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The hot-bulb engine is a type of internal combustion engine in which fuel ignites by coming in contact with a red-hot metal surface inside a bulb, followed by the introduction of air (oxygen) compressed into the hot-bulb chamber by the rising piston. There is some ignition when the fuel is introduce
Eborac Island Light is an active lighthouse on Eborac Island , a small rocky island in the Adolphus Channel just off Cape York, the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula , Far North Queensland , Australia . It guides ships into the coastal channel inside the Great Barrier Reef . [1] A concrete structu
The Eddystone Lighthouse is a lighthouse that is located on the dangerous Eddystone Rocks , 9 statute miles (14 km) south of Rame Head in Cornwall , England . The rocks are submerged below the surface of the sea [3] and are composed of Precambrian gneiss . [4] Not to be confused with Eddystone Poi
Moreton Bay Pile Light was a pile lighthouse positioned at the mouth of Brisbane River , in Moreton Bay , Queensland , Australia , marking the entrance to the port of Brisbane . The light's early history was closely related to the dredging of the Brisbane River. It was established in 1884 as a resul
Ashtabula Harbor Light (also known as Ashtabula Light ) is a lighthouse in Ashtabula , Ohio . [3] [4] It was listed in the National Register on August 8, 1983. Lighthouse in Ohio, US Lighthouse Ashtabula Harbor Light Ashtabula Harbor Light before extension of breakwater Location Ashtabula Harbor, La
Plymouth Breakwater is a 1,560-metre (1,710 yd) stone breakwater protecting Plymouth Sound and the anchorages near Plymouth , Devon , England . It is 13 metres (43 ft) wide at the top and the base is 65 metres (213 ft) . It lies in about 10 metres (33 ft) of water. Around 4 million tons of r
#6 Little Cumberland Island Light
The Little Cumberland Island Lighthouse is a privately owned lighthouse in Georgia , United States , on the north end of Little Cumberland Island adjacent to main Cumberland Island , in Camden County on the southeast coast of Georgia . Lighthouse Little Cumberland Island Light Little Cumberland Isla
Punta Tuna Light is a historic lighthouse located in the southeast of the town of Maunabo, Puerto Rico on a narrow promontory at the southeasternmost point of the island. It was first lit in 1892 and automated in 1989. The light was a third-order lighthouse that served as the primary light connectin
#1 Westinghouse Electric Corporation
The Westinghouse Electric Corporation was an American manufacturing company founded in 1886 by George Westinghouse . It was originally named "Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company", and was renamed "Westinghouse Electric Corporation" in 1945. The company acquired the CBS television network i
The first USS Sloat (DD-316) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for John Drake Sloat . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Sloat . This article includes a list of references , related reading or external link
USS Hopkins (DD-249/DMS-13) was a Clemson -class destroyer built in 1920 and in United States Navy service between 1921-1946. The third Navy ship named in honor of Commodore of the Continental Navy Esek Hopkins , she saw extensive action in the Pacific Theatre during World War II , emerging the most
#3 USS Milius
USS Milius (DDG-69) is an Arleigh Burke -class Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy . It is the first United States Navy Ship named after a POW/MIA from the Vietnam War. She is named after Captain Paul L. Milius, a Naval Aviator presumed killed following the crash of his aircraft
USS Robert H. Smith (DD-735/DM-23) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer minelayers in the United States Navy . Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer History United States Name Robert H. Smith Namesake Robert H. Smith Builder Bath Iron Works Laid down 10 January 1944 Launched 25 May 1944 C
The Mogador -class large destroyers ( contre-torpilleurs ) of the French Navy were laid down in 1935 and commissioned in 1939. They were extremely fast, very large destroyers intended to act as scouts for the two fast Dunkerque -class battleship s. The design evolved from the extremely fast Le Fanta
USS Davison (DD-618/DMS-37) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , was named for Lieutenant Commander Gregory C. Davison (1871–1935). Davison specialized in torpedo boat operations. Gleaves-class destroyer USS Davison off Charleston Navy Yard, 28 July 1945 History United States Name Davison Namesake Gregory
The Ikazuchi -class destroyers ( 雷型駆逐艦 , Ikazuchi-gata kuchikukan ) was a class of six torpedo boat destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy , which were built in Britain in 1897-99. All were named after celestial phenomena. [1] For destroyer escorts of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, see Ika
The second USS Sampson (DD-394) was a Somers -class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was named of William Thomas Sampson a rear admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War . Somers-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see US
#9 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
#10 JS Makinami
JS Makinami ( まきなみ ) is the third vessel of the Takanami class destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Japanese Warship For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Makinami . JS Makinami in Pearl Harbor during RIMPAC 2008 History Japan Name Makinami (まきなみ) Namesak
#11 SMS Triglav
SMS Triglav [Note 1] was one of six Tátra -class destroyers built for the kaiserliche und königliche Kriegsmarine ( Austro-Hungarian Navy ) shortly before the First World War . Completed in August 1914, the ship participated in an unsuccessful attempt to recapture a small island in the Central Adria
HMS Havock was a Havock -class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy built by the Yarrow shipyard. She was one of the first destroyers ordered by the Royal Navy, and the first to be delivered. Havock-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see HMS Havock . This article needs a
#13 JDS Takanami
JDS Takanami (DD-110) was the fifth ship of Ayanami -class destroyers . Ayanami-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Takanami . JDS Takanami History Japan Name Takanami (たかなみ) Namesake Takanami (1942) Ordered 1957 Builder Mitsui , Tamano Laid down 8 November 195
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.
#16 HMS Lyra (1910)
HMS Lyra was one of 20 Acorn class (later H-class) destroyers built for the Royal Navy that served in the First World War . The Acorn class were smaller than the preceding Beagle class but oil -fired and better armed. Launched in 1910, Lyra was part of the winning side in war games that took place t
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
#18 SMS Lika
SMS Lika [Note 1] was one of six Tátra -class destroyers built for the kaiserliche und königliche Kriegsmarine ( Austro-Hungarian Navy ) shortly before the First World War . Completed in August 1914, she helped to sink an Italian destroyer during the action off Vieste in May 1915 after Italy declare
#19 USS Stoddard
USS Stoddard (DD-566) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Master's Mate James Stoddard , who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Civil War . She was the last Fletcher to be stricken from the U.S. Navy, in 1975. Fletcher-class destroyer USS Stoddard (DD-566) in
#20 HMS Amazon (D39)
HMS Amazon was a prototype design of destroyer ordered for the Royal Navy in 1924. She was designed and built by Thornycroft in response to an admiralty request for a new design of destroyer incorporating the lessons and technological advances of the First World War . Their great rivals Yarrow produ