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Cape Mendocino Light was a navigation light at Cape Mendocino , California. The former lighthouse was relocated to Shelter Cove near Point Delgada, California in 1998, [3] [4] and the historic Fresnel lens to Ferndale, California , in 1948. An automated beacon operated for a number of years but was
The St. Augustine Light Station is a privately maintained aid to navigation and an active, working lighthouse in St. Augustine, Florida . [2] The current lighthouse stands at the north end of Anastasia Island and was built between 1871 and 1874. The tower is the second lighthouse tower in St. August
Sambro Island Lighthouse is a landfall lighthouse located at the entrance to Halifax Harbour , Nova Scotia , on an island near the community of Sambro in the Halifax Regional Municipality . It is the oldest surviving lighthouse in North America and its construction is a National Historic Event . [2]
#1 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. ( 三菱重工業株式会社 , Mitsubishi Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-kaisha , informally MHI ) is a Japanese multinational engineering , electrical equipment and electronics corporation headquartered in Tokyo , Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group and its automobil
USS LaVallette (DD-315) was a Clemson -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1920 to 1930. She was scrapped in 1931. Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS La Vallette . History United States Namesake Elie A. F. La Vallette Builder Bethlehem Shipbui
#2 Soviet destroyer Sposobny (1970)
Sposobny ( Russian: Способный , "Capable") was a Project 61 ( NATO reporting name Kashin -class) destroyer of the Soviet Navy , which briefly became part of the Russian Navy . The ship served during the Cold War from 1971 to 1989. For other ships with the same name, see Soviet destroyer Sposobny . S
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
USS Dallas (DD-199) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the second ship named for Captain Alexander J. Dallas , and was later renamed Alexander Dallas . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Dallas . USS Dallas underway
USS Schenck (DD-159) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Rear Admiral James F. Schenck , USN (1807–1882). Wickes-class destroyer USS Schenk underway History United States Name Schenk Namesake James F. Schenck Builder New York Shipbuilding C
#6 JS Suzunami
JS Suzunami ( すずなみ ) is the fifth vessel of the Takanami -class destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Suzunami . This article needs additional citations for verificati
HMS Watchman was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the final months of World War I , in the Russian Civil War , and in World War II . Destroyer of the Royal Navy HMS Watchman at anchor in Plymouth Sound during World War II . History United Kingdom Name HMS Watchman Na
Z37 was a Type 1936A (Mob) destroyer built for the Kriegsmarine during World War II . Completed in 1942, the ship spent most of her brief career deployed in France. She participated in the Battle of the Bay of Biscay at the end of 1943 before she was accidentally rammed by the destroyer Z32 in early
#9 French destroyer Le Fantasque
Le Fantasque ("The capricious one") was the lead ship of her class of six large destroyers ( contre-torpilleur , "Torpedo-boat destroyer") built for the Marine Nationale (French Navy) during the 1930s. The ship entered service in 1935 and participated in the Second World War . When war was declared
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
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
USS Healy (DD-672) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Fletcher-class destroyer History United States Namesake Howard R. Healy Builder Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. , Kearny, N.J. Laid down 4 March 1943 Launched 4 July 1943 Commissioned 3 September 1943 Decommissioned 1
#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
USS DeLong (DD-129) was a Wickes -class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I. Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS DeLong . DeLong aground at Half Moon Bay, December 1921 History United States Namesake George W. DeLong Builder New York Shipbuild
Arc was one of 20 Arquebuse -class destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Destroyer of the French Navy Arc underway History France Name Arc Namesake Bow Ordered 1901 Builder Schneider et Cie , Chalon-sur-Saône Laid down 1901 Launched 24 December 1902 Stricken 1
USS Hazelwood (DD-107) was a Wickes -class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I. Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Hazelwood . History United States Name USS Hazelwood Namesake John Hazelwood Builder Union Iron Works , San Francisco , Califor
HMS Express was an E-class minelaying destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. Although assigned to the Home Fleet upon completion, the ship was attached to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1935–36 during the Abyssinia Crisis . During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–39, she spent considerable
#18 Soviet destroyer Dzerzhinsky
Dzerzhinsky ( Дзержинский ) was one of eight Fidonisy -class destroyers built for the Imperial Russian Navy during World War I . She was originally named Kaliakria ( Калиакрия ) before she was renamed Dzerzhinsky in 1926. Destroyer of the Soviet Navy A postwar view of sister ship Zheleznyakov Histor
#19 Japanese destroyer Sugi (1944)
Sugi ( 杉 , " Cedar ") was one of 18 Matsu -class escort destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II . Completed in mid-1944, the ship played a minor role in the Battle off Cape Engaño in October, escorting aircraft carriers and then began escorting convoys . She was dam
The first USS Wickes (DD-75) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War I , later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Montgomery . She has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Montgomery . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the