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Isla Cabras Light , also known as Faro de Isla Cabras , was a lighthouse located on a rocky but flat islet with the same name, which sit just off the coast near Ceiba, Puerto Rico , toward the Vieques Passage . Lighthouse near Ceiba, Puerto Rico For the islet located at the entrance of the San Juan
The Holland Harbor Light , known as Big Red , is located in Ottawa County, Michigan at the entrance of a channel connecting Lake Michigan with Lake Macatawa , and which gives access to the city of Holland, Michigan . Lighthouse in Michigan, United States Lighthouse Holland Harbor Light a/k/a "Big Re
The Derbent Lighthouse is the southernmost lighthouse in Russia, [1] located in the city of Derbent , a city in the Russian Republic of Dagestan . [2] It is in the center of the city, on the fortress wall between the parks named after Sergei Kirov and Nizami Ganjavi and about half a kilometer from t
#1 Outboard Marine Corporation
Outboard Marine Corporation ( OMC ) was a maker of Evinrude , Johnson and Gale Outboard Motors, and many different brands of boats. It was a multibillion-dollar Fortune 500 corporation. [1] Evinrude began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1907. OMC was based in Waukegan , Illinois . [2] They also owned sev
#1 USS Gonzalez
USS Gonzalez (DDG-66) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer in the United States Navy . She is named for Sergeant Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez , a Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam War . USS Gonzalez on 6 June 2008 History United States Name Gonzalez Namesake Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez Ordered 16 January
#2 Soviet destroyer Bespokoyny (1951)
Bespokoyny was a Skory -class destroyer of the Soviet Navy which later transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed RI Sandjaja (203) . [1] Skory-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see Soviet destroyer Bespokoyny (1990) . A Skory -class destroyer of Indonesian Navy c. 1960s Hist
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 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
#5 USS Moale
USS Moale (DD-693) was the second Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Moale History United States Name Moale Namesake Edward Moale, Jr. Builder Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Laid down 5 August 1943 Launched 16 January 1944 Comm
The Ikazuchi -class destroyers ( 雷型駆逐艦 , Ikazuchi-gata kuchikukan ) was a class of six torpedo boat destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy , which were built in Britain in 1897-99. All were named after celestial phenomena. [1] For destroyer escorts of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, see Ika
HMCS Mackenzie was a Mackenzie -class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and later the Canadian Forces . She was the lead ship of her class and is the first Canadian naval unit to carry this name. The ship was named for the Mackenzie River , the largest river system in Canada and
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
#9 USS Benfold
USS Benfold (DDG-65) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer in the United States Navy . US Navy destroyer USS Benfold on 26 March 2001 History United States Name Benfold Namesake Edward Clyde Benfold Ordered 16 January 1991 Builder Ingalls Shipbuilding Laid down 27 September 1993 Launched 9 November 1
#10 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
#11 USS Haynsworth
USS Haynsworth (DD-700) , was an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Haynsworth underway in the 1950s History United States Name Haynsworth Namesake William McCall Haynsworth Jr. Builder Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Laid down 1
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
USS Ingraham (DD-694) was a United States Navy Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , the third ship in U.S. Navy history to be named for Duncan Ingraham . She was in commission from 1944 to 1971. Following her US service, she was sold to the Hellenic Navy and renamed Miaoulis . The ship was sunk as a t
HMS Matabele was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service in World War II , being sunk by a U-boat on 17 January 1942. She has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Matabele , which in common with the other ships of the Tribal class, was named after an ethnic group
#15 Soviet destroyer Strogy (1939)
Strogy ( Russian : Строгий , lit. ' Strict ' ) was one of 18 Storozhevoy -class destroyers (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 , Strogy was rebuilt to the modified Project 7U desig
#16 USS Stoddard
USS Stoddard (DD-566) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Master's Mate James Stoddard , who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Civil War . She was the last Fletcher to be stricken from the U.S. Navy, in 1975. Fletcher-class destroyer USS Stoddard (DD-566) in
USS Healy (DD-672) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Fletcher-class destroyer History United States Namesake Howard R. Healy Builder Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. , Kearny, N.J. Laid down 4 March 1943 Launched 4 July 1943 Commissioned 3 September 1943 Decommissioned 1
HMS Bulldog (H91) was a B-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy (RN) between 1929 to 1931. Initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet , she transferred to the Home Fleet in 1936. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, the ship spent considerable time in Spanish waters, enforcing the arms b
#19 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
#20 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