langs: 23 декабря [ru] / december 23 [en] / 23. dezember [de] / 23 décembre [fr] / 23 dicembre [it] / 23 de diciembre [es]
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Bald Head Lighthouse , known as Old Baldy , is the oldest lighthouse still standing in North Carolina . [2] It is the second of three lighthouses that have been built on Bald Head Island since the 19th century to help guide ships past the dangerous shoals at the mouth of the Cape Fear river . Lighth
The Sabine Pass Lighthouse , or Sabine Pass Light as it was referred to by the United States Coast Guard , is a historic lighthouse , as part of a gulf coast light station, on the Louisiana side of the Sabine River , in Cameron Parish , across from the community of Sabine Pass , Texas . It was first
The Chicken Rock Lighthouse is an active 19th-century lighthouse , located on Chicken Rock , an isolated island at the southern end of the Isle of Man . Completed in 1874, the 44-metre-high (144 ft) tower is constructed of tapered granite and was designed by David and Thomas Stevenson . The need f
Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse (the French name "Les Éclaireurs" means "the Scouts") is a slightly conically shaped lighthouse standing on the northeasternmost island of the five or more Les Eclaireurs islands , which it takes its name from, 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of Ushuaia in the Beagle Channel
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a British multinational aerospace and defence company incorporated in February 2011. The company owns Rolls-Royce, a business established in 1904 which today designs, manufactures and distributes power systems for aviation and other industries. Rolls-Royce is the world's
HMCS Iroquois was a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War and Korean War . She was named for the Iroquois First Nations. Iroquois was the first ship to bear this name and the first ship of the class to serve with the Royal Canadian Navy. [2] Destro
USS Hollister (DD-788) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for the three Hollister brothers , who were killed in 1943 while serving in the Navy during World War II . Gearing-class destroyer USS Hollister underway on 2 October 1969 History United States Name Hollister Nam
HMS Laforey was an L-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She was commissioned in and served during the Second World War , and was torpedoed and sunk by a U-boat in 1944. She had been adopted by the civil community of Northampton in November 1941. Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the
The Japanese destroyer Mutsuki ( 睦月 , "January" ) was the name ship of her class of twelve destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War , she participated in the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941 and the occupations of New Guinea and the Solomon
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
The Weapon class was a class of destroyers built for the British Royal Navy towards the end of World War II . They were the smaller counterpart to the Battle class (which followed them) and were the first new destroyer designs for the Royal Navy since the Second World War Emergency Programme . 20 sh
USS Barry , was a Bainbridge -class destroyer , she was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore John Barry (1745–1803). Bainbridge-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Barry . USS Barry in port soon after completion, c. 1902-1903. History United Stat
#8 Japanese destroyer Yayoi (1925)
The Japanese destroyer Yayoi ( 弥生 , "March" ) was one of twelve Mutsuki -class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War , she participated in the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941 and the occupations of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in
HMS Spitfire was an Acasta -class destroyer of the Royal Navy . Spitfire took part in the battle of Jutland in 1916. Acasta-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see HMS Spitfire . Spitfire after having been rammed by the German battleship Nassau during the Battle of Jutland History Un
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
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
#12 HMS Star (1896)
HMS Star was a Palmer three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896–1897 Naval Estimates. She was the eleventh ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1643 for a 19-gun ship sold until 1652. [3] [4] Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name,
HMS Wild Swan was an Admiralty modified W-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy . She was one of four destroyers ordered in 1918 from Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson , Wallsend-on-Tyne under the 14th Order for Destroyers of the Emergency War Program of 1917–18. She was the second Royal Navy shi
#14 HMS Escapade
HMS Escapade was an E-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. Although assigned to the Home Fleet upon completion in 1934, the ship was attached to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1935–1936 during the Abyssinia Crisis . During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 she spent considerable
USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697) was an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1973. In 1974, she was sold to Chile , where she served as Ministro Zenteno (D-16). She was finally scrapped in 1990. Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Charles S. Sperry in Ne
USS Dorsey (DD–117) , reclassified DMS-1 on 19 November 1940, was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I . She was named for John Dorsey. Wickes-class destroyer USS Dorsey underway History United States Name Dorsey Namesake John Dorsey Builder William Cramp & Sons , P
#17 USS Haynsworth
USS Haynsworth (DD-700) , was an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Haynsworth underway in the 1950s History United States Name Haynsworth Namesake William McCall Haynsworth Jr. Builder Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Laid down 1
USS Hart (DD-594) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy of that name, in honor of Lieutenant Patrick H. Hart (1912–1942), who posthumously received the Navy Cross for heroism during the Battle of Midway . Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same
#19 Japanese destroyer Matsukaze (1906)
Matsukaze ( 松風 ) ("Wind in the coastal pines") was one of 32 Kamikaze -class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the first decade of the 20th century. Destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Matsukaze . Sister ship Ayana
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