langs: 22 декабря [ru] / december 22 [en] / 22. dezember [de] / 22 décembre [fr] / 22 dicembre [it] / 22 de diciembre [es]

days: december 19 / december 20 / december 21 / december 22 / december 23 / december 24 / december 25

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Lighthouse / Lighthouse

#1 Penfield Reef Light

Penfield Reef Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Connecticut , United States, on Penfield Reef at the south side of Black Rock Harbor entrance on the Long Island Sound , off the coast of Fairfield , Connecticut . [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Constructed in 1874, it was one of the last offshore masonry lights. Mos

• ... Penfield Reef Light was constructed in 1874. The light is an active aid to navigation. HAUNTING On december 22, 1916. Lighthouse Keeper Frederick A. Jordan (sometimes spelled Jordon) rowed a dory for the mainlan ...

#2 Flat Holm Lighthouse

Flat Holm Lighthouse is 30   m (98   ft) high and 50   m (160   ft) above mean high water. It has a 100   watt lamp that flashes three times every ten seconds, and is red from 106° to 140°; white to 151°; red to 203°; white to 106°. White light visibility up to 33   km (18 nautical miles) , this dat

• ... t began operating on 25 March 1738. [6] The lighthouse was struck by lightning in a severe storm on 22 december 1790. The keeper narrowly escaped but the top of the tower was severely damaged. A 3 m (10 ft) tall ...

#3 Scarborough Pier Lighthouse

Scarborough Pier Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation on Vincent Pier in Scarborough, North Yorkshire , owned and operated by Scarborough Borough Council . [2] The lighthouse dates from 1806, but it had to be rebuilt following damage sustained in the German bombardment of 1914 . Lighthouse in S

• ... from the public to cover the cost of the repairs; they eventually raised £2,225 in this way, and on 22 december 1931 the rebuilt lighthouse was relit. [3] The rebuilt tower was 49 ft (15 m) tall, topped with an ...

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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

• ... 1 [98] Merton Hall 109 4140 tons Alexander and Radcliffe’s Hall Line, Liverpool Steel Screw Steamer 22 december 1881 [99] Casino 110 425 tons B.B. Nicoll, Sydney Iron Screw Steamer 21 February 1882 [100] Mallard ...

#2 Outboard Marine Corporation

Outboard Marine Corporation ( OMC ) was a maker of Evinrude , Johnson and Gale Outboard Motors, and many different brands of boats. It was a multibillion-dollar Fortune 500 corporation. [1] Evinrude began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1907. OMC was based in Waukegan , Illinois . [2] They also owned sev

• ... ors and Boats Founded 1907 ; 115 years ago ( 1907 ) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin , United States Defunct december 22, 2000 ( 2000-12-22 ) Fate Bankruptcy Headquarters Waukegan , Illinois , United States OMC sold 100,0 ...
• ... OMC sold 100,000 motors in 2000 and had one third of the outboard market. OMC filed for bankruptcy 22 december 2000 and laid off 7,000 employees. The Johnson and Evinrude brands were won by bid in February 2001 ...
• ... tors Iron Horse 4 stroke engines Snow Cruiser snowmobiles BANKRUPTCY NOTIFICATION OMC press release 22 december 2000 WAUKEGAN, Ill., Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) Outboard Marine Corporation and several of i ...

#3 Johnson Outboards

Johnson Outboards was an American manufacturer of outboard motors founded by the four brothers Louis, Harry, Julius and Clarence Johnson. [1]

• ... ompany was first acquired by Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) in 1935. OMC filed for bankruptcy on 22 december 2000. It has been owned since 2001 by the Canadian firm Bombardier Recreational Products . Bombardi ...

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Ship / Ship

#1 USS Sloat (DD-316)

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

• ... the year, and much of the next, undergoing repairs at Mare Island before returning to San Diego on 22 december 1924. On 3 April 1925, Sloat sailed from San Diego with the fleet for exercises off Hawaii . On 1 J ...

#2 USS Twiggs (DD-127)

The first USS Twiggs (DD–127) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I . She was named for Major Levi Twiggs . She was later transferred to the Royal Navy , as HMS Leamington and to the Soviet Navy as Zhguchy , before returning to Britain to star in the film The Gif

• ... inia with work continuing until October 1943. [1] [5] [12] SOVIET NAVY SERVICE Departing Halifax on 22 december , Leamington returned to the British Isles and reverted to Royal Navy control. After a period of ser ...

#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

• ... 0 Named after Hans Lüdemann Z19 Hermann Künne Laid down: DeSchiMAG Bremen, 5 October 1936 Launched: 22 december 1937 Commissioned: 12 January 1939 Fate: beached on 13 April 1940 Named after Hermann Künne Z20 Kar ...
• ... 44 (wrecked while pursued by Canadian destroyers Haida and Huron ) Z33 Laid down: DeSchiMAG Bremen, 22 december 1940 Launched: 15 September 1941 Commissioned: 6 February 1943 Fate: Transferred to the Soviet Unio ...

#4 Soviet destroyer Bodry (1936)

Bodry ( Russian : Бодрый , lit.   ' Sprightly ' ) was one of 29 Gnevny -class destroyers (officially known as Project 7 ) built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Completed in 1938, she was assigned to the Black Sea Fleet . After the German invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa)

• ... r arrival, the ship bombarded German troops near the city with 298 shells from her main guns on 21–2 22 december On 29–30 December, Bodry escorted reinforcements during the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula. [15] On ...

#5 USS Ozbourn

USS Ozbourn (DD-846) was a Gearing -class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War . She was named for Marine Private Joseph W. Ozbourn (1919–1944), who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his "great personal valor" during the Battle of Tinian . Geari

• ... 3 History United States Name USS Ozbourn Namesake Joseph W. Ozbourn Laid down 16 June 1945 Launched 22 december 1945 Commissioned 5 March 1946 Stricken 1 June 1975 Identification DD-846 Fate Sold for scrap, 1 De ...
• ... arge tracks Ozbourn was laid down by Bath Iron Works on 16 June 1945. The destroyer was launched on 22 december 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Joseph W. Ozbourn. The vessel was commissioned on 5 March 1946 with Command ...

#6 USS Upshur (DD-144)

USS Upshur (DD–144) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II . She was the first ship named for Rear Admiral John Henry Upshur . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Upshur . USS Upshur circa 1940-1941 History United States

• ... ber 1918 Decommissioned 15 May 1922 Identification DD-144 Recommissioned 2 June 1930 Decommissioned 22 december 1936 Recommissioned 4 October 1939 Decommissioned 2 November 1945 Reclassified AG-103, on 3 June 19 ...
• ... e Fleet and Scouting Force , first on the west coast and later on the east, until decommissioned on 22 december 1936 at Philadelphia. She was berthed in the Philadelphia Navy Yard until the autumn of 1939. Soon ...

#7 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

• ... d trials at Kronstadt on 13 July. The ship returned to Leningrad on 9 November and began a refit on 22 december . During the Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive , Grozyashchy fired a total of 63 main-gun shells in suppo ...

#8 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

• ... ort News SB Co. 21 March 1919 23 September 1940 Belmont A USS Satterlee Clemson Newport News SB Co. 22 december 1919 8 October 1940 Beverley A USS Branch Clemson Newport News SB Co. 3 April 1920 8 October 1940 B ...

#9 Soviet destroyer Kharkov

Kharkov ( Russian : Ха́рьков ) was one of six Leningrad -class destroyer leaders built for the Soviet Navy during the 1930s, one of the three Project 1 variants. Completed in 1938, she was slightly damaged during the Raid on Constanța a few days after the German invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 Ju

• ... 3 December, the 79th Naval Rifle Brigade on 19–20 December and the 354th Rifle Division between 21–2 22 december bombarding German positions in the interim. [19] Between February and July 1942, Kharkov bombarded ...

#10 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

• ... , Porto Ré , Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia , Austro-Hungarian Empire Laid down 1 August 1912 Launched 22 december 1913 Completed 8 August 1914 Fate Sunk during the 1st Battle of Durazzo , 29 December 1915 General ...
• ... Ré in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia of the Austro-Hungarian Empire on 1 August 1912, launched on 22 december 1913 [2] and completed on 8 August 1914. [4] The Tátra -class ships did not play a significant role ...

#11 Leningrad-class destroyer

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

• ... 3 December, the 79th Naval Rifle Brigade on 19–20 December and the 354th Rifle Division between 21–2 22 december bombarding German positions in the interim. Between February and July 1942 she bombarded German tro ...

#12 USS Barry (DD-933)

USS Barry (DD-933) was one of eighteen Forrest   Sherman –class destroyers of the United States Navy , and was the third US destroyer to be named for Commodore John Barry . Commissioned in 1954, she spent most of her career in the Caribbean, Atlantic, and Mediterranean, but also served in the Vietna

• ... F-4 Phantoms struck at North Vietnamese anti-aircraft and radar defense systems. Further strikes, on 22 december r, disabled the Uong Bi power complex, the Hải Dương bridge was bombed the following day, and barges ...

#13 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

• ... 1935 Launched 8 April 1936 Completed 3 December 1936 Identification Pennant number : H97 Fate Mined 22 december 1940 General characteristics as built Class and type H-class destroyer Displacement 1,350 long tons ...
• ... e 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 the battleship HMS Malaya on passage from Alexandria to Gibral ...

#14 HMS Torrent (1916)

HMS Torrent was a Royal Navy R-class destroyer constructed and then operational in the First World War . She was sunk, with most of her crew in 1917. On 23 December 1917 Surprise , HMS Torrent , and Tornado sank after entering an Imperial German minefield. Destroyer of the Royal Navy US media covera

• ... ys to and from The Netherlands. [9] Torrent was part of the escort of a Netherlands-bound convoy on 22 december , when the destroyer Valkyrie struck a mine and was badly damaged, having to be towed to Harwich by ...

#15 USS Henry W. Tucker

The second USS Henry W. Tucker (DD-875) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Gearing-class destroyer For the cancelled destroyer escort, see USS Henry W. Tucker (DE-377) . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citation

• ... sailing for Pearl Harbor 4 November. From the Hawaiian islands she continued to Yokosuka , arriving 22 december , to aid in the occupation of Japan and repatriation of Japanese nationals. Her first tour of duty i ...

#16 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

• ... April 1931 Decommissioned 27 May 1945 Identification Pennant number : H91 [1] Fate Sold for scrap , 22 december 1945 General characteristics (as completed) Class and type B-class destroyer Displacement 1,360 lon ...
• ... Rosyth on 27 November and reduced to Category 'C' reserve on 13 December. Approved for scrapping on 22 december , she was turned over to Metal Industries, Limited on 17 January 1946. [9]

#17 HMS Savage (G20)

HMS Savage was an S-class destroyer of the Royal Navy launched on 24 September 1942. The vessel was adopted by the town of Burton upon Trent . Savage differed from the rest of the class in being fitted with a new 4.5-inch (114   mm) gun, with a twin mounting for the QF Mk III gun forward and two sin

• ... 43 JW 54B 2 December 1943 3 December 1943 12 December 1943 18 December 1943 JW 55A 20 December 1943 22 december 1943 20 December 1943 23 December 1943 JW 55B 27 December 1943 30 December 1943 22 December 1943 23 ...
• ... er 1943 22 December 1943 20 December 1943 23 December 1943 JW 55B 27 December 1943 30 December 1943 22 december 1943 23 December 1943 RA 55A 25 December 1943 1 January 1944 12 January 1944 16 January 1944 JW 56A ...

#18 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

• ... tates Navy Clemson Destroyer 1,215 6 January 1920 scrapped 1946 Dainty Royal Navy D Destroyer 1,375 22 december 1932 sunk 24 February 1941 Dale United States Navy Farragut Destroyer 1,365 17 June 1935 scrapped 1 ...
• ... egia Marina Turbine Destroyer 1,070 30 April 1928 sunk by gunfire 28 June 1940 Euro Destroyer 1,070 22 december 1927 sunk 3 October 1943 Evans United States Navy Fletcher Destroyer 2,050 11 December 1943 decommi ...
• ... Destroyer 1,220 1 July 1932 sunk 2 December 1942 Foote United States Navy Fletcher Destroyer 2,050 22 december 1942 decommissioned 1946, scrapped 1974 Foresight Royal Navy F Destroyer 1,405 15 May 1935 sunk 13 ...
• ... er 2,077 15 October 1943 sunk 11 November 1944 Hambleton United States Navy Gleaves Destroyer 1,630 22 december 1941 decommissioned 1955, scrapped 1972 Hamilton Wickes Destroyer minesweeper 1,190 7 November 1919 ...
• ... 1,389 1 November 1932 sunk 22 April 1941 Hyperion Royal Navy H Destroyer 1,350 3 December 1936 sunk 22 december 1940 Icarus I Destroyer 1,370 3 May 1937 scrapped 29 October 1946 Ierax Royal Hellenic Navy Aetos D ...
• ... sioned 1946, sold for scrap 1970 J. Fred Talbott Wickes Destroyer 1,190 30 June 1919 sold for scrap 22 december 1946 J. William Ditter Robert H. Smith Destroyer minelayer 2,200 28 October 1944 decommissioned 194 ...
• ... y K Destroyer 1,690 14 September 1939 constructive total loss 11 April 1942 Kipling Destroyer 1,690 22 december 1939 sunk 11 May 1942 Kiri Imperial Japanese Navy Matsu Destroyer 1,262 14 August 1944 to USSR as V ...
• ... ber 1919 wrecked 9 October 1945, wreck destroyed 14 January 1946 Southerland Gearing Destroyer 2,425 22 december r 1944 sunk as a target 2 August 1997 Sovershenny Soviet Navy Storozhevoy Destroyer 1,700 30 Septemb ...
• ... dette Royal Navy V (Admiralty) Destroyer 1,272 27 April 1918 scrapped 1947 Vigilant V Destroyer 1,77 22 december er 1942 paid off 1963, scrapped 6 June 1965 Vimiera V (Admiralty) Destroyer 1,272 19 September 1918 ...
• ... Regia Marina Turbine Destroyer 1,070 15 May 1928 sunk 5 July 1940 Zenith Royal Navy Z Destroyer 1,71 22 december er 1944 to Egypt as El Fateh 1955, as of September 2017 still used as training vessel Zephyr Destroy ...

#19 HMS Nestor (1915)

HMS Nestor , launched on 22 December 1915, was an Admiralty M-class destroyer . She served in the 13th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet and was sunk on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland . The Wreck is designated as a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 Admiralty

• HMS Nestor , launched on 22 december 1915, was an Admiralty M-class destroyer . She served in the 13th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand F ...
• ... Name HMS Nestor Builder Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson , Wallsend Laid down 15 May 1915 Launched 22 december 1915 Completed 29 April 1916 Fate Sunk, 31 May 1916 General characteristics Class and type Admiralt ...

#20 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

• ... he 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean from 7 November 1956 to 20 February 1957. Between 3 September and 22 december 1957, she joined elements of the British and Canadian navies for a NATO exercise in the North Atlan ...