langs: 25 августа [ru] / august 25 [en] / 25. august [de] / 25 août [fr] / 25 agosto [it] / 25 de agosto [es]
days: august 22 / august 23 / august 24 / august 25 / august 26 / august 27 / august 28
Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Wadjemup Lighthouse
Completed in 1849, the original 20-metre (66 ft) Wadjemup Lighthouse (also known as Rottnest Island Light Station ) was Western Australia 's first stone lighthouse [1] [2] and was built to provide a safer sailing passage for ships to Fremantle Port and the Swan River Colony . Lighthouse on Rottnes
- ... information of Fremantle residents. [12] Vincent wrote to Colonial Secretary Henry Revett Bland on 25 august 1849, that "... the Tower of the Litehous is all finesh...". The conclusion of construction coincid ...
#2 Planier Light
Planier Light is an active lighthouse on the small Île de Planier (Planier island), 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France . At a height of 216 feet (66 m) it is the twelfth-tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world. [2] [3] Lighthouse Planier Light Planier Light,
- ... 2 m) tall. [5] This light served until the construction of the current lighthouse, which was lit on august 25, 1959. The current tower was designed by architects Arbus and Crillon. Three drafts were rejected by ...
#3 East Point Light
The East Point Light , known as the Maurice River Light before 1913, is a lighthouse located in Heislerville, New Jersey on the Delaware Bay at the mouth of the Maurice River in Maurice River Township , Cumberland County , New Jersey , United States. The lighthouse was built in 1849 and is the secon
- ... 95001047 [1] (original) 15000763 [2] (increase) NJRHP No. 2801 [3] Significant dates Added to NRHP august 25, 1995 Boundary increase October 30, 2015 Designated NJRHP July 17, 1995 It was added to the National ...
- ... 30, 2015 Designated NJRHP July 17, 1995 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on august 25, 1995 for its significance in engineering, maritime history, and transportation. [4] It became part ...
#4 South Pass Light
The South Pass Light , also known as the Port Eads Lighthouse [1] [Note 1] South Point Light , or Gordon's Island Light , are a pair of lighthouses located on Gordon's Island at South Pass, in Plaquemines Parish , Louisiana ( USA ), one of the primary entrances to the Mississippi River Delta from th
- ... rrying a first-order Fresnel lens, was located 100 feet southeast of the old tower and first lit on 25 august 1881. In 1900, the tower was painted white with a black lantern so that ships could distinguish it ...
#5 Morris Island Light
Morris Island Light is a lighthouse on Morris Island in South Carolina. The light stands on the southern side of the entrance to Charleston Harbor , north of the City of Folly Beach . [2] [3] At 161 ft (49 m), it is the tallest lighthouse in South Carolina. [4] The lighthouse was named to the Nati
- ... e illuminating apparatus was changed for the use of mineral oil instead of lard oil. The cyclone of august 25, 1885, destroyed the rear beacon of the Morris Island range, overturned part of the brick wall which ...
#6 Nixes Mate
Nixes Mate , also known as Nixes Island , Nix's Mate and Nick's Mate , is one of the smaller islands in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area . Located in Boston Harbor's outer limits near the convergence of three major channels, the island lies about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 m
- ... Places as Nix's Mate Daybeacon on March 18, 2004, reference number 04000189. [2] RECENT HISTORY On august 25, 2012, the Provincetown III ran aground on Nixes Mate while ferrying 145 passengers from Boston to P ...
#7 Cape Moreton Light
Cape Moreton Light , also listed as North Point Range Rear Light , [1] is a heritage-listed active lighthouse located on Cape Moreton , a rocky headland located at the north eastern tip of Moreton Island , a large sand island on the eastern side of Moreton Bay , on the coast of South East Queensland
- ... time. [6] However, Blacket resigned on 10 June 1854, for the private market, and left the office on 25 august . The office remained vacant until 1 October 1854, when Blacket was succeeded by William Weaver. [7] ...
#8 Pointe des Corbeaux Lighthouse
The Pointe des Corbeaux Lighthouse is a French lighthouse , located on the eponymous point on the Île d'Yeu . Located at the extreme southwestern end of the island, [2] it was constructed in 1950 to replace an earlier tower destroyed during World War II . [3] Along with the Île d'Yeu lighthouse , it
- ... al oil and petrol . [1] This lighthouse lasted until being destroyed by retreating German troops on 25 august 1944. Reconstruction of the tower was completed in 1950 to Durand's design. This lighthouse was aut ...
#9 Île d'Yeu Lighthouse
The Île d'Yeu Lighthouse , sometimes called the Grand Phare ( Great Lighthouse ) [1] or La Petite Foule , [2] is a French lighthouse constructed on the Île d'Yeu in 1950. [3] The current structure, is the third serving the site. [4] Lighthouse in Vendée, France Lighthouse Île d'Yeu lighthouse Grand
- ... ed with a new lighting apparatus in 1912. This tower was destroyed by retreating German soldiers on 25 august 1944; [5] it was quickly replaced with a temporary tower. [2] PRESENT LIGHTHOUSE The current lighth ...
#10 Old Point Loma Lighthouse
The original Point Loma Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located on the Point Loma peninsula at the mouth of San Diego Bay in San Diego , California . It is situated in the Cabrillo National Monument . It is no longer in operation as a lighthouse but is open to the public as a museum. It is somet
- ... se is normally closed off to the public, there are two days a year when it is open. These dates are august 25, which is the National Park Service's Birthday, and November 15, which is the Lighthouse's Anniversa ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 Toyota
Toyota Motor Corporation ( Japanese : トヨタ自動車株式会社 , Hepburn : Toyota Jidōsha kabushikigaisha , IPA: [toꜜjota] , English: / t ɔɪ ˈ j oʊ t ə / , commonly known as simply Toyota ) is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi , Japan. It was founded by Kiichir
- ... ion, he initially focused on truck production; the company's first truck, the G1 , was completed on august 25, 1935, and debuted on November 21 in Tokyo, becoming the company's first production model. [5] [7] M ...
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
- ... n: DeSchiMAG Bremen, 2 January 1939 Launched: 7 March 1940 Commissioned: 26 October 1940 Fate: sunk 25 august 1944 Z25 Laid down: DeSchiMAG Bremen, 15 February 1939 Launched: 16 March 1940 Commissioned: 30 Nov ...
#2 USS Robison
USS Robison (DDG-12) , named for Rear Admiral Samuel Shelburne Robison , was a Charles F. Adams -class guided missile armed destroyer in the service of the United States Navy . Charles F. Adams-class destroyer USS Robison underway in 1966 History United States Name Robison Namesake Samuel Shelburne
- ... pan, 5 August, she commenced Tonkin Gulf operations under the command of Thomas William McNamara on 25 august in the screen for USS Coral Sea (CV-43) . In naval gunfire support and "Sea Dragon" operations duri ...
#3 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
- ... Gayret ) 15 December 1940 3 March 1942 Bombed at Bône 28 November 1942 and beached; sold for scrap, 25 august 1945 Sultanhisar William Denny , Dumbarton 21 March 1939 17 December 1940 28 June 1941 Delivered to ...
#4 HMS Legion (G74)
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
- ... escorts were eventually successful in driving off the attackers; the convoy arrived at Liverpool on 25 august . MALTA CONVOYS In September she and her flotilla returned to Gibraltar and resumed escorting capita ...
#5 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
- ... arch 1926 Renamed As Mutsuki , 1 August 1928 Stricken 1 October 1942 Fate Sunk by American bombers, 25 august 1942 General characteristics Class and type Mutsuki -class destroyer Displacement 1,336 t (1,315 lo ...
- ... 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 attack by USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress bombers while assisting the damag ...
#6 HMS Romola (1916)
HMS Romola was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during World War I . Launched on 14 May 1916, the ship operated as part of the Grand Fleet , operating as part of a destroyer flotilla. The ship sailed to intercept the German High Seas Fleet in what would be one of the last major
- ... y United Kingdom Name HMS Romola Builder John Brown & Company , Clydebank Yard number 449 Laid down 25 august 1915 Launched 14 May 1916 Commissioned 17 August 1916 Decommissioned 13 March 1930 Fate Broken up G ...
- ... TRUCTION AND CAREER Romola was laid down by John Brown & Company at Clydebank on the River Clyde on 25 august 1915 and launched on 14 May 1916, leaving the yard on 17 August that year. The destroyer was alloca ...
#7 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
- ... bombardment of Henderson Field on 24 August 1942. [7] During the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 25 august 1942, Yayoi rescued survivors from her sister ship Mutsuki , which had been sunk in an attack by US ...
#8 HMS Hogue (D74)
HMS Hogue was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that was commissioned during the Second World War . She was named after the Battle of La Hogue , fought between the British and French in 1692; the ship's badge a chess rook on a field blue, within a chaplet of laurel gold was derived from the
- ... Sink the Bismarck! ". While participating in a night-time exercise with other navies off Ceylon on 25 august , the Indian light cruiser INS Mysore , rammed into Hogue , effectively crushing the destroyer's bow ...
#9 USS Sigourney (DD-643)
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
- ... eleased from the Mariana Islands campaign , she sailed for Purvis Bay, Solomon Islands, arriving on 25 august . There, she was attached to TF 32 which sortied on 8 September for the Palau Islands operation . Fr ...
#10 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
- ... ehem Steel Fore River 29 March 1919 23 September 1940 Lancaster B USS Philip Wickes Bath Iron Works 25 august 1919 23 October 1940 Leamington B USS Twiggs Wickes New York SB Co. 28 July 1919 23 October 1940 Le ...
#11 HMS Faulknor (1914)
HMS Faulknor was a British destroyer of the First World War . She was purchased by the Royal Navy whilst still under construction in Britain for the Chilean Navy who had ordered her in 1912 as part of the Almirante Lynch class . She was renamed after the Faulknor family of British nineteenth century
- ... ar in August 1914. [1] [lower-alpha 1] She was renamed Faulknor [lower-alpha 2] and commissioned on 25 august 1914. [5] [6] White's design was 331 feet 3 inches (100.97 m) long overall and 320 feet 0 inches (9 ...
#12 Soviet destroyer Reshitelny (1940)
Reshitelny was one of 29 Gnevny -class destroyers (officially known as Project 7 ) built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Originally named Pospeshny , she was renamed Reshitelny before completion in 1941, and was assigned to the Pacific Fleet . She was sold to People's Liberation Army Navy
- ... in on 23 August 1937 as Pospeshny . She was launched on 30 April 1940 and was renamed Reshitelny on 25 august before she was commissioned on 5 September 1941. [8] She was sold to China in 1955 and renamed Chan ...
#13 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
- ... ust, 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 headed west, arriving at Yokosuka on 13 September. Three days late ...
#14 USS Ringgold (DD-89)
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
- ... he night of 4–5 May 1941 but resumed active duty that August. While in company with Southern Prince 25 august 1941, Newark was hit by a torpedo forward and had to be escorted into Belfast. Newark was modified ...
#15 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
- ... rl Harbor , to serve in the Pacific against the Japanese in World War II . HISTORY Spence sailed on 25 august as a unit of Task Group (TG) 1.2 consisting of the light carriers USS Princeton and USS Belleau Woo ...
#16 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
- ... and Elmer Montgomery on 20 August for a return to the Mediterranean. She transited the Suez Canal on 25 august t and then visited Barcelona, Spain, eventually rejoining BG-2 at Rota, Spain. Underway for Mayport, ...
#17 USS Benner (DD-807)
USS Benner (DD/DDR-807) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Marine Second Lieutenant Stanley G. Benner (1916–1942), who was killed during the Battle of Guadalcanal . Gearing-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Benner . USS Benner (DD-807) off
- ... of screening carrier operations off Okinawa , Benner received orders to proceed south to Taiwan on 25 august . Two days previously, Chinese Communist artillery on the mainland had opened fire on Chinese Nation ...
#18 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
- ... depth charge tracks NAMESAKE Richard Doyle entered the Navy on board the schooner USS Enterprise on 25 august 1803 at Malta . On 14 November 1803 he was promoted to quarter gunner. Doyle volunteered for the ex ...
#19 Soviet destroyer Prozorlivy
Prozorlivy was the third ship of the Kildin-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy . [1] Kildin-class destroyer Prozorlivy in 1982 History Soviet Union Name Prozorlivy (Прозорливый) Namesake Perceptive in Russian Ordered 17 October 1955 Builder Black Sea Shipyard Laid down 1 September 1956 Launched 30 J
- ... 77 to May 1978, she was in combat service in the Angola region , calling at the port of Luanda . On august 25, 1978, she was assigned to the Baltic Fleet (KBF). In June 1979, the ship paid a visit to Helsinki , ...
#20 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
- ... y 1943 decommissioned 1955, scrapped 1970 Engels Soviet Navy Orfey Destroyer 1,260 August 1916 sunk 25 august 1941 Enoki Imperial Japanese Navy Tachibana Destroyer 1,288 31 March 1945 sunk 26 June 1945, raised ...
- ... Destroyer minelayer 1,190 29 November 1918 scuttled 16 July 1945 Gansevoort Benson Destroyer 1,620 25 august 1942 decommissioned 1946, sunk as target 1972 Garland Royal Navy Polish Navy G Destroyer 1,350 3 Ma ...
- ... nk as target 8 November 1945 Hogue Royal Navy Battle Destroyer 2,325 24 July 1945 constructive loss 25 august 1962 Hopewell United States Navy Fletcher Destroyer 2,050 30 September 1943 decommissioned 1970, su ...
- ... 943 Ithuriel Royal Navy I Destroyer 1,370 3 March 1942 constructive loss 28 November 1942, scrapped 25 august 1945 Ivanhoe Destroyer 1,370 24 August 1937 sunk 1 September 1940 Izard United States Navy Fletcher ...
- ... 5 March 1960 Jujuy Catamarca Destroyer 1,010 Sold 10 January 1957 Juno Royal Navy J Destroyer 1,690 25 august 1939 sunk 21 May 1941 Jupiter Destroyer 1,690 25 June 1939 sank 28 February 1942 Kaba Imperial Japa ...
- ... ed after A-bomb test 1948 Mutsuki Imperial Japanese Navy Mutsuki Destroyer 1,315 25 March 1926 sunk 25 august 1942 Myngs Royal Navy Z Destroyer flotilla leader 1,710 23 June 1944 to Egypt as El Qaher 1955, sun ...
- ... st 1940 sunk 9 February 1942 Natsuzuki Akizuki Destroyer 2,700 8 April 1945 ceded to United Kingdom 25 august 1947, scrapped September 1947-March 1948 Nazario Sauro Regia Marina Sauro Destroyer 1,041 23 Septem ...
- ... k and HMS Pine . Paid off 31 August 1946. Porter (DD-356) United States Navy Porter Destroyer 1,850 25 august 1936 sunk 26 October 1942 Porter (DD-800) Fletcher Destroyer 2,050 24 June 1944 decommissioned 1953 ...
- ... 1943, scrapped 1944 Samidare Imperial Japanese Navy Shiratsuyu Destroyer 1,685 29 January 1937 sunk 25 august t 1944 Sampson United States Navy Somers Destroyer 1,850 19 August 1938 scrapped 1946 San Juan Argen ...
- ... stroyer 1,215 21 September 1920 sunk 26 April 1942 Sugi Imperial Japanese Navy Matsu Destroyer 1,262 25 august t 1944 to Republic of China as Hui Yang 31 July 1947, struck 11 November 1954, scrapped 1954 Sultanh ...
- ... cuttled 21 August 1944, raised by France 1945, scrapped 1951 Z24 Destroyer 2,603 26 October 1940 sun 25 august st 1944 Z25 Destroyer 2,543 30 November 1940 ceded to UK late 1945, to France as Hoche 4 February 19 ...