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Biloxi Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Biloxi, Mississippi , adjacent to the Mississippi Sound of the Gulf of Mexico . [3] The lighthouse has been kept by female keepers for more years than any other lighthouse in the United States . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 [1
Sugarloaf Point Light , also known as Seal Rocks Lighthouse , is an active lighthouse located on Sugarloaf Point, a point about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of Seal Rocks , Mid-Coast Council , New South Wales , Australia. It guards Seal Rocks, a treacherous rock formation to the south. It is th
The Cape Florida Light is a lighthouse on Cape Florida at the south end of Key Biscayne in Miami-Dade County, Florida . [5] Constructed in 1825, it guided mariners off the Florida Reef , which starts near Key Biscayne and extends southward a few miles offshore of the Florida Keys . [6] It was operat
Eatons Neck Light has served as a navigational aid since its construction in 1798. [2] Designed by John McComb, Jr. , it is one of only two 18th century lighthouses still standing in New York State, [3] the other is the Montauk Point Light . Lighthouse Eatons Neck Light Location Station Eatons Neck,
Gourlay Brothers was a marine engineering and shipbuilding company based in Dundee , Scotland. It existed between 1846 and 1908. Gourlay Brothers and Company (Dundee) Ltd. Type Private limited company Industry Marine engineering Shipbuilding Predecessor Gourlay, Mudie & Co. (1846-1853) Gourlay Broth
#1 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
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
#4 USS Stethem
USS Stethem (DDG-63) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer in the United States Navy . The ship was built in Pascagoula, Mississippi , starting on 11 May 1993. She was commissioned on 21 October 1995. She is part of the Pacific Fleet, assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15 . The Stethem was named for Stee
#5 USS Halford
USS Halford (DD-480) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant William Halford (1841–1919), a recipient of the Medal of Honor . Fletcher-class destroyer USS Halford (DD-480) after removal of the catapult, 1943 History United States Namesake William Hal
#6 USS Milius
USS Milius (DDG-69) is an Arleigh Burke -class Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy . It is the first United States Navy Ship named after a POW/MIA from the Vietnam War. She is named after Captain Paul L. Milius, a Naval Aviator presumed killed following the crash of his aircraft
HMS Spitfire was an Acasta -class destroyer of the Royal Navy . Spitfire took part in the battle of Jutland in 1916. Acasta-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see HMS Spitfire . Spitfire after having been rammed by the German battleship Nassau during the Battle of Jutland History Un
The Fletcher class was a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II . The class was designed in 1939, as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types of the Porter and Somers classes. Some went on to serve during the Korean War and into the Vietnam War
HMS Lizard was an Acheron -class destroyer of the British Royal Navy . She is named for the Lizard peninsula in the county of Cornwall in England. and was the twelfth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name. Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Lizard . HMS Lizard
HMS Ardent was one of 20 Acasta -class destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. Completed in 1914 she saw active service in the First World War , and was sunk at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Acasta-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ardent . Ardent History United
The fourth USS Preble (DD-345/DM-20/AG-99) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I , and saw combat in World War II as a minelayer . She was named for Commodore Edward Preble . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Preble . History
#12 HMS Star (1896)
HMS Star was a Palmer three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896–1897 Naval Estimates. She was the eleventh ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1643 for a 19-gun ship sold until 1652. [3] [4] Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name,
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
#14 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
#15 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
USS Kimberly (DD-521) was a Fletcher -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947, then from 1951 to 1954. In 1967, she was transferred to the Republic of China Navy where she served as ROCS An Yang (DD-18/DDG-918) until 1999. The destroyer was sunk as a target in 2003.
#17 HMS Stronghold
HMS Stronghold was an S-class destroyer , which served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War . The ship was one of the first vehicles to deploy an unmanned aircraft . Launched on 6 May 1919, the destroyer was fitted with a simple catapult in 1924, which used a bag of sand as a weight, and
HMS Jackal was an Acheron -class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the World War I and was sold for breaking in 1920. She was the seventh Royal Navy ship to be named Jackal , after the predatory mammal of the same name . Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, se
USS Ammen (DD-527) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen (1820–1898). Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Ammen . USS Ammen (DD-527) underway off Leyte, 20–24 October 1944 History Unite
USS Lynde McCormick (DD-958/DDG-8) was a Charles F. Adams -class destroyer in the United States Navy . Charles F. Adams-class destroyer USS Lynde McCormick underway in 1974 History United States Name Lynde McCormick Namesake Lynde D. McCormick Ordered 28 March 1957 Builder Defoe Shipbuilding Company