langs: 29 декабря [ru] / december 29 [en] / 29. dezember [de] / 29 décembre [fr] / 29 dicembre [it] / 29 de diciembre [es]
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Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Fenwick Island Light
Fenwick Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware , United States , on the Delaware/ Maryland state line. The structure dates back to 1858 making it the oldest lighthouse in the state of Delaware. [2] Lighthouse in Delaware, United States Lighthouse Fenwick Island Light Spring 2008 Location Fenw
- ... station was obtained from Mary C. Hall for only $50. The Fenwick Island Lighthouse was completed on december 29, 1858, but would not be lit until August 1, 1859. Construction was supervised by U.S. Army Captain W ...
#2 Beaver Island Harbor Light
Beaver Island Harbor Light (or St. James Light ) is a lighthouse located in St. James, Michigan , on the northern end of Beaver Island on Lake Michigan . [4] It has also been called "St. James Harbor Light" and "Whiskey Point Light". It is associated with a U.S. Coast Guard station, which was former
- ... st city St. James, Michigan Area 64.2 acres (26.0 ha) NRHP reference No. 78001495 [3] Added to NRHP december 29, 1978 Whiskey Point was originally named for the 1838 fur trading post that operated on the point, a ...
#3 Flannan Isles Lighthouse
Flannan Isles Lighthouse is a lighthouse near the highest point on Eilean Mòr, one of the Flannan Isles in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland . It is best known for the mysterious disappearance of its keepers in 1900. [3] Lighthouse off the northwest coast of Scotland Lighthouse Flann
- ... ay as far as 10 metres (33 ft) from the cliff edge. [12] NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD INVESTIGATION On 29 december 1900, Robert Muirhead, a Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) superintendent, arrived to conduct the off ...
#4 Maniguin Island Lighthouse
The Maniguin Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse that marks the Cuyo East Passage, a main shipping route south into the Sulu Sea . [3] The island, also known as Maningning Island or Hammerhead Island, [4] is located 42.6 km (26.5 miles) off of the coast of Culasi , Antique in the Philippines . It ha
- ... mason, and 40 Filipinos was organized in December 1904, and sent to this station, leaving Manila on december 29. On March 20, 1905, the party was increased to a total of 106 by the employment of local laborers. A ...
#5 Beaver Island Head Light
The Beaver Head Light is located high on a bluff on the southern tip of Beaver Island . Boats trying to navigate North on Lake Michigan need to carefully work their way between Beaver Island and Gray's Reef . Lighthouse in Michigan, United States Lighthouse Beaver Island Head Light Beaver Island Hea
- ... de Drive Peaine Township , Michigan NRHP reference No. 78001495 [4] Significant dates Added to NRHP december 29, 1978 Designated MSHS April 5, 1974 [5] The 46-foot (14 m) cylindrical tower was built in 1858, to r ...
#6 Ship Shoal Light
The Ship Shoal Light is a screw-pile lighthouse located in the Gulf of Mexico southwest of the Isles Dernieres off the coast of Louisiana . It is currently abandoned. Lighthouse in Louisiana, US Lighthouse Ship Shoal Light Undated photograph of Ship Shoal Light (USCG) Location southwest of Isles Der
- ... arge of the lighthouse service at the time. It exhibited a pair of red lanterns and took station on december 29, 1849. [3] Pleasonton's tenure was then drawing to a close, and when the Lighthouse Board was formed ...
#7 Lorain West Breakwater Light
The Lorain West Breakwater Light , also called the Lorain Harbor Light , is a lighthouse in Lorain, Ohio , United States. The light was built in 1917 on Lake Erie by the United States Army Corps of Engineers . It was taken out of service in 1965 when it was replaced by an automated lighttower on a n
- ... ic Places Area less than one acre Built 1909 ( 1909 ) NRHP reference No. 78002108 [2] Added to NRHP 29 december 1978
Ship / Ship
#1 USS Allen M. Sumner
USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) , was the lead ship of her class of destroyers . The ship was named for Allen Melancthon Sumner , a United States Marine Corps captain , who was killed in action during World War I . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) in April 1959 History Unite
- ... the destroyer departed Mindoro to return to Leyte where she arrived on 18 December. Between 26 and 29 december , the warship escorted a resupply echelon to Mindoro and back to San Pedro Bay. 1945 On 2 January 19 ...
#2 USS John Rodgers (DD-983)
USS John Rodgers (DD-983) , a Spruance -class destroyer , was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the three generations of the Rodgers family who served in the navy. Spruance-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS John Rodgers . USS John Rodgers on 7 March 1
- ... onal Shipbreaking Limited of Brownsville, Texas although scrapping work had yet to be completed. On 29 december 2005, John Rodgers (DD-983) was spotted heading south along the east coast of south Florida under t ...
#3 USS McKean (DD-784)
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
- ... rike Group. Regarding this tour off the Vietnam coast, Commanding officer J. E. Mitchell wrote in a 29 december 1965 letter to the state-side families of the McKean sailors: "...If you are interested in vital st ...
#4 Russian destroyer Marshal Vasilyevsky
Marshal Vasilevsky was a Udaloy -class destroyer of the Russian Navy . [2] Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy Marshal Vasilevsky in 1986 History Russia Name Marshal Vasilevsky (Маршал Василевский) Namesake Aleksandr Vasilevsky Builder Severnaya Verf , Saint Petersburg Laid down 22 April 1979
- ... ake Aleksandr Vasilevsky Builder Severnaya Verf , Saint Petersburg Laid down 22 April 1979 Launched 29 december 1981 Commissioned 8 December 1983 Decommissioned 2006 Homeport Severomorsk Identification Pennant n ...
- ... ght. [3] CONSTRUCTION AND CAREER Marshal Vasilevsky was laid down on 22 April 1979, and launched on 29 december 1981 by Severnaya Verf in Saint Petersburg . She was commissioned on 8 December 1983. On December 1 ...
#5 Hunt-class destroyer
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-
- ... : Yarrow Shipbuilders , Scotstoun Laid down: 12 December 1939 Launched: 5 September 1940 Completed: 29 december 1940 Fate: Paid off 28 February 1946. Sold to Egypt in 1950 as Ibrahim el Awal , renamed Mohamed Al ...
#6 USS Sands (DD-243)
The first USS Sands (DD-243/APD-13) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the first ship named for Benjamin F. Sands and his son, James H. Sands . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Sands . History United States Namesa
- ... x 21 inch (533 mm) tt. CONSTRUCTION Sands was ordered from the New York Shipbuilding Corporation on 29 december 1917, and was laid down on 22 March 1919 at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation 's, Camden, New J ...
#7 USS Sampson (DDG-102)
USS Sampson (DDG-102) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer in the United States Navy . Funding for the Flight IIA (5"/62, one 20mm CIWS variant) ship was authorized in 2002 and her keel was laid on 20 March 2005. She is the fourth US Navy ship named to honor Rear Admiral William T. Sampson . Arleigh
- ... articipated in at-sea phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore . [1] On 29 december 2014, Sampson was dispatched to the Java Sea to search for Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 that disap ...
#8 HMS Derwent (L83)
HMS Derwent was a Hunt-class Type III destroyer escort of the Royal Navy . She was built by Vickers-Armstrongs , in Barrow-in-Furness , and served during the Second World War . In March 1943, she was badly damaged while anchored in Tripoli harbour by aircraft and beached to prevent her from sinking.
- ... d Kingdom Name Derwent Ordered 4 July 1940 Builder Vickers-Armstrongs , Barrow-in-Furness Laid down 29 december 1940 Launched 22 August 1941 Commissioned 24 April 1942 Identification Pennant number : L83 Honours ...
#9 Soviet destroyer Besposhchadny (1936)
Besposhchadny 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 start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) in June 1941, the ship
- ... eepers off the Romanian coast and then unsuccessfully patrolled south of Fidonisi themselves on 26–2 29 december [11] The destroyer bombarded German positions around Novorossiysk on 1 February 1943 with 206 shell ...
#10 HNLMS Evertsen (1926)
HNLMS Evertsen ( Dutch : Hr.Ms. Evertsen ) was a Admiralen-class destroyer of the Royal Netherlands Navy . She was destroyed by ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy on 1 March 1942, during the Battle of Sunda Strait . For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS Evertsen . HNLMS Evertsen History Net
- ... Evertsen History Netherlands Name Evertsen Namesake Johan Evertsen Laid down 5 August 1925 Launched 29 december 1926 Commissioned 12 April 1928 Fate Destroyed, 1 March 1942 General characteristics Class and type ...
- ... n on 5 August 1925, at the Burgerhout's Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek in Rotterdam, and launched on 29 december 1926. The ship was commissioned on 12 April 1928. [4] She and her sister De Ruyter left the Netherl ...
#11 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
- ... 1912 Launched 22 December 1913 Completed 8 August 1914 Fate Sunk during the 1st Battle of Durazzo , 29 december 1915 General characteristics Class and type Tátra -class destroyer Displacement 870 long tons (880 ...
#12 HMS Viscount (D92)
HMS Viscount was a V-class destroyer (Thornycroft V and W class) of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the final months of World War I and in World War II . Destroyer of the Royal Navy HMS Viscount sometime after the May 1940 change of her pennant number to I92. History United Kingdom Name H
- ... er John I. Thornycroft & Company , Woolston , Hampshire [3] Laid down 20 December 1916 [3] Launched 29 december 1917 [3] Completed 4 March 1918 [3] Commissioned 4 March 1918 [1] Decommissioned March 1945 [3] Ide ...
- ... scount differed in a number of ways to other V-Class destroyers and was notably faster. Launched on 29 december 1917, [3] she was completed on 4 March 1918 [3] and commissioned the same day. [1] Her original pen ...
#13 USS Dorsey (DD-117)
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
- ... igh-speed target towing for ships in training along the west coast, in the Canal Zone, and, between 29 december 1938 and 25 April 1939, in the Caribbean Sea . From 3 July 1940 she was based at Pearl Harbor. She ...
#14 Japanese destroyer Suzutsuki (1942)
Suzutsuki ( 涼月 ) was an Akizuki -class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy . Her name means "Clear Moon (in Autumn)". Suzutsuki is best known for her participation in Operation Ten-Go as one of the battleship Yamato' s eight escort ships, where her bow was blown off by an American torpedo. Suzut
- ... utumn) Builder Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard Laid down 15 March 1941 Launched 4 March 1942 Completed 29 december 1942 Commissioned 29 December 1942 Yokosuka Chinjufu In service 1942-1945 Stricken 20 November 1945 ...
- ... saki Shipyard Laid down 15 March 1941 Launched 4 March 1942 Completed 29 December 1942 Commissioned 29 december 1942 Yokosuka Chinjufu In service 1942-1945 Stricken 20 November 1945 Fate Scrapped in late 1945 Ge ...
#15 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
- ... n Empire Laid down 30 April 1912 Launched 15 March 1913 Completed 8 August 1914 Fate Sunk by mine , 29 december 1915 General characteristics Class and type Tátra -class destroyer Displacement 870 long tons (880 ...
#16 Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
The 18 Forrest Sherman -class destroyers comprised the first post-war class of US destroyers . Commissioned beginning in 1955, these ships served until the late 1980s. Their weaponry underwent considerable modification during their years of service. Four were converted to guided missile destroyers.
- ... t of Fleet training exercise, 2 April 2003 [12] Blandy DD-943 Bethlehem Steel , Fore River Shipyard 29 december 1955 19 December 1956 26 November 1957 5 November 1982 Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization a ...
#17 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
- ... tia-Slavonia , Austro-Hungarian Empire Laid down 9 January 1912 Launched 30 December 1912 Completed 29 december 1913 Fate Ceded to Italy, January 1920 Kingdom of Italy Acquired January 1920 Renamed Muggia , 26 S ...
- ... nia of the Austro-Hungarian Empire on 9 January 1912, launched on 30 December 1912 and completed on 29 december 1913. [2] The Tátra -class ships did not play a significant role in the minor raids and skirmishing ...
#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
- ... 1,219 29 March 1933 scrapped November 1961 Antonio da Noli Regia Marina Navigatori Destroyer 1,900 29 december 1929 sunk by mine 9 September 1943 Antonio Pigafetta Destroyer 1,900 1 May 1931 captured by Germany ...
- ... Navy Fletcher Destroyer 2,050 8 December 1942 to West Germany 1959 Clemson Clemson Destroyer 1,215 29 december 1919 decommissioned 12 October 1945 Cockade Royal Navy C ("Co") Destroyer 1,885 29 September 1945 P ...
- ... to USSR as Vyrazitelny 2 October 1947, scrapped 19 February 1959 Hatsuzuki Akizuki Destroyer 2,700 29 december 1942 sunk 25 October 1944 Havant Royal Navy Havant Destroyer 1,350 19 December 1939 scuttled 1 June ...
- ... tile Royal Navy H Destroyer 1,350 10 September 1936 scuttled 23 August 1940 Hotspur Destroyer 1,350 29 december 1936 to Dominican Republic after war Hovey United States Navy Clemson Destroyer minesweeper 1,190 2 ...
- ... l Japanese Navy Yūgumo Destroyer 2,077 10 December 1943 sunk 13 November 1944 Ōnami Destroyer 2,077 29 december 1942 sunk 25 November 1943 Onslaught Royal Navy O Destroyer 1,610 19 June 1942 to Pakistan as Tughr ...
- ... Suzunami Yūgumo Destroyer 2,077 27 July 1943 sunk 11 November 1943 Suzutsuki Akizuki Destroyer 2,700 29 december r 1942 converted to breakwater July 1948 Svirepy Soviet Navy Storozhevoy Destroyer 1,700 22 June 194 ...
- ... Destroyer 1,750 1 December 1937 sunk 28 March 1941 Vivacious Royal Navy V (Admiralty) Destroyer 1,27 29 december er 1917 scrapped 7 May 1947 Vivien Destroyer 1,207 28 May 1918 scrapped 18 February 1948 Volage V De ...
- ... 4 Wasmuth United States Navy Clemson Destroyer minesweeper 1,215 16 December 1921 sank during a stor 29 december er 1942 Watchman Royal Navy W (Admiralty) Destroyer 1,100 26 January 1918 scrapped 23 July 1945 Wate ...
#19 USS Richard E. Kraus
USS Richard E. Kraus (DD-849/AG-151) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Marine Private First Class Richard E. Kraus (1925–1944), who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his "conspicuous gallantry" during the Battle of Peleliu . U.S. Navy Gearing-class de
- ... wangju (광주) Namesake Gwangju Acquired 23 February 1977 Commissioned 23 February 1977 Decommissioned 29 december 2000 Identification Hull number : DD-921 Fate Presumed scrapped General characteristics Class and t ...
- ... ebruary 1977. The warship served as ROKS Gwangju (DD-921) in the South Korean navy until retired on 29 december 2000. AWARDS Richard E. Kraus received two battle stars for Vietnam War service.
#20 USS Adams (DM-27)
USS Adams (DM-27) was a destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy . She was named for Lieutenant, junior grade Samuel Adams . The other two USS Adams that have existed were named after the second president. Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer For other ships with the same name, see USS Ada
- ... l on 20 December and, on 22 December, headed for the California coast. They arrived at San Diego on 29 december and remained there two days undergoing repairs. On New Year's Day 1945, they got underway again, he ...