langs: 14 декабря [ru] / december 14 [en] / 14. dezember [de] / 14 décembre [fr] / 14 dicembre [it] / 14 de diciembre [es]
days: december 11 / december 12 / december 13 / december 14 / december 15 / december 16 / december 17
Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Flannan Isles Lighthouse
Flannan Isles Lighthouse is a lighthouse near the highest point on Eilean Mòr, one of the Flannan Isles in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland . It is best known for the mysterious disappearance of its keepers in 1900. [3] Lighthouse off the northwest coast of Scotland Lighthouse Flann
- ... they were safe inside. Furthermore, there had been no reported storms in the area on the 12, 13 and 14 december . [20] The final log entry is said to have been made on 15 December, stating "Storm ended, sea calm. ...
#2 Lime Kiln Light
The Lime Kiln Light is a functioning navigational aid located on Lime Kiln Point overlooking Dead Man's Bay on the western side of San Juan Island , San Juan County, Washington , in the United States . [3] It guides ships through the Haro Straits and is part of Lime Kiln Point State Park , which off
- ... n Area 8 acres (3.2 ha) Built 1917-1919 ( 1917-1919 ) NRHP reference No. 78002771 [2] Added to NRHP december 14, 1978 HISTORY The Lime Kiln Light was established in 1914 [5] when acetylene lights were placed on L ...
#3 Cape Canaveral Light
The Cape Canaveral Light is a historic lighthouse on the east coast of the U.S. state of Florida . [2] [3] [4] [5] The light was established in 1848 to warn ships of the dangerous shoals that lie off its coast. It is located inside the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and managed by the Space Laun
- ... ). Ownership of the lighthouse was transferred by the Coast Guard to the United States Air Force on december 14, 2000. In 2002, the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation was formed and a memorandum of agreement wa ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 Gourlay Brothers
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
- ... 8 February 1875 [61] Condor 71 500 tons General Steam Navigation Company, London Iron Screw Steamer 14 december 1875 [62] Hawk 72 Iron Screw Steamer 23 October 1875 Oaklands 73 1000 tons Iron Ship 28 March 1876 ...
Ship / Ship
#1 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
- ... t 1944 Launched 20 December 1945 Completed 4 March 1948 Identification Pennant number D96 Fate Sold 14 december 1971, broken up at Briton Ferry General characteristics Class and type Weapon-class destroyer Displ ...
#2 JS Kongō
JS Kongō (DDG-173) is a Kongō -class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Kongō is the third Japanese naval vessel named after Mount Kongō . She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki , Nagasaki on 8 May 1990. Launching ceremony happened on 26
- ... r For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Kongō . JS Kongō transiting Pearl Harbor on 14 december 2007 History Japan Name Kongō (こんごう) Namesake Mount Kongō Ordered 1988 Builder Mitsubishi Heavy Ind ...
#3 USS Stethem
USS Stethem (DDG-63) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer in the United States Navy . The ship was built in Pascagoula, Mississippi , starting on 11 May 1993. She was commissioned on 21 October 1995. She is part of the Pacific Fleet, assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15 . The Stethem was named for Stee
- ... The destroyer got underway the following week to begin the work up for her next deployment, and on 14 december , she began her holiday leave and stand down period. 2002: FOURTH DEPLOYMENT AND PERIODIC TRAINING T ...
#4 Japanese destroyer Yūkaze
Yūkaze ( 夕風 , Evening Wind ) [1] was a Minekaze -class destroyer , built for the Imperial Japanese Navy immediately following World War I . Advanced for their time, these ships served as first-line destroyers through the 1930s, but were considered obsolescent by the start of the Pacific War . Destro
- ... story Empire of Japan Name Yūkaze Ordered fiscal 1918 Builder Mitsubishi-Nagasaki , Japan Laid down 14 december 1920 Launched 28 May 1921 Commissioned 24 August 1921 Stricken 5 October 1945 Fate Royal Navy 1947- ...
- ... Mitsubishi shipyards , Nagasaki , was the tenth ship of this class. The destroyer was laid down on 14 december 1920, launched on 28 May 1921 and commissioned on 24 August 1921. [4] On completion, Yūkaze was ass ...
#5 Soviet destroyer Grozyashchy (1937)
Grozyashchy ( Russian : Грозящий , lit. ' Threatening ' ) was one of 29 Gnevny -class destroyers (officially known as Project 7 ) built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Completed in 1939, she was assigned to the Baltic Fleet and played a minor role in the Winter War of 1939–1940 against
- ... er 1939. [10] Assigned to the Baltic Fleet, she bombarded Finnish fortifications on Utö in Åland on 14 december 1939 during the Winter War together with her sister ship Gnevny [11] Grozyashchy also captured the ...
#6 USS Sands (DD-243)
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
- ... TORY 1920S Following commissioning, Sands remained at Philadelphia to fit out for European duty. On 14 december the destroyer departed from Philadelphia; steamed to Melville, Rhode Island , for torpedo outfit; t ...
#7 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 .
- ... : Μουσείο Αντιδικτατορικού Αγώνα ). The ship, then anchored at Poros Naval Base, was transferred on 14 december 2000 to Salamis Naval Base for maintenance and restoration work in order to be converted into a vis ...
#8 HMS Whitley (L23)
HMS Whitley (L23) , ex- Whitby , was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the British campaign in the Baltic Sea against Bolshevik forces during the Russian Civil War and in the early months of World War II . Destroyer of the Royal Navy HMS Whitley (L 23) History United
- ... e recommissioned with a reserve crew on 23 November 1925. [4] Whitley commissioned at Portsmouth on 14 december 1928 for service with the 5th Destroyer Flotilla in the Atlantic Ocean . [5] She recommissioned at ...
#9 Soviet destroyer Razyaryonny (1941)
Razyaryonny ( Russian : Разъярённый , lit. ' Furious ' ) was one of 29 Gnevny -class destroyer s (officially known as Project 7 ) built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Originally named Peredovoy , she was renamed Razyaryonny before completion in late 1941, and was assigned to the Pacifi
- ... wn 15 September 1936 17 September 1937 Launched 22 May 1941 Completed 27 November 1941 Commissioned 14 december 1941 Renamed OS-4 , 27 December 1956 Reclassified As a test ship, 27 December 1956 Stricken 1 March ...
- ... d Razyaryonny on 16 May. The ship was completed on 27 November [10] and joined the Pacific Fleet on 14 december 1941. [11] [12] [13] As a result of the weakness of the Northern Fleet and the importance of the Ar ...
#10 Mahan-class destroyer
The Mahan -class destroyers of the United States Navy were a series of 18 destroyers of which the first 16 were laid down in 1934. The last two of the 18, Dunlap and Fanning (this pair laid down in 1935), are sometimes considered a separate ship class . All 18 were commissioned in 1936 and 1937. Mah
- ... oned and sunk by a US destroyer [29] Cummings DD-365 26 June 1934 11 December 1935 25 November 1936 14 december 1945 Ship sold on 17 July 1947 [30] Drayton DD-366 Bath Iron Works 20 March 1934 26 March 1936 1 Se ...
- ... 14 November 1942 [44] Dunlap DD-384 United Dry Dock, Inc. 10 April 1935 18 April 1936 12 June 1937 14 december 1945 Ship sold on 31 December 1947 [45] Fanning DD-385 18 September 1936 8 October 1937 14 December ...
- ... 14 December 1945 Ship sold on 31 December 1947 [45] Fanning DD-385 18 September 1936 8 October 1937 14 december 1945 Ship decommissioned 14 December 1945 and later sold (Considered by Naval History & Heritage Co ...
- ... mber 1947 [45] Fanning DD-385 18 September 1936 8 October 1937 14 December 1945 Ship decommissioned 14 december 1945 and later sold (Considered by Naval History & Heritage Command to be Dunlap -class) [46] SERVI ...
#11 HMS Hyperion (H97)
HMS Hyperion was an H-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, the ship enforced the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides as part of the Mediterranean Fleet . During the first few months of World War II , Hyperion
- ... ranto on the night of 11/12 November. [12] With Hereward , she sank the Italian submarine Naiade on 14 december 1940 near Bardia . [8] Hyperion struck a mine on 22 December 1940 off Pantelleria as she escorted t ...
#12 HMS Bulldog (H91)
HMS Bulldog (H91) was a B-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy (RN) between 1929 to 1931. Initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet , she transferred to the Home Fleet in 1936. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, the ship spent considerable time in Spanish waters, enforcing the arms b
- ... Allied landings in North Africa , [26] before returning to Greenock for repairs from 23 November to 14 december . [9] Bulldog was assigned to the escort for Convoy JW 51B on 20 December, but had to return home fo ...
#13 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
- ... nett Fletcher Destroyer 2,050 9 February 1943 to Brazil 1959, scrapped 1978 Bennion Destroyer 2,050 14 december 1943 decommissioned 1946, scrapped 1973 Benson Benson Destroyer 1,620 25 July 1940 transferred to T ...
- ... mandante Baroni Regia Marina Comandanti Medaglie d'Oro Destroyer 2,100 Never commissioned laid down 14 december 1942, 19.5% completed as of August 1943, scrapped by Germany sometime after Armistice of Cassibile ...
- ... scrapped by Germany during the war Commandante Toscano Destroyer 2,100 Never commissioned laid down 14 december 1942, 17% completed as of August 1943, scrapped by Germany during the war Compton United States Nav ...
- ... 9 August 1943 decommissioned 1960, sold for scrap 1977 Geniere Regia Marina Soldati Destroyer 1,850 14 december 1938 sunk by aircraft 1 March 1943 George E. Badger United States Navy Clemson Destroyer 1,215 28 J ...
- ... estroyer 2,528 1 August 1935 captured by Germany as ZF5 8 December 1942, sunk 7 May 1943, refloated 14 december 1943, scrapped August 1947 L'Indomptable Destroyer 2,528 15 November 1935 scuttled 27 November 1942 ...
- ... August 1942 sunk 25 November 1943 Malcolm Royal Navy Admiralty type Destroyer flotilla leader 1,530 14 december 1919 scrapped 25 July 1945 Manley United States Navy Caldwell Destroyer 1,020 15 October 1917 sold ...
- ... ber 1943 Panthère French Navy Regia Marina Chacal Destroyer 2,092 10 October 1926 to Italy as FR 22 14 december 1942, scuttled 9 September 1943 Panthir Royal Hellenic Navy Aetos Destroyer 880 19 October 1912 Dec ...
- ... l 1965 Razumny Destroyer 1,587 7 November 1941 sold for scrap 4 May 1963 Razyaryonny Destroyer 1,587 14 december r 1941 sunk after a nuclear test 10 October 1957 Razyashchy Destroyer 1,587 20 December 1940 sunk as ...
- ... 1,215 24 September 1920 sunk by U-552 , 31 October 1941 Revnostny Soviet Navy Gnevny Destroyer 1,587 14 december r 1941 sold for scrap 28 December 1962 Rezky Destroyer 1,587 16 August 1942 to People's Republic of ...
- ... 1941 scrapped 1965-1966 Stuart Royal Australian Navy Admiralty type Destroyer flotilla leader 1,530 14 december r 1919 paid off 27 April 1946 Sturdy Royal Navy S (Admiralty) Destroyer 1,075 October 1919 construct ...
- ... Navy Regia Marina Free French Naval Forces Chacal Destroyer 2,092 10 October 1926 to Italy as FR 23 14 december r 1942, to Free France as Tigre 28 October 1943, scrapped 1955 Tillman United States Navy Gleaves De ...
- ... 02 1 June 1933 scuttled 27 November 1942, scrapped 1951 Vega Royal Navy V (Admiralty) Destroyer 1,27 14 december er 1917 paid off 1945, scrapped 4 March 1947 Velasco Spanish Navy Alsedo Destroyer 1,044 1925 strick ...
#14 USS Douglas H. Fox
USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) was an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( January 2021 ) History
- ... o de Janeiro in February. Fox remained in the Caribbean in various training and escort duties until 14 december 1946 when she arrived at New London for leave and upkeep. 1947-1962 Douglas H. Fox departed Norfolk ...
#15 USS Tattnall (DDG-19)
USS Tattnall (DDG-19) was a Charles F. Adams -class guided missile -armed destroyer of the United States Navy . She was named for Commodore Josiah Tattnall III USN (1794–1871) – also commandant of the CSS Virginia , and an admiral in the Confederate States Navy – who made the adage " blood is thicke
- ... l departed the western Atlantic on 7 December for her first deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. On 14 december , she reached the Straits of Gibraltar and became a unit of the 6th Fleet . While in the Mediterrane ...
- ... ips visited Fort Lauderdale and Tampa and she sailed to the AUTEC range for ASW training from 11 to 14 december . 1990S On 21 January 1990, Tattnall got underway for three weeks of fleet exercises then returned t ...
#16 HMS Zephyr (R19)
HMS Zephyr was a Z-class destroyer . She was launched on 13 July 1942 at Vickers-Armstrong on Tyneside and commissioned on 6 September 1944. She was 'adopted' by the civil community of Doncaster , replacing the destroyer HMS Lightning (sunk in 1943), which had originally been adopted during Warshi
- ... uding large numbers of Soviet prisoners of war , were killed by the sinking of Rigel . [11] [14] On 14 december Zephyr was part of the escort for the carriers Premier and Trumpeter and the cruiser Devonshire whe ...
#17 USS McCalla (DD-253)
The first USS McCalla (DD-253) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy . She transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Stanley (I73) during World War II . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS McCalla . USS McCalla History United States Name USS McCalla Name
- ... and escorted 15 vessels to Trinity Harbour . Delayed further for repairs, she finally got underway 14 december , arriving at Plymouth , England , 2 January 1941. Stanley was modified for long range trade convoy ...
- ... ant convoy, departing 30 November. At Gibraltar in mid-December she joined Convoy HG-76 , departing 14 december for Britain. On 17 December one of the escort carrier Audacity ' s aircraft sighted a submarine 22 ...
#18 USS Bausell
USS Bausell (DD-845) was a Gearing -class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War . She was named for Marine Corporal Lewis K. Bausell (1924–1944), who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for "conspicuous gallantry" during the Battle of Peleliu . Gearing
- ... ully defended the convoy when she scored a simulated ASROC "kill" against the submarine Harder . On 14 december , because of increased tension between East Pakistan , India, and West Pakistan , the task group – w ...
#19 French destroyer Fleuret (1907)
Fleuret was one of 13 Claymore -class destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Destroyer of the French Navy For other ships with the same name, see French destroyer Fleuret . Sister ship Trident underway in harbor History France Name Fleuret Namesake Foil Builder
- ... History France Name Fleuret Namesake Foil Builder Arsenal de Rochefort Laid down May 1905 Launched 14 december 1907 Stricken 12 January 1920 General characteristics Class and type Claymore -class destroyer Disp ...
#20 Soviet destroyer Gnevny (1936)
Gnevny ( Russian : Гневный , lit. ' Angry ' ) was the lead ship of her class (officially known as Project 7 ) of 29 destroyers built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Completed in 1938, she was assigned to the Baltic Fleet and played a minor role in the 1939–1940 Winter War when the Sovie
- ... with the Baltic Fleet on 23 December 1938. She bombarded Finnish fortifications on Utö in Åland on 14 december 1939 during the Winter War. On 23 June 1941, a day after Operation Barbarossa began, Gnevny was tas ...