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#1 List of Volkswagen Group diesel engines
List of Volkswagen Group diesel engines . The compression-ignition diesel engines listed below are currently [ when? ] used by various marques of automobiles and commercial vehicles of the German automotive concern , Volkswagen Group , [1] and also in Volkswagen Marine [2] and Volkswagen Industrial
#1 South Solitary Island Light
South Solitary Island Light is an active lighthouse on South Solitary Island, an island within the Solitary Islands Marine Park , about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of Coffs Harbour , New South Wales , Australia. The lighthouse is located at the summit of the island. [2] It is considered the m
Kõpu Lighthouse ( Estonian : Kõpu tuletorn ) is one of the best known symbols and tourist sights on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa . It is one of the oldest lighthouses in the world, [A] having been in continuous use since its completion in 1531. [2] The lighthouse is quite unique with its shape and
The A class as designated in 1913 was a heterogeneous group of torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1890s. Some 42 vessels were constructed to the individual designs of their builders to meet Admiralty specifications, the only uniting feature being a specified top speed
Mogador was the lead ship of the French Navy 's Mogador class of destroyers ( French : contre-torpilleur ). Named after the Moroccan town , she was built before the outbreak of World War II . The ship was heavily damaged during the British attack on Mers-el-Kébir on 3 July 1940, but was later repair
#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
Z27 was one of fifteen Type 1936A destroyers built for the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) during World War II . Completed in 1941, the ship was transferred to Norwegian waters later that year where she remained for most of the next several years, escorting convoys and laying minefields . She sank a Sovi
HMS Legion was an L-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She entered service during the Second World War , and had a short but eventful career, serving in Home waters and the Mediterranean . She was sunk in an air attack on Malta in 1942. The ship had been adopted by the British civil community of th
HMS Kipling (F91) was a K-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. Destroyer of the Royal Navy History United Kingdom Name HMS Kipling Builder Yarrow , Scotstoun Laid down 20 October 1937 Launched 19 January 1939 Commissioned 12 December 1939 Identification Pennant number : F91 Fat
USS Lamson (DD-328) was a Clemson -class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I. Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Lamson . History United States Namesake Roswell Lamson Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation , Union Iron Works , San Franc
The Hunt class was a class of escort destroyer of the Royal Navy . The first vessels were ordered early in 1939, and the class saw extensive service in the Second World War , particularly on the British east coast and Mediterranean convoys . They were named after British fox hunts . The modern Hunt-
HMS Barrosa (D68) was a later or 1943 Battle-class fleet destroyer of the Royal Navy . Battle-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see HMS Barrosa . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2014 ) History United Kingdom Name HMS Barrosa Ordered 1943 Build
The first USS Evans (DD–78) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I , later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Mansfield . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Evans . History United States Name USS Evans Builder Bath Iron Works Laid
HMS Highlander was an H-class destroyer that had originally been ordered by the Brazilian Navy with the name Jaguaribe in the late 1930s, but was bought by the Royal Navy after the beginning of World War II in September 1939 and later renamed. When completed in March 1940, she was assigned to the 9t
#12 USS Isabel
USS Isabel (SP-521) , later PY-10 , was a yacht in commission in the United States Navy as a destroyer from 1917 to 1920 and as a patrol yacht from 1921 to 1946. Patrol vessel of the United States Navy USS Isabel (PY-10) at Hankow , China , in 1937, dressed overall for the coronation of King George
#13 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
#14 USS Picking
USS Picking (DD-685) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Sherwood Picking (1890 – 1941), a submarine commander during World War I . Fletcher-class destroyer History United States Name Picking Namesake Sherwood Picking Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporat
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
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
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
#18 SMS Lika
SMS Lika [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, she helped to sink an Italian destroyer during the action off Vieste in May 1915 after Italy declare
#19 SMS Csepel
SMS Csepel [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 1913, she helped to sink an Italian destroyer during the action off Vieste in May 1915 after Italy declared war
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