langs: 18 августа [ru] / august 18 [en] / 18. august [de] / 18 août [fr] / 18 agosto [it] / 18 de agosto [es]
days: august 15 / august 16 / august 17 / august 18 / august 19 / august 20 / august 21
Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Wyborn Reef Light
Wyborn Reef Light is an active lighthouse located at Wyborn Reef, formerly known as Y Reef, [1] about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of Albany Island , east of the tip of Cape York Peninsula , Queensland , Australia . It marks the entrance to the Albany Passage. The lighthouse was constructed in
- ... an automatic lighthouse on Y Reef was approved by the Commonwealth Lighthouse Advisory Committee on 18 august 1937. [2] This caused some confusion since a light was already present at the similarly named Wye R ...
#2 Tasman Island Lighthouse
The Tasman Island Lighthouse is on Tasman Island off the coast of southeastern Tasmania , Australia . It was one of the most isolated lighthouses in Australia. It was first lit on 2 April 1906, automated in 1976 and demanned in 1977. Solar conversion occurred in 1991. Various light sources have been
- ... ,487 10s with an undertaking to complete the works in 18 months from the date of announcement being 18 august 1904. This company had previously built the Denison Canal near Dunalley. The original lens for the ...
#3 Point Bolivar Light
Point Bolivar Light is a historic lighthouse in Port Bolivar, Texas , that was built in 1872. It served for 61 years before being retired in 1933, when its function was replaced by a different light. This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline ci
- ... thouses Architectural style Malleable-Iron Lighthouse NRHP reference No. 77001445 [1] Added to NRHP august 18, 1977 The current lighthouse is at least the second structure at the site. The first lighthouse was ...
#4 Lynde Point Light
The Lynde Point Light or Lynde Point Lighthouse , also known as Saybrook Inner Lighthouse , is a lighthouse in Connecticut , United States, on the west side of the mouth of the Connecticut River on the Long Island Sound , Old Saybrook, Connecticut . The first light was a 35 feet (11 m) wooden towe
- ... house was awarded to Jonathan Scranton, Volney Pierce, and John Wilcox of Madison, Connecticut , on august 18, 1838. [6] A new 65-foot (20 m) octagonal brownstone tower was constructed in 1838 and lit in 1839. ...
#5 Pine Islet Light
Pine Islet Light , also known as Percy Isles Light , is an active lighthouse located at Pine Islet, a small islet belonging to the Percy Isles group of the Northumberland Islands , about 130 kilometres (81 mi) southeast of Mackay , Queensland , Australia . The original lighthouse, established 1885
- ... nter Heath , the first Portmaster of Queensland. A second proposal was made by Heath in a report on 18 august 1882. [3] Tenders were called at the end of June 1883 [4] tenders were called, for the construction ...
- ... Preservation Society for reconstruction at Mackay, mainly by volunteers. Reconstruction started on 18 august 1989 [9] and the lighthouse was restored to fully functional status in late 1995, making it the las ...
#6 Hillsboro Inlet Light
Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the north side of Hillsboro Inlet , midway between Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton , in Hillsboro Beach , Florida . The light marks the northern limit of the Florida Reef , an underwater coral formation on the lower east coast of the state. Lighth
- ... y the Torrington Company of South Carolina and cost the Coast Guard $30,000. [4] [15] Once again on august 18, 2000, the light was turned on. [15] As of 1999 [update] the fresnel lens was one of nine in active ...
Ship / Ship
#1 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
- ... War I. The ships were: Z1 Leberecht Maas Laid down: Deutsche Werke Kiel, 15 October 1934 Launched: 18 august 1935 Commissioned: 14 January 1937 Fate: sunk after friendly fire bomb hits on 22 February 1940, du ...
- ... after Leberecht Maass [5] Z2 Georg Thiele Laid down: Deutsche Werke Kiel, 25 October 1934 Launched: 18 august 1935 Commissioned: 27 February 1937 Fate: beached on 13 April 1940, after suffering serious damage ...
#2 JS Murasame
JS Murasame ( むらさめ ) is the lead vessel of the Murasame -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 Murasame . JS Murasame at Pearl Harbor in 2006 History Japan Name
- ... apan Name Murasame (むらさめ) Namesake Murasame (1958) Ordered 1991 Builder IHI Marine United Laid down 18 august 1993 Launched 23 August 1994 Commissioned 12 March 1996 Homeport Yokosuka Identification MMSI numbe ...
- ... Buildup Plan of 1991, and was built by IHI Marine United shipyards in Tokyo . She was laid down on 18 august 1993, launched on 23 August 1994. She was commissioned into service on 12 March 1996. [1] and was a ...
#3 HMS Laforey (G99)
HMS Laforey was an L-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She was commissioned in and served during the Second World War , and was torpedoed and sunk by a U-boat in 1944. She had been adopted by the civil community of Northampton in November 1941. Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the
- ... next day to escort Furious and Charybdis in another delivery of aircraft to Malta. They returned on 18 august and on 21 August Laforey began anti-submarine operations off Gibraltar. On 4 September she and Look ...
#4 HMS Setter (1916)
HMS Setter was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during the First World War . The R class were an improvement on the previous M class with geared steam turbines to improve efficiency. Laid down by J. Samuel White at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight , the destroyer was launched on
- ... cy. Laid down by J. Samuel White at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight , the destroyer was launched on 18 august 1916 and joined the Harwich Force . The ship escorted merchant vessels that travelled between the U ...
- ... om Name HMS Setter Ordered July 1915 Builder J. Samuel White , East Cowes Yard number 1478 Launched 18 august 1916 Completed 12 February 1917 Decommissioned 17 May 1917 Fate Sank after collision with HMS Sylph ...
- ... wn by J. Samuel White at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight with the yard number 1478, and launched on 18 august the following year. [4] The destroyer was completed on 12 February 1917 and was deployed as part of ...
#5 USS Heywood L. Edwards
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
- ... arianas on 30 July for Eniwetok . Heywood L. Edwards took part in the Peleliu operation , departing 18 august for training exercises with amphibious forces on Florida Island and sailing for the western Carolin ...
#6 USS Schenck (DD-159)
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
- ... ghting heavy weather and German submarines . During two long periods, 19 February to 9 May 1942 and 18 august 1942 to 23 March 1943, she was based in Iceland escorting convoys in and out of Icelandic ports. Tw ...
#7 Murasame-class destroyer (1994)
The Murasame -class destroyer ( むらさめ型護衛艦 , Murasame-gata-goei-kan ) is a class of destroyers , serving with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). This is the first class of the second-generation general-purpose destroyers of the JMSDF. [1] Destroyer class in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defen
- ... THE CLASS Pennant no. Name Laid down Launched Commissioned Home port DD-101 Murasame (Village Rain) 18 august 1993 23 August 1994 12 March 1996 Yokosuka DD-102 Harusame (Spring Rain) 11 August 1994 16 October ...
#8 USS Newman K. Perry
USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883/DDR-883) , was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Gearing-class destroyer For ships with similar names, see USS Newman (DE-205) . For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Gyeonggi . USS Newman K. Perry underway in late 1950s History United States N
- ... on 27 May, she witnessed tests "Able" and "Baker" and, in August, steamed for the United States. On 18 august she arrived at San Diego whence she operated until 25 August 1947. Then, with DesDiv 132, she heade ...
#9 USS Niblack (DD-424)
USS Niblack (DD-424) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Albert Parker Niblack . Niblack became the Director of Naval Intelligence 1 March 1919, and Naval Attache in London 6 August 1920. As Vice Admiral , he commanded U.S. Naval Forces in Europe
- ... with Boise , Philadelphia , Gleaves , Plunkett , and Benson sortied from Palermo on the night of 17/ 18 august 1943, and proceeded at high speed to the Italian coast for the first bombardment of the Italian mai ...
#10 USS Spence
USS Spence (DD-512) , a Fletcher class destroyer , was laid down on 18 May 1942 by the Bath Iron Works , Bath, Maine ; launched on 27 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Eben Learned; and commissioned on 8 January 1943, Lieutenant Commander H. J. Armstrong in command. The ship was named for Robert T. Sp
- ... and, on 4 August, sailed for the California coast via Pearl Harbor and arrived at San Francisco on 18 august . She was drydocked all of September and, on 5 October, sailed for Pearl Harbor and the Marshalls. S ...
#11 USS Barry (DD-933)
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
- ... rogram, Barry began preparations to change her home port to Athens , Greece. [6] 1972–1976 Departing 18 august t, she joined the 6th Fleet at Rota, Spain , before sailing into Athens on 1 September. There she jo ...
#12 SMS Lika
SMS Lika [Note 1] was one of six Tátra -class destroyers built for the kaiserliche und königliche Kriegsmarine ( Austro-Hungarian Navy ) shortly before the First World War . Completed in August 1914, she helped to sink an Italian destroyer during the action off Vieste in May 1915 after Italy declare
- ... bombarded the island, destroying its freshwater cistern , which forced the Italians to withdraw on 18 august . [8] The Bulgarian declaration of war on Serbia on 14 October cut the existing supply line from Ser ...
#13 Japanese destroyer Tachikaze (1921)
Tachikaze ( 太刀風 , Sword Wind ) [1] was a Minekaze -class destroyer , built for the Imperial Japanese Navy immediately following World War I . Advanced for their time, these ships served as first-line destroyers through the 1930s, but were considered obsolescent by the start of the Pacific War . Dest
- ... History Empire of Japan Name Tachikaze Ordered fiscal 1918 Builder Maizuru Naval Arsenal Laid down 18 august 1920 Launched 31 March 1921 Commissioned 5 December 1921 Stricken 31 March 1944 Fate Sunk in action ...
- ... at the Maizuru Naval Arsenal , was the eleventh ship of this class. The destroyer was laid down on 18 august 1920, launched on 31 March 1921 and commissioned on 5 December 1921. [4] On completion, Tachikaze w ...
#14 USS Doyle (DMS-34)
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
- ... n Francisco on 31 March 1946. Thereafter, she operated on the west coast and in the western Pacific 18 august 1947 to 19 April 1948. KOREAN WAR On 30 June 1950, five days after the North Koreans crossed the 38 ...
#15 USS Thompson (DD-627)
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
- ... e arrived on 7 August. While underway on 14 August, she received the news Japan had surrendered. On 18 august , she arrived at San Diego. POST WORLD WAR II During September, Thompson moved westward, stopping at ...
#16 Yugoslav destroyer Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik was a flotilla leader built for the Royal Yugoslav Navy by Yarrow Shipbuilders in Glasgow in 1930 and 1931. She was one of the largest destroyers of her time. Resembling contemporary British designs, Dubrovnik was a fast ship with a main armament of four Czechoslovak -built Škoda 140 mm
- ... by German forces on 9 September 1943 Nazi Germany Name TA32 Acquired 9 September 1943 Commissioned 18 august 1944 Fate Scuttled on 24 April 1945 General characteristics Type Flotilla leader Displacement Stand ...
- ... gurian Sea in March 1945. The ship was commissioned in the German Navy ( German : Kriegsmarine ) on 18 august 1944, as TA32 , under the command of Kapitänleutnant Emil Kopka. She served in the Ligurian Sea wit ...
#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
- ... estroyer 1,885 20 December 1946 sold for scrap 1962 Cone United States Navy Gearing Destroyer 2,250 18 august 1945 to Pakistan 1982, scrapped 1998 Conner Fletcher Destroyer 2,050 8 June 1943 to Greece 1959, sc ...
#18 USS Miller (DD-535)
USS Miller (DD-535) was a World War II -era Fletcher -class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy , named after Medal of Honor recipient Acting Master's Mate James Miller . Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Miller . USS Miller (DD-535) underway at sea,
- ... esake James Miller Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation , San Francisco, California Laid down 18 august 1942 Launched 15 February 1943 Commissioned 31 August 1943 to 19 December 1945 19 May 1951 to 30 Ju ...
- ... in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks Miller was laid down 18 august 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, California ; launched 15 February 1943; sponsored by Mr ...
#19 USS Tattnall (DDG-19)
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
- ... perational control of Combined Joint Task Force Commander, Key West. She refueled at Guatanamo Bay ( 18 august ) before calling on Veracruz, Mexico (23–26 August) and Puerto Cortes, Honduras (30–31 August). The ...
- ... and MacDonough (DDG-39) relieved Tattnall on 14 August during two weeks of upkeep at Gibraltar (4–1 18 august . The warship returned to Mayport on the 29th and began preparations for the upcoming Board of Inspe ...
#20 USS Abner Read (DD-526)
USS Abner Read (DD-526) was a Fletcher -class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy , named after Lieutenant Commander Abner Read (1821 – 1863), who fought in the American Civil War . The ship fought in World War II, seeing action in the Aleutian Islands Campaign and in 1943 she survive
- ... r Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation , San Francisco, California Laid down 30 October 1941 Launched 18 august 1942 Commissioned 5 February 1943 Fate Sunk by kamikaze , [1] 1 November 1944 General characteristi ...
- ... was laid down on 30 October 1941 at San Francisco , California , by Bethlehem Steel and launched on 18 august 1942, sponsored by Mrs John W. Gates. She was commissioned on 5 February 1943. SERVICE HISTORY Abne ...
- ... a figure-eight pattern, when, while making 5 knots , she was shaken by an explosion aft at 0150 on 18 august . [2] [3] The nearest Japanese minefield was thought to be 2,000 yards (1,829 meters) away, [2] and ...
- ... were lost. [4] DISCOVERY OF ORIGINAL STERN SECTION Abner Read's original stern section lost in the 18 august 1943 mine detonation and aft 5"/38 caliber gun, were discovered on 17 July 2018 by an expedition fu ...