langs: 24 августа [ru] / august 24 [en] / 24. august [de] / 24 août [fr] / 24 agosto [it] / 24 de agosto [es]
days: august 21 / august 22 / august 23 / august 24 / august 25 / august 26 / august 27
Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Bois Blanc Light
Bois Blanc Light can refer to one of five lighthouses erected on Bois Blanc Island , Michigan , in Lake Huron . [3] Two of the lighthouses are currently standing. The lighthouse and surrounding property are privately owned and closed to the public. Lighthouse in Michigan, United States This article
- ... to the east of the old light. The old station property and buildings were sold to Earl J. Coffey on august 24, 1925, and some time thereafter the steel skeletal tower was replaced by the currently operational c ...
Ship / Ship
#1 USS Shelton (DD-790)
USS Shelton (DD-790) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , the second Navy ship named for Ensign James A. Shelton (1916–1942), who was killed in the Battle of Midway . Gearing-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Shelton . USS Shelton on 6 July 1951 Histor
- ... , and arrived at her new home port, San Diego, on 31 August 1964. Shelton operated from there until 24 august 1965, when she sailed to join the 7th Fleet off Vietnam. The destroyer provided anti-submarine prot ...
#2 USS Lassen (DDG-82)
USS Lassen (DDG-82) is an Arleigh Burke -class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy . She is named for Medal of Honor recipient Commander Clyde Everett Lassen . This ship is the 32nd destroyer of her class. Lassen was the 14th ship of this class to be built by Ingalls Shipbuilding at P
- ... is class to be built by Ingalls Shipbuilding at Pascagoula, Mississippi , and construction began on 24 august 1998. She was launched and christened on 16 October 1999. On 21 April 2001, she was commissioned at ...
- ... Lassen Namesake Clyde Everett Lassen Ordered 6 January 1995 Builder Ingalls Shipbuilding Laid down 24 august 1998 Launched 16 October 1999 Commissioned 21 April 2001 Homeport Mayport Identification MMSI numbe ...
#3 Japanese destroyer Yūkaze
Yūkaze ( 夕風 , Evening 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 . Destro
- ... 18 Builder Mitsubishi-Nagasaki , Japan Laid down 14 December 1920 Launched 28 May 1921 Commissioned 24 august 1921 Stricken 5 October 1945 Fate Royal Navy 1947-later scrapped General characteristics Class and ...
- ... class. The destroyer was laid down on 14 December 1920, launched on 28 May 1921 and commissioned on 24 august 1921. [4] On completion, Yūkaze was assigned to Yokosuka Naval District as part of Destroyer Divisi ...
#4 Japanese destroyer Hatsukaze
Hatsukaze ( 初風 , lit. “First Wind” ) [1] was the seventh vessel to be commissioned in the 19-vessel Kagerō -class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late-1930s under the Circle Three Supplementary Naval Expansion Program ( Maru San Keikaku ). She survived four major fleet actions
- ... o Desron 10, Third Fleet. On 16 August, Desron 10 departed Kure, escorting a fleet towards Truk. On 24 august , Desron 10 escorted Admiral Nagumo 's Striking Force in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons . During ...
#5 I-class destroyer
The I-class destroyers were a group of nine destroyers , including a flotilla leader , built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. Four similar ships were ordered by the Turkish Navy , of which two were purchased for the Royal Navy, bringing the number of these ships British service to 11—although th
- ... sunk off Normandy beaches , 20 July 1944 Ivanhoe [lower-alpha 1] 12 February 1936 11 February 1937 24 august 1937 Mined and sunk off Texel , 1 September 1940 Fitted as minelayer TURKISH SHIPS Four ships were ...
#6 USS Harding (DD-625)
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
- ... y, all four were sunk, three by Harding . She brought survivors ashore and resumed her patrol until 24 august . Harding joined a convoy of LCIs en route to Oran, Algeria on 24 August, returned to southern Franc ...
- ... nd resumed her patrol until 24 August. Harding joined a convoy of LCIs en route to Oran, Algeria on 24 august , returned to southern France until 6 September, and sailed for New York on 25 September 1944. Arriv ...
#7 Japanese destroyer Mutsuki
The Japanese destroyer Mutsuki ( 睦月 , "January" ) was the name ship of her class of twelve destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War , she participated in the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941 and the occupations of New Guinea and the Solomon
- ... tsuki was reassigned to the IJN 8th Fleet and participated in the bombardment of Henderson Field on 24 august 1942. [7] During the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 25 August 1942, Mutsuki was sunk in an attac ...
#8 HMS Venomous
HMS Venomous (ex- Venom ), was a Modified W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the Russian Civil War and World War II . Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Venom . HMS Venomous ca. 1919, when her pennant number was G98 History United Kin
- ... ank , Scotland [2] Renamed HMS Venomous , 24 April 1919 [3] Launched 21 December 1918 [2] Completed 24 august 1919 [2] Commissioned 24 August 1919 [1] Decommissioned 1929 [4] Recommissioned October 1938 [4] De ...
- ... enomous , 24 April 1919 [3] Launched 21 December 1918 [2] Completed 24 August 1919 [2] Commissioned 24 august 1919 [1] Decommissioned 1929 [4] Recommissioned October 1938 [4] Decommissioned Late 1938? [4] Reco ...
- ... 5] to avoid confusion with the Royal Navy ' s torpedo school, HMS Vernon . [2] She was completed on 24 august 1919 [2] and commissioned into service the same day. [1] Her original pennant number , G98, assigne ...
#9 Russian destroyer Fidonisy
Fidonisy ( Фидониси ) was the name ship of her class of eight destroyers built for the Imperial Russian Navy during World War I . Originally named Feodonisy ( Феодониси ), she was renamed Fidonisy before she was completed. Completed in 1917, she played a minor role in the war as part of the Black Se
- ... for service on 1 June. [4] Fidonisy participated in a commando raid on the Turkish port of Ordu on 24 august . The following month, she was one of eight destroyers that patrolled off the west Anatolian coast a ...
#10 Japanese destroyer Yayoi (1925)
The Japanese destroyer Yayoi ( 弥生 , "March" ) 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 Battle of Wake Island in December 1941 and the occupations of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in
- ... Yayoi was reassigned to the IJN 8th Fleet and participated in the bombardment of Henderson Field on 24 august 1942. [7] During the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 25 August 1942, Yayoi rescued survivors from ...
#11 Japanese destroyer Tokitsukaze (1939)
Tokitsukaze ( 時津風 , lit. “favorable wind” ) [1] was the tenth vessel to be commissioned in the 19-vessel Kagerō -class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late-1930s under the Circle Three Supplementary Naval Expansion Program ( Maru San Keikaku ). Kagerō-class destroyer For other
- ... slands before the end of the month, in time to participate in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24 august , as an escort to Ryūjō and the cruiser Tone . After the battle, she assisted in the rescue of the s ...
#12 Soviet destroyer Grozyashchy (1937)
Grozyashchy ( Russian : Грозящий , lit. ' Threatening ' ) was one of 29 Gnevny -class destroyers (officially known as Project 7 ) built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Completed in 1939, she was assigned to the Baltic Fleet and played a minor role in the Winter War of 1939–1940 against
- ... er 1939 Reclassified As a target ship , 18 April 1958 Stricken 17 February 1956 Fate Scrapped after 24 august 1953 General characteristics ( Gnevny as completed, 1938) Class and type Gnevny -class destroyer Di ...
- ... s scheduled to be modernized on 24 June 1952, but her condition was so poor that it was canceled on 24 august 1953 and she was subsequently scrapped. [12]
#13 USS Sands (DD-243)
The first USS Sands (DD-243/APD-13) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the first ship named for Benjamin F. Sands and his son, James H. Sands . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Sands . History United States Namesa
- ... embarked 126 men of the 81st Division Reconnaissance Company there, and arrived in the Solomons on 24 august to rehearse the Palau operation. Two weeks later, she steamed northwest, arriving in the transport ...
#14 Town-class destroyer
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
- ... ly 1942 transferred to the Soviet Union as Druzhny on 26 August 1944; returned to the Royal Navy on 24 august 1952 She was scrapped on 3 September 1952. Mansfield HNoMS Mansfield September 1942 heavily involve ...
- ... HMCS Lincoln in July 1942; to Soviet Union as Druzhny on 26 August 1944; returned to Royal Navy on 24 august 1952 Scrapped on 3 September 1952. Mansfield HMS Mansfield December 1940 to RCN as HMCS Mansfield i ...
- ... owed for scrapping on 18 May 1949. Druzny HMCS Lincoln 26 August 1944 returned to the Royal Navy on 24 august 1952 Scrapped on 3 September 1952. Zharky HMS Brighton 16 July 1944 returned to the Royal Navy on 4 ...
#15 HNLMS Kortenaer (1927)
HNLMS Kortenaer ( Dutch : Hr.Ms. Kortenaer ) was an Admiralen-class destroyer of the Royal Netherlands Navy , named after 17th century Dutch Admiral Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer . Dutch destroyer For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS Kortenaer . This article needs additional citations for
- ... NLMS Kortenaer History Netherlands Name Kortenaer Namesake Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer Laid down 24 august 1925 Launched 30 June 1927 Commissioned 3 September 1928 Fate Sunk in the Battle of the Java Sea , ...
- ... ered to the sea by a crane for flight operations. [1] [3] SERVICE HISTORY The ship was laid down on 24 august 1925, at the Burgerhout's Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek , in Rotterdam, and launched on 30 June 192 ...
#16 USS Porter (DD-59)
USS Porter (Destroyer No. 59/DD-59) was a Tucker -class destroyer built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I . The ship was the second U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of both David Porter and his son David Dixon Porter . Tucker-class destroyer For other ships with
- ... amp & Sons [2] Philadelphia Cost $878,683.78 (hull and machinery) [3] Yard number 420 [4] Laid down 24 august 1914 [2] Launched 26 August 1915 [2] Sponsored by Miss Georgiana Porter Cusachs [2] Commissioned 17 ...
- ... ion of the vessel was awarded to William Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia , which laid down her keel on 24 august 1914. Twelve months later, on 26 August 1915, Porter was launched by sponsor Miss Georgiana Porter ...
#17 German destroyer Z37
Z37 was a Type 1936A (Mob) destroyer built for the Kriegsmarine during World War II . Completed in 1942, the ship spent most of her brief career deployed in France. She participated in the Battle of the Bay of Biscay at the end of 1943 before she was accidentally rammed by the destroyer Z32 in early
- ... 2 January 1941 Launched 24 February 1942 Completed 16 July 1943 Captured 6 May 1945 Fate Scuttled , 24 august 1944; Scrapped , 1949 General characteristics (as built) Class and type Type 1936A (Mob) destroyer ...
- ... s of the Gironde estuary , with her crew being deployed as ground troops. She was decommissioned on 24 august and then scuttled . Her wreck was broken up in 1949. [20] [21] BOOKS Friedman, Norman (1981). Naval ...
#18 USS Lyman K. Swenson
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.
- ... rs to proceed to the troubled coast of the Republic of Vietnam, Lyman K. Swenson departed San Diego 24 august 1965 and commenced fire support operations 4 October. In her first two weeks of action she expended ...
#19 Japanese destroyer Akebono (1930)
Akebono ( 曙 , "Daybreak" ) [1] was the eighteenth of twenty-four Fubuki -class destroyers , built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I . When introduced into service, these ships were the most powerful destroyers in the world. [2] They served as first-line destroyers through the 1930
- ... escorted the battleship Yamato and aircraft carrier Taiyō at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24 august . Akebono remained assigned to Taiyō through September, and to the aircraft carrier Unyō from Octobe ...
#20 USS Dorsey (DD-117)
USS Dorsey (DD–117) , reclassified DMS-1 on 19 November 1940, was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I . She was named for John Dorsey. Wickes-class destroyer USS Dorsey underway History United States Name Dorsey Namesake John Dorsey Builder William Cramp & Sons , P
- ... Diego on 25 June 1921 to join the Asiatic Fleet . Dorsey arrived at Cavite , Philippine Islands on 24 august 1921, and served in experimental submarine practice and long-range battle and torpedo practice. On ...