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The hot-bulb engine is a type of internal combustion engine in which fuel ignites by coming in contact with a red-hot metal surface inside a bulb, followed by the introduction of air (oxygen) compressed into the hot-bulb chamber by the rising piston. There is some ignition when the fuel is introduce
Roche's Point Lighthouse is situated at the entrance to Cork Harbour , Ireland . A lighthouse was first established on 4 June 1817 to guide ships into Cork Harbour. The original tower was deemed too small and in 1835 was replaced by the larger present tower which is 49 feet high with a diameter of 1
#1 Thornycroft M-class destroyer
The Thornycroft M or Mastiff class were a class of six British destroyers completed for the Royal Navy during 1914–16 for World War I service. They were quite different from the Admiralty-designed ships of the Admiralty M class , although based on a basic sketch layout provided by the Admiralty from
#2 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 Laforey was an L-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She was commissioned in and served during the Second World War , and was torpedoed and sunk by a U-boat in 1944. She had been adopted by the civil community of Northampton in November 1941. Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the
#5 USS Dyson
USS Dyson (DD-572) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . She was named for Rear Admiral Charles W. Dyson (1861–1930). United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer For the fisheries and oceanographic research ship, see NOAAS Oscar Dyson (R 224) . USS Dyson (DD-572) at Sea 09-30-1
USS Robert H. Smith (DD-735/DM-23) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer minelayers in the United States Navy . Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer History United States Name Robert H. Smith Namesake Robert H. Smith Builder Bath Iron Works Laid down 10 January 1944 Launched 25 May 1944 C
The Weapon class was a class of destroyers built for the British Royal Navy towards the end of World War II . They were the smaller counterpart to the Battle class (which followed them) and were the first new destroyer designs for the Royal Navy since the Second World War Emergency Programme . 20 sh
USS Barry , was a Bainbridge -class destroyer , she was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore John Barry (1745–1803). Bainbridge-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Barry . USS Barry in port soon after completion, c. 1902-1903. History United Stat
#9 Japanese destroyer Tokitsukaze (1939)
Tokitsukaze ( 時津風 , lit. “favorable wind” ) [1] was the tenth vessel to be commissioned in the 19-vessel Kagerō -class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late-1930s under the Circle Three Supplementary Naval Expansion Program ( Maru San Keikaku ). Kagerō-class destroyer For other
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
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
USS Blue (DD-744) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , was the second United States Navy ship of that name, for Lieutenant Commander John S. Blue (1902–1942). Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Blue . History United States Name Blue Namesake John S. Blue B
The first ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward , USS Aaron Ward (DD-132) was a Wickes -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy . In 1940, she was transferred to the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Castleton . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Aaro
#14 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
HMS Watchman was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the final months of World War I , in the Russian Civil War , and in World War II . Destroyer of the Royal Navy HMS Watchman at anchor in Plymouth Sound during World War II . History United Kingdom Name HMS Watchman Na
HMS Faulknor was a British destroyer of the First World War . She was purchased by the Royal Navy whilst still under construction in Britain for the Chilean Navy who had ordered her in 1912 as part of the Almirante Lynch class . She was renamed after the Faulknor family of British nineteenth century
#17 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
#18 USS Charrette
USS Charrette (DD-581) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Lieutenant George Charrette (1867–1938), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Spanish–American War . Entering service during World War II , she spent her career in the Pacific theatre .
USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , was laid down on 11 September 1943 by Bath Iron Works , Bath, Maine and launched on 12 February 1944; sponsored by Miss Cecelia A. Swenson, daughter of Captain Swenson. The ship was commissioned at Boston Navy Yard on 2 May 1944.
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