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The Dames Point Light marked an 8-foot-deep (2.4 m) shoal at a sharp bend in the St. Johns River in Florida that was a danger to ships heading to or from Jacksonville . Lighthouse in Florida, US Lighthouse Dames Point Light Location on the shoals off Dames Point St. Johns River Florida United Stat
Eluanbi Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Cape Eluanbi , the southernmost point of Taiwan , which separates Taiwan's South Bay from Banana Bay and the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea from the Philippine Sea . It is near Eluan Village in the township of Hengchun in Pingtung County , Taiwan
Yokohama Marine Tower ( 横浜マリンタワー , Yokohama Marin Tawā ) is a 106 metres (348 feet) high lattice tower with an observation deck at a height of 100 metres in Naka Ward , Yokohama , Japan . Lighthouse Yokohama Marine Tower Yokohama 横浜マリンタワー灯台 Yokohama Marine Tower in November 2005 as seen from Yamashi
HMS Seraph was an S-class destroyer , which served with the Royal Navy during the Russian Civil War . The S class were a development of the previous R class , with minor differences, constructed at the end of the First World War . Seraph had a career as an evacuation vessel more than as a warship. L
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
#3 Japanese destroyer Hatakaze (1924)
The Japanese destroyer Hatakaze ( 旗風 , ”Flag Wind” ) was one of nine Kamikaze -class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War , she participated in the Philippines Campaign in December 1941 and the Dutch East Indies Campaign in early 1942. She to
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
#5 Japanese destroyer Yūnagi (1906)
Yūnagi ( 夕凪 ) ("an evening calm") 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 Yūnagi . Sister ship Ayanami History Empir
HMS Milne was a Royal Navy Admiralty M-class destroyer . Milne was built by John Brown & Company from 1913 to 1914 and was completed in December that year. She served through the remainder of the First World War , at first with the Harwich Force with which she took part in the Battle of Dogger Bank
USS Shaw (DD-373) was a Mahan -class destroyer and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain John Shaw , a naval officer. Commissioned in 1936, Shaw was plagued by construction deficiencies and was not fully operational until 1938. After training in the Atlantic, she was tran
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
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
The Aigle -class destroyers ( contre-torpilleurs ) were built for the French navy during the 1920s. They were very similar to the previous Guepard class, the only difference being improved machinery with higher pressure boilers, offering an additional 0.5 knots (0.93 km/h; 0.58 mph) of speed and
USS Niblack (DD-424) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Albert Parker Niblack . Niblack became the Director of Naval Intelligence 1 March 1919, and Naval Attache in London 6 August 1920. As Vice Admiral , he commanded U.S. Naval Forces in Europe
#12 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
#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 Melvin (DD-680) , a Fletcher -class destroyer and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant, junior grade John T. Melvin (1887–1917), who was killed on 5 November 1917 [1] while serving on the USS Alcedo in World War I and is recognized as the first American naval offi
#15 Sovremenny-class destroyer
The Sovremenny class , Soviet designation Project 956 Sarych ( buzzard ), is a class of anti-ship and anti-aircraft guided-missile destroyers of the Soviet and later Russian Navy . The ships are named after qualities, with "Sovremenny" translating as "modern" or "contemporary". Most of the ships hav
#16 Farragut-class destroyer (1958)
The Farragut -class destroyer was a group of 10 guided missile destroyers built for the United States Navy (USN) during the 1950s. They were the second destroyer class to be named for Admiral David Farragut . The class is sometimes referred to as the Coontz class , since Coontz was first to be desig
Z38 was a Type 1936A (Mob) destroyer built for the Kriegsmarine during World War II . She was laid down in 1941, and completed two years later. Her anti-aircraft armament was modified heavily under Project Barbara . She served with the 4th Destroyer Flotilla her entire time under German service, and
#18 French destroyer Le Terrible
Le Terrible ("The terrible one") was one of six Le Fantasque -class large destroyers ( contre-torpilleur , "Torpedo-boat destroyer") built for the Marine Nationale (French Navy) during the 1930s. The ship entered service in 1936 and participated in the Second World War . When war was declared in Sep
USS Fiske (DD/DDR-842) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske (1854–1942), inventor of the Stadimeter and the aerial torpedo . Gearing-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Fiske . USS Fiske Histor
#20 Soviet destroyer Bezuprechny (1937)
Bezuprechny 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 Black Sea Fleet . After the German invasion of the Soviet Union ( Operation Barbarossa ) in June 1941, the ship laid minefie