langs: 11 февраля [ru] / february 11 [en] / 11. februar [de] / 11 février [fr] / 11 febbraio [it] / 11 de febrero [es]
days: february 8 / february 9 / february 10 / february 11 / february 12 / february 13 / february 14
Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Plum Island Light
Plum Island Light is located on the western end of Plum Island , which lies east of Orient Point which in turn is at the end of the North Fork of Long Island in the US state of New York . [1] [2] An historic granite lighthouse originally built in 1869 sits at the site, but no longer serves as an act
- ... d Light Station U.S. National Register of Historic Places NRHP reference No. 11000014 Added to NRHP february 11, 2011 In 1826 the west end of Plum Island was purchased from Richard Jerome for $90 for the purpose ...
#2 Moreton Bay Pile Light
Moreton Bay Pile Light was a pile lighthouse positioned at the mouth of Brisbane River , in Moreton Bay , Queensland , Australia , marking the entrance to the port of Brisbane . The light's early history was closely related to the dredging of the Brisbane River. It was established in 1884 as a resul
- ... superstructure were published in January 1912 [9] and were accepted by March of that year. [10] On february 11, 1913, the old lighthouse was discontinued, though a small light was attached to the remaining platf ...
#3 Kannonzaki Lighthouse
Kannonzaki Lighthouse (観音埼灯台) is a lighthouse on Cape Kannon , on Miura Peninsula , in Yokosuka, Kanagawa , Japan . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2015 ) Lighthouse Kannonzaki Lighthouse Kannon Saki 観音埼灯台 Kannonzaki Lighthouse Location Cape Kannon Miura Peninsu
- ... n Miura Peninsula Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Coordinates 35°15′22.2″N 139°44′42.8″E Tower Constructed february 11, 1869 ( 1869-02-11 ) (first) Construction concrete tower Height 19 feet (5.8 m) Shape octagonal towe ...
- ... rk was commenced in November 1868, and completed after four months. The Lighthouse was first lit on february 11, 1869, during the last months of the Boshin War . The original lighthouse was a western style buildi ...
#4 Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Light
The Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Light , named for William Price Craighill , was the first caisson lighthouse built in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland , USA. [2] [3] First lit in 1873, the range marks the first leg of the maintained Craighill Channel from the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the
- ... ed in a very exposed position; however the station was once abandoned and the light extinguished on february 11, 1936, because of dangerous ice conditions. It was not relit till February 24. In 1899 the station r ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 General Motors
The General Motors Company [2] ( GM ) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit , Michigan , United States. [3] It is the largest automaker in the United States and was the largest in the world for 77 years before losing the top spot to Toyota in 2008. [4
- ... ding to violence; in other cities, the plants were shuttered peacefully. The strike was resolved on february 11, 1937, when GM recognized the UAW as the exclusive bargaining representative for its workers and gav ...
- ... hem from the police and corporate strike-breakers . The two parties finally reached an agreement on february 11, 1937, on a one-page agreement that recognized the UAW as the exclusive bargaining representative fo ...
#2 VM Motori
VM Motori S.p.A. is an Italian diesel engine manufacturing company which is wholly owned by Stellantis . VM headquarters and main production facilities are located in Cento , in Emilia-Romagna , Italy . Entrance of VM VM Motori S.p.A. Type Società per azioni Industry Automotive Founded 1947 ; 75 y
- ... o purchase a 50% stake from Penske Corp, [3] but ultimately cancelled them in February 2009. [4] On 11 february 2011, Fiat Powertrain Technologies and Penske Corporation had reached an agreement under which Fiat ...
#3 Siemens
Siemens AG ( German pronunciation: [ˈziːməns] ( listen ) [3] [4] [5] or [-mɛns ] [5] ) is a German multinational conglomerate corporation and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe [6] headquartered in Munich with branch offices abroad. German multinational conglomerate company This
- ... urbines; a manufacturer of small, medium and industrial gas turbines for €1.1 billion. [66] [67] On 11 february 2003, Siemens planned to shorten phones' shelf life by bringing out annual Xelibri lines, with new ...
#4 Charles Algernon Parsons
Sir Charles Algernon Parsons , OM , KCB , FRS (13 June 1854 – 11 February 1931) was an Anglo-Irish engineer , best known for his invention of the compound steam turbine , [1] and as the eponym of C. A. Parsons and Company . He worked as an engineer on dynamo and turbine design, and power generat
- Sir Charles Algernon Parsons , OM , KCB , FRS (13 June 1854 – 11 february 1931) was an Anglo-Irish engineer , best known for his invention of the compound steam turbine , [1 ...
- ... lgernon Parsons Born 13 June 1854 London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Died 11 february 1931 ( 1931-02-12 ) (aged 76) Kingston Harbour , Colony of Jamaica Nationality Anglo-Irish Citizens ...
- ... me at 1 Upper Brook Street , Mayfair , from 1918 to 1931. [26] Sir Charles Algernon Parsons died on 11 february 1931, on board the steamship Duchess of Richmond while on a cruise with his wife. The cause of deat ...
Ship / Ship
#1 I-class destroyer
The I-class destroyers were a group of nine destroyers , including a flotilla leader , built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. Four similar ships were ordered by the Turkish Navy , of which two were purchased for the Royal Navy, bringing the number of these ships British service to 11—although th
- ... ne 1937 Mined and sunk off Normandy beaches , 20 July 1944 Ivanhoe [lower-alpha 1] 12 February 1936 11 february 1937 24 August 1937 Mined and sunk off Texel , 1 September 1940 Fitted as minelayer TURKISH SHIPS F ...
#2 HMS Scourge (1910)
HMS Scourge was a Beagle-class destroyer , launched in 1910 and served in the Royal Navy. In 1913 she was transferred to the Third Destroyer Flotilla . [2] She was used during the Gallipoli campaign to help transfer regiments to the shore at Anzac Cove and Suvla Bay . Subsequently, she assisted in t
- ... 1914 History United Kingdom Name HMS Scorpion Builder R. W. Hawthorn Leslie & Company [1] Launched 11 february 1910 [1] Fate Sold for scrap, 9 May 1921 [1] General characteristics Class and type Beagle -class d ...
- ... ubes CONSTRUCTION AND RESULT Scourge was built by the Hawthorn Leslie and Company , and launched on 11 february 1910. She was 84 metres long and 8.4 metres wide. She had three funnels and three propellers, which ...
#3 USS Davison (DD-618)
USS Davison (DD-618/DMS-37) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , was named for Lieutenant Commander Gregory C. Davison (1871–1935). Davison specialized in torpedo boat operations. Gleaves-class destroyer USS Davison off Charleston Navy Yard, 28 July 1945 History United States Name Davison Namesake Gregory
- ... o New York on 24 January 1944. She made two escort voyages to Northern Ireland and Scotland between 11 february and 21 April escorting convoys from Norfolk and New York to Naples , Marseilles , and Oran until 7 ...
#4 USS Twining
USS Twining (DD-540) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Nathan C. Twining (1869–1924). Fletcher-class destroyer USS Twining underway in the 1950s History United States Name Twining Namesake Nathan C. Twining Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp
- ... s out of that port, she returned to San Francisco; loaded passengers and cargo; and got underway on 11 february 1944. [1] 1944 Twining arrived at Pearl Harbor on the 17th to begin three months of training exerci ...
#5 USS Benham (DD-796)
USS Benham (DD-796) was a Fletcher -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1960. She was then transferred to Peru where she served as BAP Villar (DD-71) until being scrapped in 1980. Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see U
- ... d Israeli forces from the Suez Canal region. With the crisis over, the warship departed for home on 11 february 1957, reaching Newport on 20 February. Soon thereafter, she returned to a regular schedule of train ...
#6 Fletcher-class destroyer
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
- ... s , damaged by kamikazes off Okinawa, 11 May 1945. Decommissioned, 7 November 1945. Sold for scrap, 11 february 1947. Thatcher , damaged by kamikazes off Okinawa, 20 May 1945. Decommissioned, 23 November 1945. S ...
#7 Japanese destroyer Hatsuharu (1933)
Hatsuharu ( 初春 , 'Early Spring' ) , [1] the second Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer of the name, was the lead ship of six Hatsuharu -class destroyer s built under the Circle One Program ( Maru Ichi Keikaku ). Three were laid down in JFY 1931 and the next three in JFY 1933. The remaining six ships in
- ... e cruiser Nagara and had to withdraw to Davao for emergency repairs. Once repairs were completed by 11 february , she escorted tankers to Balikpapan , Tarakan and Makassar , rejoining her squadron on 26 February ...
#8 JS Makinami
JS Makinami ( まきなみ ) is the third vessel of the Takanami class destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Japanese Warship For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Makinami . JS Makinami in Pearl Harbor during RIMPAC 2008 History Japan Name Makinami (まきなみ) Namesak
- ... Japanese firms pass through the busy shipping zone each year. [6] Makinami returned to Yokosuka on 11 february 2013 and remains assigned to the Third Squadron of the JMSDF Escort Flotilla 3. In October 2013, Ma ...
#9 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
- ... mmissioned 28 December 1917 Decommissioned 30 April 1920 Recommissioned 18 July 1921 Decommissioned 11 february 1946 Reclassified From destroyer (with patrol vessel designation "SP-521") to patrol yacht PY-10 17 ...
- ... she should be decommissioned, towed to sea, and sunk. [ citation needed ] She was decommissioned on 11 february 1946 and struck from the Navy List on 26 February 1946, but rather than being sunk, she was sold fo ...
#10 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
- ... for patrol, local escort, and training duty. Except for overhaul at San Francisco from 1 January to 11 february 1943, she remained on this duty until 24 September 1943. After scouting convoys to Efate , New Hebr ...
#11 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
- ... from east coast ports, between which she joined in training, and patrolled the western Atlantic. On 11 february 1944 she arrived at Gibraltar for duty in the Mediterranean, and through the next six months, opera ...
#12 USS Floyd B. Parks
USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884) was a Gearing -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1973. She was scrapped in 1974. Gearing-class destroyer USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884), in 1971 History United States Name USS Floyd B. Parks Namesake Floyd B. Parks Laid down 30 October 1944
- ... , patrolling the coast of China and operating in the Marianas Islands until her return to San Diego 11 february 1947. In the period prior to the outbreak of war in Korea, Floyd B. Parks twice more deployed to th ...
#13 USS Hopewell (DD-681)
USS Hopewell (DD-681) was a Fletcher -class destroyer in service the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947 and from 1951 to 1970. She was finally sunk as a target in 1972. Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Hopewell . History United States Name Hopewell Namesake Poll
- ... Decommissioned 2 January 1970 Stricken 2 January 1970 Motto Offense – Defense Fate Sunk as target, 11 february 1972 General characteristics Class and type Fletcher -class destroyer Displacement 2,050 tons Lengt ...
- ... detached to Subic Bay for repairs. FATE She was decommissioned 2 January 1970 and sunk as target on 11 february 1972. The wreck of Hopewell was located and dove on 12 February 2011 by the UB88 Project (Kendall R ...
#14 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
- ... y 1944 JW 56B 1 February 1944 1 February 1944 3 February 1944 3 February 1944 RA 56 7 February 1944 11 february 1944 20 February 1944 22 February 1944 JW 57 28 February 1944 28 February 1944 2 March 1944 2 March ...
#15 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
- ... Abner Read Destroyer 2,050 5 February 1943 sunk 1 November 1944 Acasta Royal Navy A Destroyer 1,350 11 february 1930 sunk 8 June 1940 [7] Achates Destroyer 1,350 27 March 1930 sunk 31 December 1942 Acheron Destr ...
- ... 200 26 December 1944 to Chile 1974, sunk as target 1998 Douro Portuguese Navy Douro Destroyer 1,219 11 february 1936 stricken December 1959 Downes United States Navy Mahan Destroyer 1,450 15 January 1937 destroy ...
- ... States Navy Clemson Destroyer minesweeper 1,215 9 May 1919 wrecked 9 October 1945, wreck destroyed 11 february 1946 Greenhalgh Brazilian Navy Marcílio Dias Destroyer 1,500 29 November 1943 decommissioned 1966 G ...
- ... 224 29 October 1945, sunk as target 24 May 1946 Stockham United States Navy Fletcher Destroyer 2,050 11 february y 1944 decommissioned 1957, sunk as target 1977 Stockton Gleaves Destroyer 1,630 11 January 1943 dec ...
- ... alty) Destroyer 1,140 17 September 1919 scrapped 4 March 1947 Versatile V (Admiralty) Destroyer 1,27 11 february ry 1918 scrapped 7 May 1947 Verulam V Destroyer 1,777 10 December 1943 scrapped 1972 Vesper V (Admir ...
#16 USS Miller (DD-535)
USS Miller (DD-535) was a World War II -era Fletcher -class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy , named after Medal of Honor recipient Acting Master's Mate James Miller . Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Miller . USS Miller (DD-535) underway at sea,
- ... th TF 77 screening carriers as they conducted air operations against North Korean ground forces. On 11 february she departed for home, via the Mediterranean . After her return to Newport she resumed operations a ...
#17 Douro-class destroyer
The Douro class destroyers consisted of five ships used by the Portuguese Navy ( Marinha Portuguesa ) and two used by the Colombian Navy ( Armada de la Repúbica de Colombia ), all built during the 1930s. Note, that, in Portugal, this class of destroyers is usually referred to as the Vouga class , wi
- ... 8 November 1933 Sold to Columbia, 1934 Renamed Caldas [6] Douro (ii) Lisbon Shipyard 16 August 1935 11 february 1936 Stricken, December 1959 [9] Lima Yarrow Shipbuilders 29 May 1933 12 October 1933 Discarded, 16 ...
#18 USS John W. Weeks
USS John W. Weeks (DD-701) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , was named for John Wingate Weeks , who attained the rank of rear admiral . Weeks was elected to the United States House of Representatives where he served until entering the United States Senate in 1913. He became Secretary of War on
- ... returned with her carriers to Ulithi on 28 January. The destroyer again sailed with the carriers on 11 february , and conducted strikes on Tokyo on 16–17 February, in preinvasion support of the Allied attack on I ...
#19 Soviet destroyer Boyky (1936)
Boyky ( Russian : Бойкий , lit. ' Active ' ) 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 B
- ... ith the merchantman and was forced to return to port. She was repaired at Tuapse from 16 January to 11 february , although she was further damaged by a storm on 22 January. Boyky resumed ferrying supplies to Seva ...
#20 USS Madison (DD-425)
USS Madison (DD-425) was a Benson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She is the third Navy ship of that name, and the first named for Commander James J. Madison (1888–1922), who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War I . Benson-class destroyer For other ships w
- ... at Oran , Algeria , 30 January 1944, she practiced shore bombardment before departing for Italy on 11 february . Operating off Anzio , she continued antisubmarine patrols and provided antiaircraft protection and ...