langs: 10 декабря [ru] / december 10 [en] / 10. dezember [de] / 10 décembre [fr] / 10 dicembre [it] / 10 de diciembre [es]
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Wyborn Reef Light is an active lighthouse located at Wyborn Reef, formerly known as Y Reef, [1] about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of Albany Island , east of the tip of Cape York Peninsula , Queensland , Australia . It marks the entrance to the Albany Passage. The lighthouse was constructed in
Wakkanai Lighthouse ( 稚内灯台 , Wakkanai tōdai ) is a lighthouse in the city of Wakkanai , Hokkaidō , Japan. Rising to a height of 42.7 metres (140 ft) , it is the tallest lighthouse on the island and the second tallest in Japan, after Hinomisaki Lighthouse ( 日御碕灯台 ) in Izumo . The old Wakkanai Light
Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located within Fort Constitution in New Castle , New Hampshire , United States. Lighthouse Portsmouth Harbor Light Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Location Portsmouth Harbor, Piscataqua River, New Castle , New Hampshire Coordinates 43°4′15.7″N 70°42
Brant Point Light is a lighthouse located on Nantucket Island . The station was established in 1746, automated in 1965, and is still in operation. The current tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1987; it has the distinction of being the tenth light on the point
Nakkehoved Lighthouse ( Danish : Nakkehoved Fyr) was originally the name for two individual lighthouses above the Nakkehoved cliffs . Since the eastern lighthouse was decommissioned in 1898, the name Nakkehoved lighthouse has come to refer to only the western tower, which is still operational. Light
Union Iron Works , located in San Francisco, California , on the southeast waterfront, was a central business within the large industrial zone of Potrero Point , for four decades at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. [1] San Francisco American shipyard company Union
USS McKean (DD-784) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy built by the Todd Pacific Ship Building Company in Seattle , Washington state . Gearing-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS McKean . USS McKean (DD-784) in 1952 History United States Name USS McKean
HMCS Nipigon was an Annapolis -class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces . She was the second Canadian naval unit to carry this name. Entering service in 1964, she was named for the Nipigon River that flows through Ontario . Annapolis-class destroyer of the
#3 USS Twining
USS Twining (DD-540) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Nathan C. Twining (1869–1924). Fletcher-class destroyer USS Twining underway in the 1950s History United States Name Twining Namesake Nathan C. Twining Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp
USS Benham (DD-796) was a Fletcher -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1960. She was then transferred to Peru where she served as BAP Villar (DD-71) until being scrapped in 1980. Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see U
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
The Hugin class of destroyers consisted of HSwMS Hugin (24), previously (7), and HSwMS Munin previously (8). These were destroyers in the Royal Swedish Navy built prior to the First World War and surviving without major incident through their lifespan. HSwMS Hugin was built by Götaverken and lau
USS Twiggs (DD-591) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Major Levi Twiggs (1793 – 1847). Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Twiggs . USS Twiggs (DD-591), in camouflage paint, 23 February 1945. History
HMS Verulam was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War . Frigate of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Verulam . Verulam anchored in the Clyde , December 1943 History United Kingdom Name HMS Verulam Ordered 1 September 1941
The French destroyer Basque was one of 14 L'Adroit -class destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1920s. Destroyer of the French Navy For other ships with the same name, see French ship Basque . History France Name Basque Ordered 1 June 1926 Builder Ateliers et Chantiers de Seine-Maritime Ro
#10 USS Isabel
USS Isabel (SP-521) , later PY-10 , was a yacht in commission in the United States Navy as a destroyer from 1917 to 1920 and as a patrol yacht from 1921 to 1946. Patrol vessel of the United States Navy USS Isabel (PY-10) at Hankow , China , in 1937, dressed overall for the coronation of King George
The six Leningrad -class destroyer leaders were built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1930s. They were inspired by the contre-torpilleurs built for the French Navy . They were ordered in two batches of three ships each; the first group was designated Project 1 and the second Project 38. These ships
HMS Rother was a Palmer type River-class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1902–1903 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Rother, east of Sheffield , South Yorkshire in England, she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy. Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships wit
#13 HMS Stronghold
HMS Stronghold was an S-class destroyer , which served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War . The ship was one of the first vehicles to deploy an unmanned aircraft . Launched on 6 May 1919, the destroyer was fitted with a simple catapult in 1924, which used a bag of sand as a weight, and
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
#15 Italian destroyer Carlo Alberto Racchia
Carlo Alberto Racchia was one of three Mirabello -class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during World War I . Destroyer of the Regia Marina History Kingdom of Italy Name Carlo Alberto Racchia Namesake Carlo Alberto Racchia Builder Gio. Ansaldo & C. , Sestri Ponente Laid dow
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
#17 Soviet destroyer Strogy (1939)
Strogy ( Russian : Строгий , lit. ' Strict ' ) was one of 18 Storozhevoy -class destroyers (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 , Strogy was rebuilt to the modified Project 7U desig
HMS Birmingham was a Type 42 destroyer laid down by Cammell Laird and Company , Limited, at Birkenhead on 28 March 1972, launched on 30 July 1973 by Lady Empson, wife of Sir Derek Empson and commissioned on 3 December 1976. She was named for the city of Birmingham , England . Destroyer of the Royal
USS Thompson (DD-305) , a Clemson -class destroyer of the U.S. Navy named in honor of Secretary of the Navy Richard W. Thompson (1809–1900), never saw action against an enemy. She was the first Navy ship of that name; the second, Thompson (DD-627) , named for Robert M. Thompson , served during Wor
USS Thompson (DD-627) (later DMS-38) was first a Gleaves -class destroyer , then became an Ellyson -class destroyer minesweeper . She was the second Navy ship named "Thompson", and the first named in honor of Robert M. Thompson . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Th