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The Eddystone Lighthouse is a lighthouse that is located on the dangerous Eddystone Rocks , 9 statute miles (14 km) south of Rame Head in Cornwall , England . The rocks are submerged below the surface of the sea [3] and are composed of Precambrian gneiss . [4] Not to be confused with Eddystone Poi
The Presque Isle Light , historically nicknamed the "Flash Light" , is a lighthouse on the shore of Lake Erie in U.S. state of Pennsylvania . [2] It is one of three lighthouses in Erie , along with the Erie Land Light and the North Pier Light . The lighthouse is situated on the northern shoreline of
The Mukilteo Light is an operational navigation aid located on the east side of Possession Sound at Mukilteo , Snohomish County , Washington , in the United States . [3] [4] It is owned and operated by the City of Mukilteo as part of Mukilteo Lighthouse Park . The lighthouse is listed on the Washing
Thunder Bay Island Light , located on Thunder Bay Island 's southeast tip, is one of the oldest operating lighthouses in Michigan. The third operating U.S. lighthouse in Lake Huron was built here in 1831, but it disintegrated almost at once and was rebuilt in 1832 of local limestone. [1] This 40-foo
The Chambers Island lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Chambers Island in Door County , Wisconsin . It was replaced in 1961 by a skeletal tower, visible for 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) . [2] [3] The new light is identified by the USCG as 7-21895. Lighthouse Chambers Island Light Location
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
USS Maddox (DD-622) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after United States Marine Corps Captain William A. T. Maddox , who served in the Mexican–American War . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Maddox . History U
#2 Soviet destroyer Uporny (1959)
Uporny was the sixth ship of the Kanin-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy . [1] Kanin-class destroyer Profile drawing of Kanin-class destroyer History Soviet Union → Russia Name Uporny (Упорный) Namesake Persistent in Russian Builder North Nikolayev Shipyard Laid down 21 September 1958 Launched 14 O
#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
JS Kirishima (DDG-174) is a Kongō -class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Kirishima was named for Mount Kirishima . She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki , Nagasaki on 7 April 1992, and was launched on 19 August 1993. Kongō-class guide
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
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 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-
The Fletcher class was a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II . The class was designed in 1939, as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types of the Porter and Somers classes. Some went on to serve during the Korean War and into the Vietnam War
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
USS Twiggs (DD-591) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Major Levi Twiggs (1793 – 1847). Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Twiggs . USS Twiggs (DD-591), in camouflage paint, 23 February 1945. History
#12 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 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 Glamorgan was a County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy with a displacement of 5,440 tonnes. The ship was built by Vickers-Armstrongs in Newcastle Upon Tyne and named after the Welsh county of Glamorgan . [2] Destroyer of the Royal Navy HMS Glamorgan in 1972 History United Kingdom Name HMS Glam
HMS Matchless was a Royal Navy Admiralty M-class destroyer . Matchless was built by Swan Hunter from 1913 to 1914 and was completed in December that year. She served through the remainder of the First World War , operating in the North Sea as part of the Harwich Force in the early part of the war an
#16 USS Collett
USS Collett (DD-730) was a World War II -era Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Collett (DD-730), off Boston , Massachusetts, 31 May 1944 History United States Name Collett Namesake John A. Collett Builder Bath Iron Works L
HMS Basilisk was a B-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy around 1930. Initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet , she was transferred to the Home Fleet in 1936. The ship escorted convoys and conducted anti-submarine patrols early in World War II before participating in the Norwegian Campaig
The Vifor class was a group of four destroyers ordered by Romania in 1913 and built in Italy during the First World War . The four ships were however requisitioned by Italy in 1915 and rearmed as scout cruisers ( esploratori ), subsequently seeing service in World War I. Two were re-purchased by Rom
HMS Matabele was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service in World War II , being sunk by a U-boat on 17 January 1942. She has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Matabele , which in common with the other ships of the Tribal class, was named after an ethnic group
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