langs: 26 августа [ru] / august 26 [en] / 26. august [de] / 26 août [fr] / 26 agosto [it] / 26 de agosto [es]
days: august 23 / august 24 / august 25 / august 26 / august 27 / august 28 / august 29
Engine / Engine
#1 A.M. (automobile)
The A.M. was a range of automobiles manufactured by the French firm of Ateliers Veuve A. de Mesmay. The vehicles were produced in Saint-Quentin, Aisne , France, from 1906 to 1914 and marketed under the name Automobiles 'Abeille' de Mesmay (hence the AM nomenclature). They were powered by petrol engi
- ... making gas engines sold under the name Moteurs A. de Mesmay. [10] Production of vehicles ceased on 26 august 1914 soon after the outbreak of war. [10] Total annual production of Abeille engines up to 1914 is ...
Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Bahama Bank Lightship
The Bahama Bank Lightship was a Lightvessel stationed on the Bahama Bank east of Ramsey Bay , Isle of Man. [1] Bahama Bank Lightvessel History Isle of Man In service 1848 Out of service 1914 General characteristics Type Lightvessel Bahama Bank Markings red (hull) , ball (masthead) Operator North
- ... ded that Maughold Head was not really urgent and would be included in the 1910-11 Estimates. [8] On 26 august the statutory approval was sought from Trinity House , however Trinity House declined to give their ...
#2 Sapelo Island Light
Sapelo Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Georgia , United States , near the southern tip of Sapelo Island . It is the nation's second-oldest brick lighthouse and the oldest survivor among lighthouses designed by Winslow Lewis . [2] The lighthouse, oil building, the cistern, the footing of the 190
- ... .9 acres (83.3 ha) Built 1905 Architect Winslow Lewis NRHP reference No. 97000335 [1] Added to NRHP august 26, 1997 The lighthouse is a 65-foot (20 m) brick structure, about 30 feet (9.1 m) in diameter at the b ...
#3 Sapelo Island Range Front Light
The Sapelo Island Range Front Light (or Sapelo Island Range Beacon ) is a lighthouse range light on Sapelo Island, Georgia , U.S. It is near the Sapelo Island Light and is a contributor to its 1997 National Register of Historic Places nomination. Lighthouse Sapelo Island Range Front Light Location S
- ... Island, Georgia Area 205.9 acres (83.3 ha) Built 1877 NRHP reference No. 97000335 [1] Added to NRHP august 26, 1997 HISTORY In 1855 a wooden beacon light was built near the main lighthouse. It was damaged or de ...
#4 South Fox Island Light
The South Fox Island Light was a light station located on South Fox Island in the north end of Lake Michigan . There are two towers standing at the site: the first is the original brick keeper's house and tower, while the second is a skeletal tower moved to this site from Sapelo Island, Georgia in 1
- ... Area 10.4 acres Built by Lou Comfort, Charles Tilley NRHP reference No. 100006861 [1] Added to NRHP august 26, 2021 HISTORY Congress appropriated $18,000 in 1867 for the construction of this light, and it was f ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 MTU Friedrichshafen
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH is a German manufacturer of commercial internal combustion engines founded by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl Maybach in 1909. Wilhelm Maybach was the technical director of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG), a predecessor company of the German multinational automotive corp
- ... G announced they were buying Tognum 2014 : Tognum was renamed Rolls-Royce Power Systems 2014 : From 26 august Rolls-Royce Power Systems became a 100 per cent subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Holdings DIESEL ENGINES M ...
Ship / Ship
#1 HMS Veteran (D72)
HMS Veteran was an Admiralty modified W-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy . She was ordered in April 1918 from John Brown & Company under the 14th War Program. She was the third Royal Navy ship to carry the name. [1] Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Vete
- ... Name HMS Veteran Ordered April 1918 Builder John Brown & Company Laid down 30 August 1918 Launched 26 august 1919 Commissioned 13 November 1919 Identification Pennant number D72 – Nov 1919 I72 – May 1940 Mott ...
#2 HMS Crossbow (D96)
HMS Crossbow was a Weapon-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that was in service from 1948 and scrapped in 1972. Weapon-class destroyer HMS Crossbow (D96) moored at Trondheim. May 1961 (IWM). History United Kingdom Name HMS Crossbow Builder John I. Thornycroft & Company Laid down 26 August 1944 Launc
- ... 961 (IWM). History United Kingdom Name HMS Crossbow Builder John I. Thornycroft & Company Laid down 26 august 1944 Launched 20 December 1945 Completed 4 March 1948 Identification Pennant number D96 Fate Sold 1 ...
#3 Thornycroft M-class destroyer
The Thornycroft M or Mastiff class were a class of six British destroyers completed for the Royal Navy during 1914–16 for World War I service. They were quite different from the Admiralty-designed ships of the Admiralty M class , although based on a basic sketch layout provided by the Admiralty from
- ... 19 September 1916. Sold for breaking up 20 April 1927. Ready – laid down 2 September 1915, launched 26 august 1916, completed 31 October 1916. Sold for breaking up 13 July 1926. Note Thornycroft also built six ...
#4 Soviet destroyer Sposobny (1970)
Sposobny ( Russian: Способный , "Capable") was a Project 61 ( NATO reporting name Kashin -class) destroyer of the Soviet Navy , which briefly became part of the Russian Navy . The ship served during the Cold War from 1971 to 1989. For other ships with the same name, see Soviet destroyer Sposobny . S
- ... uary 1972. After passing the Cape of Good Hope she reached the Pacific Fleet base at Vladivostok on 26 august and joined the 175th Missile Ship Brigade of the fleet's 10th (Pacific) Operational Squadron . Betw ...
- ... ips and in cooperation with anti-submarine aircraft she participated in anti-submarine exercises on 26 august 1977. [9] Alongside Admiral Senyavin , the cruisers Vasily Chapayev and Admiral Fokin , destroyers ...
#5 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
- ... USS Coral Sea (CV-43) . In naval gunfire support and "Sea Dragon" operations during the period from 26 august 1967 to 9 January 1968, Robison was credited with the destruction of 78 waterborne logistics craft. ...
#6 USS Humphreys (DD-236)
USS Humphreys (DD-236/APD-12) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Joshua Humphreys , a pioneer US shipbuilder. Clemson-class destroyer For a ship with a similar name, see USNS Joshua Humphreys . History United States Namesake Joshua Humphr
- ... 26 October 1945 Stricken 13 November 1945 Honors and awards 7 battle stars [1] Fate Sold for scrap, 26 august 1946 General characteristics Class and type Clemson -class destroyer Displacement 1,190 tons Length ...
- ... eclassified DD-236 on 20 July 1945. Humphreys decommissioned 26 October 1945 and was sold for scrap 26 august 1946 to National Metal & Steel Corporation , Terminal Island, Calif. [1]
#7 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
- ... ow Shipbuilders , Scotstoun , Glasgow Laid down 1 March 1939 Launched 15 February 1941 Commissioned 26 august 1941 Identification Pennant number : G99 Fate Torpedoed and sunk by U-223 on 30 March 1944 Badge On ...
- ... 39 at the same time as her sister, Lance . She was launched on 15 February 1941 and commissioned on 26 august 1941. She cost £445,684, excluding items such as weapons and communications equipment supplied by t ...
#8 USS Morris (DD-271)
USS Morris (DD-271) was a Clemson -class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I. Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Morris . History United States Namesake Charles Morris Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation , Squantum Victory Yard Laid d
- ... ge E. Roosevelt, great-granddaughter of Commodore Charles Morris; and commissioned 21 July 1919. On 26 august 1919 Morris sailed for European waters. A month later she passed through the Strait of Gibraltar an ...
#9 JS Setogiri
JS Setogiri (DD-156) is an Asagiri -class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . Asagiri-class destroyer JS Setogiri on 16 November 2007 History Japan Name Setogiri (せとぎり) Ordered 1985 Builder Hitachi , Maizuru Laid down 9 March 1987 Launched 12 September 1988 Commissioned 14 February
- ... at Cam Ranh Bay , a strategic point in central and southern Vietnam . [3] [4] At around 10:50 pm on 26 august 2017, the SH-60J patrol helicopter on board the ship lost communication during night training. Of t ...
#10 Weapon-class destroyer
The Weapon class was a class of destroyers built for the British Royal Navy towards the end of World War II . They were the smaller counterpart to the Battle class (which followed them) and were the first new destroyer designs for the Royal Navy since the Second World War Emergency Programme . 20 sh
- ... lled 23 December 1945, scrapped on slip Crossbow G96/D96 John I. Thornycroft and Company , Woolston 26 august 1944 20 December 1945 4 March 1948 Broken up, 1972 Culverin G28 27 April 1944 March 1946 not comple ...
#11 USS Isherwood (DD-520)
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
- ... ng San Francisco for repairs 15 August 1944. PHILIPPINES INVASION Isherwood sailed for Pearl Harbor 26 august 1944 to take part in the long-awaited invasion of the Philippines , scheduled for October. She arri ...
#12 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
- ... wport News SB Co. 25 April 1919 23 September 1940 St. Mary's C USS Doran Wickes Newport News SB Co. 26 august 1919 23 September 1940 Sherwood A USS Rodgers Clemson Bethlehem Steel Quincy 22 July 1919 23 Octobe ...
- ... d on 3 December 1951. Lincoln HNoMS Lincoln July 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 ...
- ... incoln HMS Lincoln February 1942 to RCN as 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 Mansfiel ...
- ... urned to the Royal Navy on 28 February 1949 towed 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 ...
#13 JS Suzunami
JS Suzunami ( すずなみ ) is the fifth vessel of the Takanami -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 Suzunami . This article needs additional citations for verificati
- ... ry Japan Name Suzunami (すずなみ) Ordered 2002 Builder IHI , Uraga Laid down 24 September 2003 Launched 26 august 2004 Commissioned 16 February 2006 Homeport Ōminato Identification MMSI number : 431999684 Pennant ...
- ... by IHI Marine United shipyards in Yokohama . She was laid down on 24 September 2003 and launched on 26 august 2004. The destroyer was commissioned into service on 16 February 2006, [2] and was initially assign ...
#14 USS Preble (DD-345)
The fourth USS Preble (DD-345/DM-20/AG-99) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I , and saw combat in World War II as a minelayer . She was named for Commodore Edward Preble . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Preble . History
- ... oute to the Asiatic Station , via Suez , with units of Squadron 15. She arrived at Chefoo , China , 26 august 1922, and for the next 7 years cruised off the coast of Asia from Manchuria to Burma , in Japanese ...
#15 Russian destroyer Smetlivy
Smetlivy ( Russian : Сметливый , lit. ' Resourceful ' ) is a Kashin-class guided missile destroyer of the Russian Navy . Entering service in 1969, the ship served until 1991 with the fall of the Soviet Union . She returned to service in 1995 after a refit and was made part of the Black Sea Fleet .
- ... Soviet Union → Russia Name Smetlivy Builder 61 Communards Shipyard Laid down 15 July 1966 Launched 26 august 1967 Commissioned 25 September 1969 Decommissioned 27 August 2020 Status Opened as Museum in Sevast ...
#16 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
- ... CAREER Stoyky was laid down in Shipyard No. 190 (Zhdanov) in Leningrad with the yard number 518 on 26 august 1936 as a Gnevny -class destroyer. She was relaid down as a Project 7U destroyer on 31 March 1938 a ...
#17 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
- ... 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 April 1916 [2] Decommission ...
- ... 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 Cusachs, a descendant of the ship's name ...
#18 Aigle-class destroyer
The Aigle -class destroyers ( contre-torpilleurs ) were built for the French navy during the 1920s. They were very similar to the previous Guepard class, the only difference being improved machinery with higher pressure boilers, offering an additional 0.5 knots (0.93 km/h; 0.58 mph) of speed and
- ... pennant numbers 6, 5, 73, X71) Built by Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée , La Seyne Launched 26 august 1930 Completed 2 May 1932 Scuttled 27 November 1942 Refloated 17 January 1943 Bombed and sunk 4 Feb ...
#19 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
- ... gston , Bermuda . The warship also conducted several NATO training exercises during this period. On 26 august 1952, she voyaged above the Arctic Circle east of Greenland to take part in Operations " Mainbrace ...
- ... and mooring at her new home port at Long Beach, California , on the 28th. Assigned to DesDiv 91 on 26 august , the destroyer spent the next six months conducting refresher and type training in and around the S ...
#20 USS Ammen (DD-527)
USS Ammen (DD-527) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen (1820–1898). Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Ammen . USS Ammen (DD-527) underway off Leyte, 20–24 October 1944 History Unite
- ... the warship embarked upon a voyage to Sydney, Australia, for an 18-day liberty and upkeep call. On 26 august , Ammen headed back to the combat zone. Steaming by way of Milne Bay, New Guinea, she arrived in See ...
- ... lantic Fleet as an element of Destroyer Division 182 (DesDiv 182) based at Newport, Rhode Island On 26 august 1952, Ammen stood out of Newport bound for her first tour of duty in European waters. She cruised i ...