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The Lighthouse on Turtle Rock is a lighthouse built in 1887 to aid traffic on the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The lighthouse was constructed by Frank Thurwanger at a cost of $2,663 on an area of land just west of Boathouse Row . The lighthouse has a hexagonal lantern room wit
#2 Georgetown Lighthouse, Guyana
The Georgetown Lighthouse was first built by the Dutch in 1817 and then rebuilt in 1830 to help guide ships into the Demerara River from the Atlantic Ocean . The 31 m (103 feet) high octagonal structure is a famous Georgetown, Guyana landmark with its distinct vertical red and white stripes. The L
St. Catherine's Oratory is a medieval lighthouse on St. Catherine's Down , above the southern coast of the Isle of Wight . It was built by Lord of Chale Walter de Godeton (sometimes spelled "Goditon") as an act of penance for plundering wine from the wreck of St. Marie of Bayonne in Chale Bay on 20
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
#2 Crossley
Crossley , based in Manchester , United Kingdom , was a pioneering company in the production of internal combustion engines . Since 1988 it has been part of the Rolls-Royce Power Engineering group. For people named Crossley, see Crossley (surname) . For the locality in Australia, see Crossley, Victo
The A class as designated in 1913 was a heterogeneous group of torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1890s. Some 42 vessels were constructed to the individual designs of their builders to meet Admiralty specifications, the only uniting feature being a specified top speed
#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
#3 USS Robison
USS Robison (DDG-12) , named for Rear Admiral Samuel Shelburne Robison , was a Charles F. Adams -class guided missile armed destroyer in the service of the United States Navy . Charles F. Adams-class destroyer USS Robison underway in 1966 History United States Name Robison Namesake Samuel Shelburne
USS Humphreys (DD-236/APD-12) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Joshua Humphreys , a pioneer US shipbuilder. Clemson-class destroyer For a ship with a similar name, see USNS Joshua Humphreys . History United States Namesake Joshua Humphr
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
#6 HMS Seafire
HMS Seafire was an S-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the First World War . She saw service during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War . The ship was sold for scrap in 1936. Destroyer of the Royal Navy Seafire circa 1918 History United Kingdom Name Seafire Ordered July 19
USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named after Lieutenant Commander Heywood L. Edwards (1905 – 1941), captain of the destroyer USS Reuben James , the first U.S. Navy ship sunk in World War II . Following the war, the ship was transferred to
HMCS Nipigon was an Annapolis -class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces . She was the second Canadian naval unit to carry this name. Entering service in 1964, she was named for the Nipigon River that flows through Ontario . Annapolis-class destroyer of the
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-
USS Sigourney (DD-643) was a Fletcher -class destroyer , the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Sigourney , an officer during the War of 1812 . Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Sigourney . USS Sigourney (DD-643) underway during the early o
The Sella -class destroyers were a group of four destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the 1920s. Two of these ships fought in World War II and both were sunk after the Italian capitulation to the Allies . The two other ships were sold to the Swedish Navy in 1940 and were scr
#12 HMS Brecon (L76)
HMS Brecon was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service in the Second World War , one of two ships in the fourth subgroup of the class, built to a radically different design from other ships in the Hunt class. Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS B
#13 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
#14 USS Lofberg
USS Lofberg (DD-759) , was an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2012 ) USS Lofberg at San Francisco on 3 May 1945 History United States Name USS Lofberg Namesake Gus Brynolf L
HNLMS Kortenaer ( Dutch : Hr.Ms. Kortenaer ) was an Admiralen-class destroyer of the Royal Netherlands Navy , named after 17th century Dutch Admiral Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer . Dutch destroyer For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS Kortenaer . This article needs additional citations for
USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883/DDR-883) , was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Gearing-class destroyer For ships with similar names, see USS Newman (DE-205) . For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Gyeonggi . USS Newman K. Perry underway in late 1950s History United States N
#17 USS Picking
USS Picking (DD-685) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Sherwood Picking (1890 – 1941), a submarine commander during World War I . Fletcher-class destroyer History United States Name Picking Namesake Sherwood Picking Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporat
#18 USS Collett
USS Collett (DD-730) was a World War II -era Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Collett (DD-730), off Boston , Massachusetts, 31 May 1944 History United States Name Collett Namesake John A. Collett Builder Bath Iron Works L
USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774) was an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer which served in the United States Navy during World War II. Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2009 ) History United States Name Hugh W. Hadley Namesake Hugh William Had
The first USS Cowell (DD–167) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I . She was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Brighton , and later to the Soviet Navy as Zharky . [note 1] Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Cowell . History Uni