langs: 5 декабря [ru] / december 5 [en] / 5. dezember [de] / 5 décembre [fr] / 5 dicembre [it] / 5 de diciembre [es]
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Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Hellevoetsluis Lighthouse
The Hellevoetsluis Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Hellevoetsluis , the Netherlands . It is listed as a Rijksmonument since 1982, number 21422. [1] Although the tower is no longer in use as a beacon, the light has not been officially extinguished and the lighthouse is still one of about thirty active
- ... er had been partly damaged in the war, and because there was overdue maintenance, it was decided on december 5, 1951, that the light house would be completely restored. Because it became apparent that the cost o ...
#2 Cape Fear Light
Cape Fear Lighthouse was a coastal beacon built in 1903, replacing the Bald Head Lighthouse as the main navigation aid for Cape Fear and the Frying Pan Shoals off the coast of the U.S. state of North Carolina . It stood near the cape on Bald Head Island . It was a steel octagonal pyramidal skeleton
- ... ight was maintained for more than half of its life by Capt. Charlie Swan, its lighthouse keeper. On december 5, 1932, first assistant lighthouse keeper, Devaney F. Jennette, died of a heart attack while in the w ...
#3 Execution Rocks Light
Execution Rocks Light is a lighthouse in the middle of Long Island Sound on the border between New Rochelle and Sands Point, New York . [2] [3] [4] It stands 55 feet (17 m) tall, with a white light flashing every 10 seconds. The granite tower is painted white with a brown band around the middle. I
- ... he tower and oil house were damaged and the windows, woodwork, gutters and eaves were also damaged. december 5, 1979: The lighthouse was automated. A VEGA lantern replaced the Fresnel lens. 2010: Historically Si ...
#4 East Charity Shoal Light
East Charity Shoal Light is an offshore lighthouse located near the Saint Lawrence River 's entrance in northeastern Lake Ontario , due south of the city of Kingston, Ontario [5] [6] [3] [7] and approximately five miles (8 km) southwest of Wolfe Island . [8] It is on the southeast rim of a 3,300-f
- ... ht, the shoal was the cause of at least one shipwreck, when the Rosedale grounded upon the rocks on december 5, 1897. The shoal was surveyed in 1900, and was found to be an area roughly 3,000 feet (910 m) long t ...
#5 Baily Lighthouse
The Baily Lighthouse ( Irish : Teach Solais Dhún Criofainn [2] ) is a lighthouse on the southeastern part of Howth Head in County Dublin , Ireland . It is maintained by the Commissioners of Irish Lights . Lighthouse on the Howth peninsula, County Dublin, Ireland Lighthouse Baily Lighthouse Baily Lig
- ... e original building's location was high on the headland, so the light was often obscured by fog. On 5 december 1811 a recommendation was issued that the lighthouse be moved south on the headland to Little Baily ...
#6 Point Sur Lighthouse
Point Sur Lighthouse is a lightstation at Point Sur 24.6 miles (39.6 km) south of Monterey, California at the peak of the 361-foot (110 m) rock at the head of the point. It was established in 1889 and is part of Point Sur State Historic Park . The light house is 40 feet (12 m) tall and 270 fee
- ... Coast Steamship company's wharf in Los Angeles and discouraged them from talking to reporters. [17] december 5, 1909 - Majestic October 3, 1915 – Catania July 21, 1916 – Shna-Yak September 23, 1921 – G.C. Lindqu ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar Inc. (stock symbol CAT ) is an American Fortune 100 corporation that designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, markets, and sells machinery , engines , financial products , and insurance to customers via a worldwide dealer network. It is the world's largest construction-equipment manuf
- ... to a peacetime economy, which contributed to a nationwide depression , further inhibiting sales. On december 5, 1920, 71-year-old Benjamin Holt died after a month-long illness. [35] [36] CATERPILLAR COMPANY FORM ...
#2 IHI Corporation
IHI Corporation ( 株式会社IHI , Kabushiki-gaisha IHI ) , formerly known as Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. ( 石川島播磨重工業株式会社 , Ishikawajima Harima Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha ) , is a Japanese engineering corporation headquartered in Tokyo , Japan that produces and offers ships , space launch v
- ... orporation Native name 株式会社IHI Type Public KK Traded as TYO : 7013 Industry Heavy equipment Founded 5 december 1853 ; 168 years ago ( 1853-12-05 ) Headquarters Toyosu IHI Building, Tokyo , Japan Key people Tamo ...
Ship / Ship
#1 USS Shelton (DD-790)
USS Shelton (DD-790) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , the second Navy ship named for Ensign James A. Shelton (1916–1942), who was killed in the Battle of Midway . Gearing-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Shelton . USS Shelton on 6 July 1951 Histor
- ... ed cross-fire from the island of Hon Co . Shelton bombarded the island and silenced the battery. On 5 december , Shelton joined Task Unit 77.1.1 (TU 77.1.1) for a raid on targets in the vicinity of Hon Me Island ...
#2 USS Kearny (DD-432)
USS Kearny (DD-432) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , was a United States Navy warship during World War II . She was noted for being torpedoed by a German U-boat in October 1941, before the U.S. had entered the war. She survived that attack, and later served in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Gleav
- ... , for home via Pearl Harbor, San Diego, and the Panama Canal, arriving Charleston, South Carolina , 5 december 1945. She decommissioned there 7 March 1946, and went into reserve. Kearny was subsequently moved t ...
#3 USS Ellyson (DD-454)
USS Ellyson (DD-454/DMS-19) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Theodore Gordon Ellyson , a submariner who became the first officer of the U.S. Navy to be designated a naval aviator . Gleaves-class destroyer History United States Name USS Ellyson
- ... base at Buckner Bay , served as command ship for clearing the Inland Sea . She sailed from Japan on 5 december for Norfolk, arriving 5 January 1946. POST WAR Asakaze in 1959. Ellyson remained in the Atlantic, b ...
#4 USS Wilkinson
USS Wilkinson (DL-5) was a Mitscher class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was named for Vice Admiral Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson USN (1888 – 1946). USS Wilkinson (DL-5) in late 1950s History United States Namesake Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson Builder Bethlehem Steel , Fore River Shi
- ... independent steaming exercises (ISEs)—from 6 to 9 September, from 23 to 26 September, and from 2 to 5 december . Underway on 15 January 1967, Wilkinson headed south to Argentine waters, subsequently taking part ...
#5 Hugin-class destroyer
The Hugin class of destroyers consisted of HSwMS Hugin (24), previously (7), and HSwMS Munin previously (8). These were destroyers in the Royal Swedish Navy built prior to the First World War and surviving without major incident through their lifespan. HSwMS Hugin was built by Götaverken and lau
- ... averken and launched on December 10, 1910 while HSwMS Munin was constructed by Kockums and launched december 5, 1911. The ship class was built with steam turbines instead of piston engines as the previous Swedis ...
#6 Town-class destroyer
The Town-class destroyers were a group of 50 destroyers of the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy that were in service during the Second World War . They were transferred from the United States Navy in exchange for military bases in the British West Indies and Newfoundland , as outlined in the D
- ... n Works 31 July 1918 25 October 1940 Newark C USS Ringgold Wickes Union Iron Works 14 November 1918 5 december 1940 Newmarket C USS Robinson Wickes Union Iron Works 19 October 1918 5 December 1940 Newport C USS ...
- ... s 14 November 1918 5 December 1940 Newmarket C USS Robinson Wickes Union Iron Works 19 October 1918 5 december 1940 Newport C USS Sigourney Wickes Bethlehem Steel Fore River 14 May 1918 5 December 1940 Ramsey A ...
- ... October 1918 5 December 1940 Newport C USS Sigourney Wickes Bethlehem Steel Fore River 14 May 1918 5 december 1940 Ramsey A USS Meade Clemson Bethlehem Steel Squantum 8 September 1919 26 November 1940 Reading ...
- ... March 1919 23 September 1940 Salisbury B USS Claxton Wickes Mare Island Navy Yard 13 September 1919 5 december 1940 St Albans C USS Thomas Wickes Newport News SB Co. 25 April 1919 23 September 1940 St. Mary's C ...
- ... el Quincy 19 May 1919 23 October 1940 Wells B USS Tillman Wickes Charleston Navy Yard 30 April 1921 5 december 1940 SHIPS IN CLASS BY OPERATOR ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY Main article: Royal Canadian Navy Town -class d ...
- ... 1940 Cameron never reached operational service; hit and set on fire by an air raid in Portsmouth on 5 december 1940, she was considered by the U.S. Navy as the worst damaged but surviving destroyer available an ...
- ... October 1940 to Canada as HMCS Montgomery in December 1941 Scrapped April 1945 Newark USS Ringgold 5 december 1940 convoy escort with Western Approaches Command consigned for scrapping on 18 February 1947. New ...
- ... with Western Approaches Command consigned for scrapping on 18 February 1947. Newmarket USS Robinson 5 december 1940 convoy escort with Western Approaches Command She was scrapped on 21 September 1945. Newport U ...
- ... escort with Western Approaches Command She was scrapped on 21 September 1945. Newport USS Sigourney 5 december 1940 to Norway as HNoMS Newport in March 1941 She was scrapped on 18 February 1947. Ramsey USS Mead ...
- ... ed to the Royal Navy on 7 February 1949 [14] She was scrapped on 14 May 1949. Salisbury USS Claxton 5 december 1940 to Canada as HMCS Salisbury in September 1942 Scrapped April 1945 Sherwood USS Rodgers ) 23 Oc ...
- ... ey was sunk by U-574 on 19 December 1941 with the loss of all but 25 of her crew. Wells USS Tillman 5 december 1940 convoy escort with Western Approaches Command She was scrapped February 1946. ROYAL NETHERLAND ...
#7 USS Rich (DD-820)
USS Rich (DD-820/DDE-820) was a Gearing -class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War . She was the second ship named in honor of Lieutenant (junior grade) Ralph McMaster Rich (1916–1942), who was awarded the Navy Cross for his leadership as a naval aviator abo
- ... VA Identification "Barleycorn" Call sign - NAYI" [1] Motto "Hunter Killer" Fate Sold for scrapping 5 december 1979 General characteristics Class and type Gearing -class destroyer Displacement 2,425 tons Length ...
- ... 977. She was sold for scrap to Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation , New York City , New York, on 5 december 1979. AWARDS Rich was awarded three battle stars for service off Vietnam. [ citation needed ]
#8 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
- ... r Shipyard No. 198 (Andre Marti (South)) , Nikolayev Yard number 322 Laid down 15 May 1936 Launched 5 december 1936 Completed 22 August 1939 Commissioned 2 October 1939 Honors and awards Order of the Red Banner ...
#9 USS Alfred A. Cunningham
USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Alfred Austell Cunningham , a USMC officer and aviator . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer History United States Namesake Alfred Austell Cunningham Builder Bethlehem Mar
- ... 10 November to steam to Kaohsiung, and operated out of that port on patrol in the Taiwan Strait. On 5 december , she proceeded through the Tsushima Strait into the Sea of Japan for a joint ASW exercise with ship ...
- ... . From 19 November until 4 December, she supported forces ashore with fire from her 5-inch guns. On 5 december , she joined Hancock on "Yankee Station" and remained there until the 20th when she headed for Saseb ...
#10 Soviet destroyer Stoyky (1938)
Stoyky ( Russian : Стойкий , lit. ' Steadfast ' ) was one of 18 Storozhevoy -class destroyer (officially known as Project 7U ) built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Although she began construction as a Project 7 Gnevny -class destroyer , Stoyky was completed in 1940 to the modified Proj
- ... nko. [11] The destroyer was fired on by Finnish 8-inch (203 mm) artillery batteries off Seivästö on 5 december ; although ice floes prevented her from maneuvering, she silenced the guns with 68 main-gun shells. ...
#11 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
- ... Isabel rather than allow the Japanese to capture her. [2] [3] Isabel first sighted another ship on 5 december 1941, when she encountered a large, dark-gray ship flying no flag and apparently altering course fr ...
#12 Leningrad-class destroyer
The six Leningrad -class destroyer leaders were built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1930s. They were inspired by the contre-torpilleurs built for the French Navy . They were ordered in two batches of three ships each; the first group was designated Project 1 and the second Project 38. These ships
- ... ed Fate Project 1 Leningrad Shipyard No. 190 (Zhdanov) , Leningrad 5 November 1932 17 November 1933 5 december 1936 Sunk as a target, May 1963 Kharkov Shipyard No. 198 (Marti South) , Nikolayev 19 October 1932 ...
#13 HMS Greyhound (H05)
HMS Greyhound was a G-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the 1930s. Greyhound participated in the Norwegian Campaign in April 1940, the Dunkirk evacuation in May and the Battle of Dakar in September before being transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet in November. The ship generally escorted
- ... ck a mine , and from SS Torchbearer the following day. Greyhound began escorting coastal convoys on 5 december when she was transferred back to the 1st Destroyer Flotilla. [5] On 14 January she captured the Ger ...
#14 USS Schley (DD-103)
USS Schley (DD-103) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated, APD-14 in World War II . She was the first ship named in honor of Winfield Scott Schley . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Schley . USS Schley underw
- ... 40 Decommissioned 9 November 1945 Reclassified 6 February 1943, APD-14 5 July 1945, DD-103 Stricken 5 december 1945 Fate Sold and broken up for scrap, 1946 General characteristics Class and type Wickes -class d ...
- ... ion at Philadelphia . Schley was decommissioned on 9 November 1945 and struck from the Navy list on 5 december 1945. Scrapping was completed by the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 29 March 1946. AWARDS Schley receive ...
#15 USS Mugford (DD-389)
USS Mugford (DD-389) , a Bagley -class destroyer , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Mugford , who commanded the schooner Franklin in the Continental Navy , serving through 1775. Bagley-class destroyer For other ships of this name, see USS Mugford . USS Mugford (DD-389
- ... ships to safety at Ulithi, repaired their own damage, and returned to patrol duty in Leyte Gulf. On 5 december , Mugford spotted enemy aircraft attacking amphibious craft passing through her patrol area in Surig ...
#16 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
- ... English Channel on 5 November and 15 November, rescuing survivors from the torpedoed SS Navasota on 5 december . [9] Escorting convoy HN14 to Norway on 25 February 1940, she spotted the surfaced U-63 , [8] but t ...
#17 USS Allen (DD-66)
USS Allen (DD-66) was a Sampson -class destroyer of the United States Navy launched in 1916. She was the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant William Henry Allen (1784–1813), a naval officer during the War of 1812 . She was the longest-serving destroyer on the Naval Vessel Register when she was sol
- ... illiam Henry Allen (1784–1813) Builder Bath Iron Works , Bath, Maine Laid down 10 May 1915 Launched 5 december 1916 Commissioned 24 January 1917 23 August 1940 Decommissioned 22 June 1925 15 October 1945 Strick ...
- ... y 1915. [2] Allen was laid down by Bath Iron Works at their Bath Maine shipyard and was launched on 5 december 1916, sponsored by Miss Dorothea Dix Allen and Miss Harriet Allen Butler , and commissioned on 24 J ...
#18 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
- ... 18°04′00″W . [1] Viscount then escorted HX 90 the rest of the way to Liverpool, where it arrived on 5 december 1940. [7] 1941–1942 Leaning against a depth charge thrower, the quarterdeck lookout on board HMS Vi ...
#19 USS Ringgold (DD-89)
USS Ringgold (DD-89) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and the interwar period. During World War II , the vessel was transferred to the Royal Navy as a Town-class destroyer named HMS Newark , being scrapped after the end of the war in 1947. Wickes-class destr
- ... anama Canal , Ringgold called at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba, before arriving Hampton Roads , Virginia on 5 december 1918. She cruised along the U.S. east coast into 1922, operating generally out of Newport, Rhode Is ...
- ... by a Royal Canadian Navy care and maintenance party, Newark was commissioned for Royal Navy service 5 december 1940, Lt. Comdr. R. H. W. Atkins , RN, in command. Newark was damaged in collision with Newmarket 9 ...
#20 USS Ericsson (DD-440)
USS Ericsson (DD-440) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after John Ericsson , who is best known for devising and building the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Ericsson . Histor
- ... bound with servicemen eligible for discharge to San Diego . She continued to Charleston , arriving 5 december 1945, and there was decommissioned 15 March 1946 and placed in reserve. Ericsson received three bat ...