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Bogskär Lighthouse is located on the Bogskär skerries of Åland . [2] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( April 2013 ) Lighthouse Bogskär Lighthouse Bogskär The lighthouse of Bogskär Location Bogskär Baltic Sea Finland Coordinates 59°30′15.86″N 20°20′48.22″E Tower Constructed
Biloxi Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Biloxi, Mississippi , adjacent to the Mississippi Sound of the Gulf of Mexico . [3] The lighthouse has been kept by female keepers for more years than any other lighthouse in the United States . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 [1
Point Arguello Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Point Arguello in Santa Barbara County, California , serving the Santa Barbara Channel on the Gaviota Coast adjoining Vandenberg Space Force Base near the city of Lompoc, California . Lighthouse in California, United States This article uses bare URLs , w
Cape Fear Lighthouse was a coastal beacon built in 1903, replacing the Bald Head Lighthouse as the main navigation aid for Cape Fear and the Frying Pan Shoals off the coast of the U.S. state of North Carolina . It stood near the cape on Bald Head Island . It was a steel octagonal pyramidal skeleton
The Mendota Light , also known as the Bete Grise light , was built on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan to facilitate travel between Lake Superior and Lac La Belle (an artificial canal having been made to connect the two). Lighthouse in Michigan, United States Lighthouse Mendota (Bete Grise) Light
Grotto Point Light , also known as Port Jackson Entrance Range Front Light , is an active lighthouse located at Grotto Point, a rocky headland at the southernmost tip of Balgowlah Heights , New South Wales , Australia , on the north side of Sydney Harbour . It serves as the front range light , Roshe
Nelson Head Light , also known as Nelson Head Inner Light , is an inactive, unusual lighthouse on Nelson Head, a headland northeast of the town of Nelson Bay, New South Wales , Australia, near Halifax Park, on the southern shore of Port Stephens . The light guided ships into the port. Unlike other l
#8 Grand Island East Channel Light
The Grand Island East Channel Light is a lighthouse located just north of Munising, Michigan and was intended to lead boats from Lake Superior through the channel east of Grand Island into the Munising Harbor. Constructed of wood, the light first opened for service in 1868. The light was very hard t
Fort Denison Light , also known as Pinchgut Light , is an active lighthouse located on top of a Martello Tower at Fort Denison , a former penal site and defensive facility occupying a small island in Sydney Harbour , New South Wales , Australia . The island is located downstream from the Harbour Bri
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
HMS Delight was a D-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. Delight was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet before she was transferred to the China Station in early 1935. She was temporarily deployed in the Red Sea during late 1935 during the Abyssinia Crisis , before
USS Rowan (DD-64) was a Sampson -class destroyer of the United States Navy . She was the second Navy ship named for Vice Admiral Stephen C. Rowan (1805–1890). Sampson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Rowan . USS Rowan (DD-64) History United States Name USS Rowan (DD-64) Na
#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
USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) , was the lead ship of her class of destroyers . The ship was named for Allen Melancthon Sumner , a United States Marine Corps captain , who was killed in action during World War I . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) in April 1959 History Unite
USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named after Lieutenant Commander Heywood L. Edwards (1905 – 1941), captain of the destroyer USS Reuben James , the first U.S. Navy ship sunk in World War II . Following the war, the ship was transferred to
USS Schenck (DD-159) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Rear Admiral James F. Schenck , USN (1807–1882). Wickes-class destroyer USS Schenk underway History United States Name Schenk Namesake James F. Schenck Builder New York Shipbuilding C
USS Blue (DD-744) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , was the second United States Navy ship of that name, for Lieutenant Commander John S. Blue (1902–1942). Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Blue . History United States Name Blue Namesake John S. Blue B
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
USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Alfred Austell Cunningham , a USMC officer and aviator . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer History United States Namesake Alfred Austell Cunningham Builder Bethlehem Mar
#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 Rupertus
USS Rupertus (DD-851) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for United States Marine Corps Major General William H. Rupertus (1889–1945). Gearing-class destroyer This article needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2014 ) USS Rupertus in 1958 History Unit
#12 USS Charrette
USS Charrette (DD-581) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Lieutenant George Charrette (1867–1938), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Spanish–American War . Entering service during World War II , she spent her career in the Pacific theatre .
USS Mugford (DD-389) , a Bagley -class destroyer , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Mugford , who commanded the schooner Franklin in the Continental Navy , serving through 1775. Bagley-class destroyer For other ships of this name, see USS Mugford . USS Mugford (DD-389
#14 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
The Kidd -class destroyers were a series of four guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) based on the Spruance class . In contrast to their predecessor's focus on anti-submarine warfare , the Kidd s were designed as more advanced multipurpose ships with the addition of considerably enhanced anti-aircraft c
USS Decatur (DDG-73) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer in the United States Navy . She is named for the former naval officer Stephen Decatur, Jr . This ship is the 22nd destroyer of her class. USS Decatur was the 13th ship of this class to be built at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine , and construc
USS Halsey Powell (DD-686) , was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Seoul . USS Halsey Powell underway on 23 September 1962 History United States Name Halsey Powell Namesake Halsey Powell Builder Bethlehem Mar
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
#19 USS Wilson
USS Wilson (DD-408) , was a Benham -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Benham-class destroyer For the Lafayette-class submarine, see USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624) . History United States Name Wilson Namesake Charles Wilson Builder Puget Sound Navy Yard Laid down 22 March 1937 Launched 12 Ap
#20 Greek destroyer Kountouriotis (1931)
Kountouriotis ( Greek : ΒΠ Κουντουριώτης ) was a Greek destroyer of the Kountouriotis class , which served with the Hellenic Navy during the Second World War . It was named after the admiral and politician Pavlos Kountouriotis , who was the commander of the Greek Fleet during the Balkan Wars , as we