764 by Isaac Conro . At that time, it stood only 500 feet (150 metres)
Orient Point Light is a sparkplug lighthouse off Orient Point, New York in Plum Gut of Long Island Sound – the deep and narrow gap between Orient Point and Plum Island . [3] [4] [5] [6] It was built in 1899 and was automated in 1954. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Pla
Prong's Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated at the southernmost point of Bombay (now Mumbai), India in the Colaba ( Navy Nagar ) area. It was built in 1875 by Thomas Ormiston at the cost of Rs. 620255. [3] It is a 41 meters high circular tower with a 23-meter range [4] and the beam can be seen at a
The Beaver Head Light is located high on a bluff on the southern tip of Beaver Island . Boats trying to navigate North on Lake Michigan need to carefully work their way between Beaver Island and Gray's Reef . Lighthouse in Michigan, United States Lighthouse Beaver Island Head Light Beaver Island Hea
South Bass Island Light is a lighthouse on the southern end of its eponymous island in Lake Erie . It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1990 [1] and is thought to be the only lighthouse in the United States owned by a university - Ohio State . [2] [3] Lighthouse on L
South Bass Island Light is a lighthouse on the southern end of its eponymous island in Lake Erie . It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1990 [1] and is thought to be the only lighthouse in the United States owned by a university - Ohio State . [2] [3] Lighthouse on L
HMCS Iroquois was a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War and Korean War . She was named for the Iroquois First Nations. Iroquois was the first ship to bear this name and the first ship of the class to serve with the Royal Canadian Navy. [2] Destro
USS Strong (DD-467) , was a Fletcher -class destroyer and the first ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral James H. Strong (1814–1882), who rammed the Confederate ironclad CSS Tennessee during the Battle of Mobile Bay , receiving a commendation and promotion to captain . Fle
Mogador was the lead ship of the French Navy 's Mogador class of destroyers ( French : contre-torpilleur ). Named after the Moroccan town , she was built before the outbreak of World War II . The ship was heavily damaged during the British attack on Mers-el-Kébir on 3 July 1940, but was later repair
USS Gilmer (DD-233/APD-11) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the first ship named for Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer . Clemson-class destroyer USS Gilmer in 1922 History United States Namesake Thomas Walker Gilmer Builder New York Ship
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
#6 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
The first USS Duncan (DD-46) was a Cassin -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I . She was named for Commander Silas Duncan . Cassin-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Duncan . USS Duncan (DD-46) making dense smoke on speed trials 5 July 1913. History
USS Robert H. Smith (DD-735/DM-23) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer minelayers in the United States Navy . Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer History United States Name Robert H. Smith Namesake Robert H. Smith Builder Bath Iron Works Laid down 10 January 1944 Launched 25 May 1944 C
USS Kearny (DD-432) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , was a United States Navy warship during World War II . She was noted for being torpedoed by a German U-boat in October 1941, before the U.S. had entered the war. She survived that attack, and later served in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Gleav
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
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-
#13 Japanese destroyer Shiratsuyu (1935)
Shiratsuyu ( 白露 , ”White Dew” ) [1] was the lead ship of ten Shiratsuyu -class destroyers , and first of six to be built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the Circle One Program ( Maru Ichi Keikaku ). [2] Destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy For other ships with the same name, see Japanese des
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
Lepanto was a Churruca -class destroyer of the Spanish Republican Navy . She took part in the Spanish Civil War on the side of the government of the Second Spanish Republic . She was named after the Battle of Lepanto . Destroyer Lepanto History Spain Name Lepanto Namesake Battle of Lepanto Builder S
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
USS Mugford (DD-389) , a Bagley -class destroyer , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Mugford , who commanded the schooner Franklin in the Continental Navy , serving through 1775. Bagley-class destroyer For other ships of this name, see USS Mugford . USS Mugford (DD-389
The first USS Cowell (DD–167) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I . She was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Brighton , and later to the Soviet Navy as Zharky . [note 1] Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Cowell . History Uni
USS Ringgold (DD-89) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and the interwar period. During World War II , the vessel was transferred to the Royal Navy as a Town-class destroyer named HMS Newark , being scrapped after the end of the war in 1947. Wickes-class destr
USS Williamson (DD-244/AVP-15/AVD-2/APD-27) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Commander William Price Williamson . Tender of the United States Navy History United States Namesake William Price Williamson Builder New York Shipbuilding Lai