langs: 20 августа [ru] / august 20 [en] / 20. august [de] / 20 août [fr] / 20 agosto [it] / 20 de agosto [es]
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The Sanibel Island Light or Point Ybel Light [2] was one of the first lighthouses on Florida 's Gulf coast north of Key West and the Dry Tortugas . The light, 98-foot above sea level, on an iron skeleton tower was first lit on August 20, 1884 and has a central spiral staircase beginning about 10 fee
Wawatam Lighthouse is an automated, modern lighthouse that guards the harbor of St. Ignace, Michigan , in the Straits of Mackinac . [1] [upper-alpha 1] [2] Originally completely nonfunctional, it was erected in 1998 by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) near Monroe, Michigan as an icon
The Detroit River Light , also known as Bar Point Shoal Light , was first established as a lightship in 1875. The current sparkplug lighthouse was built in 1885. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] It sits in Lake Erie, south of the mouth of the Detroit River , 1.75 nautical miles (3.24 km; 2.01 mi) from land a
Kvitsøy Lighthouse ( Norwegian : Kvitsøy fyr ) is a coastal lighthouse and heritage building in the municipality of Kvitsøy in Rogaland county, Norway . It is located on the west side of the village of Ydstebøhamn on the island of Kvitsøy . The lighthouse marks the entrance to the huge Boknafjorden
#5 Williamstown Timeball Tower
The Williamstown Lighthouse more commonly known as the Williamstown Timeball Tower , [2] [3] is situated at Point Gellibrand, in the Melbourne suburb of Williamstown . Lighthouse in Victoria, Australia Not to be confused with the nearby Gellibrand pile light . Lighthouse Williamstown Lighthouse Time
The Seven Foot Knoll Light was built in 1855 and is the oldest screw-pile lighthouse in Maryland . It was located atop Seven Foot Knoll in the Chesapeake Bay until it was replaced by a modern navigational aid and relocated to Baltimore's Inner Harbor as a museum exhibit. Lighthouse in Maryland, Unit
Matamoros Lighthouse ( Spanish : Faro de Matamoros ) is a defunct lighthouse along Matamoros Street, in colonia Centro , Puerto Vallarta , in the Mexican state of Jalisco . [1] [2] A beacon , the structure was built by Roberto Alcazar and inaugurated on August 15, 1932. It operated until June 1978,
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
#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
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
HMS Legion was an L-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She entered service during the Second World War , and had a short but eventful career, serving in Home waters and the Mediterranean . She was sunk in an air attack on Malta in 1942. The ship had been adopted by the British civil community of th
#4 JS Umigiri
JS Umigiri (DD-158) is an Asagiri -class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . Asagiri-class destroyer JS Umigiri at Subic Bay on 29 October 2006 History Japan Name Umigiri (うみぎり) Ordered 1986 Builder IHI Corporation , Tokyo Laid down 31 October 1988 Launched 9 November 1989 Commissio
#5 USS Ozbourn
USS Ozbourn (DD-846) was a Gearing -class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War . She was named for Marine Private Joseph W. Ozbourn (1919–1944), who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his "great personal valor" during the Battle of Tinian . Geari
#6 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
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
#8 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
#9 Soviet destroyer Stoyky (1938)
Stoyky ( Russian : Стойкий , lit. ' Steadfast ' ) was one of 18 Storozhevoy -class destroyer (officially known as Project 7U ) built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Although she began construction as a Project 7 Gnevny -class destroyer , Stoyky was completed in 1940 to the modified Proj
#10 USS Colahan
USS Colahan (DD-658) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Fletcher-class destroyer History United States Namesake Charles E. Colahan Builder Bethlehem Mariners Harbor , Staten Island, New York Laid down 24 October 1942 Launched 3 May 1943 Commissioned 23 August 1943 Decommissi
#11 USS Isabel
USS Isabel (SP-521) , later PY-10 , was a yacht in commission in the United States Navy as a destroyer from 1917 to 1920 and as a patrol yacht from 1921 to 1946. Patrol vessel of the United States Navy USS Isabel (PY-10) at Hankow , China , in 1937, dressed overall for the coronation of King George
USS Rizal (DD–174) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for José Rizal , a Filipino patriot, and the National Hero of the Philippines. Wickes-class destroyer USS Rizal in 1919–1920 History United States Name Rizal Namesake José Rizal Builder U
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
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.
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
HMS Parker (originally Frobisher ) was a Parker -class flotilla leader of the British Royal Navy , and the lead ship of her class. She was built by Cammell Laird during the First World War , being launched on 16 August 1916 and completing on 13 December that year. Parker served with the Grand Fleet
USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884) was a Gearing -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1973. She was scrapped in 1974. Gearing-class destroyer USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884), in 1971 History United States Name USS Floyd B. Parks Namesake Floyd B. Parks Laid down 30 October 1944
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
#19 Japanese destroyer Fumizuki (1926)
Fumizuki ( 文月 , ”July” ) was one of twelve Mutsuki -class destroyers , built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War , she participated in the Philippines Campaign in December 1941 and the Dutch East Indies Campaign in early 1942. In March, she was assigned to c
NMS Regele Ferdinand was the lead ship of her class of two destroyers built in Italy for the Romanian Navy in the late 1920s. After the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941 ( Operation Barbarossa ), she was limited to escort duties in the western half of the Black Sea during the war by