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#1 List of Volkswagen Group diesel engines
List of Volkswagen Group diesel engines . The compression-ignition diesel engines listed below are currently [ when? ] used by various marques of automobiles and commercial vehicles of the German automotive concern , Volkswagen Group , [1] and also in Volkswagen Marine [2] and Volkswagen Industrial
The Alappuzha Lighthouse (or Alleppey Light ) is situated in the coastal town of Alappuzha , Kerala . It was built in 1862 and is a major tourist attraction. Visitors are allowed between 1500 hours and 1630 hours on every weekday at an admission fee of 20 rupees for Indian citizens and 50 rupees for
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
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
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
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
#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
HMS Vivien (L33) was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I and World War II . Destroyer of the Royal Navy HMS Vivien moored to a buoy during World War II . History United Kingdom Name HMS Vivien Ordered 30 June 1916 [1] Builder Yarrow Shipbuilders , Scotstoun
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
The Somers -class destroyer was a class of five 1850-ton United States Navy destroyers based on the Porter class . They were answers to the large destroyers that the Japanese navy was building at the time, and were initially intended to be flotilla leaders . They were laid down from 1935–1936 and co
Plutón was a Furor -class destroyer of the Spanish Navy that fought at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War . History Spain Name Plutón Namesake Spanish name for Pluto , Roman god of the underworld. Builder Thomson , later Clydebank Laid down 12 February 1897 Launched 1897
#9 USS Milius
USS Milius (DDG-69) is an Arleigh Burke -class Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy . It is the first United States Navy Ship named after a POW/MIA from the Vietnam War. She is named after Captain Paul L. Milius, a Naval Aviator presumed killed following the crash of his aircraft
USS Harding (DD-625) (later DMS-28), a Gleaves -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seth Harding . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Harding . History United States Name Harding Namesake Seth Harding Builder Seattle-Tacoma
The Mogador -class large destroyers ( contre-torpilleurs ) of the French Navy were laid down in 1935 and commissioned in 1939. They were extremely fast, very large destroyers intended to act as scouts for the two fast Dunkerque -class battleship s. The design evolved from the extremely fast Le Fanta
#12 USS Twining
USS Twining (DD-540) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Nathan C. Twining (1869–1924). Fletcher-class destroyer USS Twining underway in the 1950s History United States Name Twining Namesake Nathan C. Twining Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp
#13 USS Wilkinson
USS Wilkinson (DL-5) was a Mitscher class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was named for Vice Admiral Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson USN (1888 – 1946). USS Wilkinson (DL-5) in late 1950s History United States Namesake Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson Builder Bethlehem Steel , Fore River Shi
#14 Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze (1939)
Amatsukaze ( 天津風 , "Heavenly Wind") was a Kagerō -class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy . Kagerō-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze . This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( August 2022 ) Amatsuka
#15 JS Suzunami
JS Suzunami ( すずなみ ) is the fifth vessel of the Takanami -class destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Suzunami . This article needs additional citations for verificati
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
The Ikazuchi -class destroyers ( 雷型駆逐艦 , Ikazuchi-gata kuchikukan ) was a class of six torpedo boat destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy , which were built in Britain in 1897-99. All were named after celestial phenomena. [1] For destroyer escorts of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, see Ika
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 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 Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , was laid down on 11 September 1943 by Bath Iron Works , Bath, Maine and launched on 12 February 1944; sponsored by Miss Cecelia A. Swenson, daughter of Captain Swenson. The ship was commissioned at Boston Navy Yard on 2 May 1944.