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Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Sugarloaf Point Light
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
- ... , a paint store to the north of the Assistant Keepers' cottages, and a garage. [12] CONDITION As at 20 january 1998, the ongoing use of the site as a lighthouse and as a tourist destination has ensured that the ...
#2 Thomas Point Shoal Light
The Thomas Point Shoal Light , also known as Thomas Point Shoal Light Station , is a historic lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay on the east coast of the United States , and the most recognized lighthouse in Maryland . [3] [4] [5] It is the only screw-pile lighthouse in the bay which stands at its ori
- ... RHP reference No. 75000864 [1] Significant dates Added to NRHP February 20, 1975 [1] Designated NHL january 20, 1999 [2] HISTORY A stone lighthouse was constructed in 1825 on shore at Thomas Point [3] by John Do ...
#3 Grosse Point Light
The historic Grosse Point Light is located in Evanston, Illinois . Following several shipping disasters near Evanston, residents successfully lobbied the federal government for a lighthouse. Construction was completed in 1873. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on S
- ... NRHP reference No. 76000707 [12] Significant dates Added to NRHP September 08, 1976 Designated NHL january 20, 1999 HISTORY IMPETUS The United States government agreed to construct the lighthouse at Grosse Poin ...
- ... The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1976. [12] On 20 january 1999, the lighthouse was designated a National Historic Landmark . [13] It is maintained under the ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 Vickers
Vickers was a British engineering company that existed from 1828 until 1999. It was formed in Sheffield as a steel foundry by Edward Vickers and his father-in-law, and soon became famous for casting church bells . The company went public in 1867, acquired more businesses, and began branching out int
- ... ckers Ltd (Aviation Department) and a Vickers School of Flying was opened at Brooklands , Surrey on 20 january 1912. In 1919, the British Westinghouse electrical company was taken over as the Metropolitan Vicke ...
Ship / Ship
#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
- ... mmissioned: 24 March 1944 Fate: scuttled 3 May 1945 Z44 Laid down: DeSchiMAG Bremen, 1942 Launched: 20 january 1944 Commissioned: Fate: scuttled incomplete 20 July 1946 Z45 Laid down: DeSchiMAG Bremen, 1942 Lau ...
#2 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
- ... pany with carrier Kitty Hawk . The usual call at Pearl Harbor was followed by arrival at Subic Bay, 20 january 1969. After voyage repairs Robison joined Task Group 77.3 in Tonkin Gulf. The destroyer, flagship o ...
#3 HMS Sheldrake (1911)
HMS Sheldrake was one of 20 Acorn -class (later H-class) destroyers built for the Royal Navy . The destroyer served in the First World War . The Acorn class were smaller than the preceding Beagle class but oil -fired and better armed. Launched in 1910, Sheldrake served with the Second Destroyer Flot
- ... d, but could not get close enough to launch an attack due to the presence of the destroyer. [24] On 20 january 1918, Sheldrake was attached to the Aegean Squadron , undertaking patrols as well as escort work. [ ...
#4 French destroyer Le Mars
The French destroyer Le Mars was one of 14 L'Adroit -class destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1920s. Destroyer of the French Navy History France Name Le Mars Ordered 14 April 1927 Builder Chantiers Navals Français , Caen Laid down 8 July 1925 Launched 28 August 1926 Completed 20 January
- ... 27 Builder Chantiers Navals Français , Caen Laid down 8 July 1925 Launched 28 August 1926 Completed 20 january 1928 Fate Scuttled 27 November 1942 General characteristics Class and type L'Adroit -class destroye ...
- ... UCTION AND CAREER Le Mars was laid down on 8 July 1925, launched on 28 August 1926 and completed on 20 january 1928. [ citation needed ]
#5 HMS Hursley (L84)
HMS Hursley was a Second World War Type II Hunt-class escort destroyer of the British Royal Navy . She is the only Royal Navy ship to have carried this name. Hursley is a village in Hampshire . Commissioned in 1942, she served in the Mediterranean, before being transferred to the Hellenic Navy in No
- ... tack Force ("Force X-Ray") under U.S. Navy command to support the landing by the U.S. VI Corps . On 20 january she sailed from Naples and two days later, as the troops went ashore, provided support despite enem ...
#6 HMS Terpsichore (R33)
HMS Terpsichore was a T-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Frigate of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Terpsichore . History United Kingdom Name HMS Terpischore Ordered 13 March 1941 Builder William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton , Scotland L
- ... enny & Brothers, Dumbarton , Scotland Laid down 25 November 1941 Launched 17 June 1943 Commissioned 20 january 1944 Recommissioned 1954 Decommissioned 1946 Out of service 1960 Identification Pennant number : R3 ...
#7 Indomito-class destroyer
The Indomito class was a class of destroyers of the Italian Royal Navy ( Italian : Règia Marina ) before and during World War I . Six were built at Naples by Societa Pattison between 1910 and 1913. They were the first large Italian destroyers and the first fitted with steam turbines . The class is s
- ... 4 Sunk 10 July 1916 by Austro-Hungarian U-boat U-17 Indomito (ID) Pattison, Naples 1910 10 May 1912 20 january 1913 Stricken 11 July 1937 Insidioso (IS) Pattison, Naples 1912 30 September 1913 1914 Stricken 18 ...
#8 Town-class destroyer
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
- ... em Steel Quincy 2 September 1919 9 September 1940 Campbeltown B USS Buchanan Wickes Bath Iron Works 20 january 1919 9 September 1940 Castleton B USS Aaron Ward Wickes Bath Iron Works 21 April 1919 9 September 1 ...
#9 USS Twiggs (DD-591)
USS Twiggs (DD-591) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Major Levi Twiggs (1793 – 1847). Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Twiggs . USS Twiggs (DD-591), in camouflage paint, 23 February 1945. History
- ... . History United States Name USS Twiggs Namesake Levi Twiggs Builder Charleston Navy Yard Laid down 20 january 1943 Launched 7 April 1943 Sponsored by Mrs. Roland S. Morris Commissioned 4 November 1943 Stricken ...
- ... 33 mm) torpedo tubes , 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks Twiggs was laid down on 20 january 1943 at the Charleston Navy Yard ; launched on 7 April 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Roland S. Morris ; a ...
#10 Japanese destroyer Hayashimo
Hayashimo ( 早霜 , "Early Frost") was a Yūgumo -class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy . Yūgumo-class destroyer Hayashimo underway in February 1944 History Empire of Japan Name Hayashimo Builder Maizuru Naval Arsenal Laid down 20 January 1943 Launched 20 October 1943 Completed 20 February 1944
- ... way in February 1944 History Empire of Japan Name Hayashimo Builder Maizuru Naval Arsenal Laid down 20 january 1943 Launched 20 October 1943 Completed 20 February 1944 Stricken 10 January 1945 Fate Sunk in acti ...
#11 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
- ... d Tjilatap on Java, escaping from several ports only days ahead of invading Japanese forces. [3] On 20 january 1942 the ship was part of the covering force at Ratai Bay on the Sunda Strait during the transfer o ...
#12 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
- ... nkee Station on 27 October to 14 November. A second tour at Yankee Station from 21 December 1969 to 20 january 1970 was followed by a third tour in February when Collett' s motor whaleboat was used to rescue 7 ...
#13 USS Anthony (DD-515)
USS Anthony (DD-515) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Sergeant Major William Anthony (1853–1899). Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Anthony . USS Anthony (DD-515) off Mare Island Navy Yard , Califo
- ... es to various points in the Solomon Islands. 1944 This routine was interrupted for the destroyer on 20 january 1944 by an order to proceed to Bougainville Strait . There, Anthony encountered several small Japan ...
#14 USS Halsey Powell
USS Halsey Powell (DD-686) , was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Seoul . USS Halsey Powell underway on 23 September 1962 History United States Name Halsey Powell Namesake Halsey Powell Builder Bethlehem Mar
- ... II 1944 MARSHALLS Halsey Powell conducted her shakedown training off the East Coast, and sailed on 20 january 1944 from Norfolk to join the Pacific Fleet . Arriving Pearl Harbor on 12 February, the destroyer s ...
#15 SMS S16 (1912)
SMS S16 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] was a V1-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy . The ship was built by Schichau-Werke , at their Elbing shipyard, completing in 1912. S16 served with the German High Seas Fleet during the First World War , taking part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
- ... uring the First World War , taking part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. She was sunk by a mine on 20 january 1918. History German Empire Name S16 Builder Schichau-Werke , Elbing Launched 23 April 1912 Commiss ...
- ... e S16 Builder Schichau-Werke , Elbing Launched 23 April 1912 Commissioned 1 October 1912 Fate Mined 20 january 1918 General characteristics Displacement 697 t (686 long tons) Length 71.1 m (233 ft 3 in) oa Beam ...
- ... ng and their crews trained in that task, and became increasingly dedicated to minesweeping. [13] On 20 january 1918, S16 was sunk by a mine in the North Sea ( 54°41′N 6°32′E ). 80 men, the whole of her crew, we ...
- ... wer-alpha 5] The small A-class torpedo boats A73 and A77 were also sunk by mines in the vicinity on 20 january . [17] These losses, together with the auxiliary minesweeper Doggerbank a few hours earlier, in what ...
#16 Vifor-class destroyer
The Vifor class was a group of four destroyers ordered by Romania in 1913 and built in Italy during the First World War . The four ships were however requisitioned by Italy in 1915 and rearmed as scout cruisers ( esploratori ), subsequently seeing service in World War I. Two were re-purchased by Rom
- ... completed, on 8 February 1917, followed by Sparviero on 15 July, Nibbio on 15 May 1918 and Falco on 20 january 1920. [1] The four vessels were part of a planned class of 12 units, as envisioned by the 1912 Roma ...
- ... 1917 5 January 1939 Scrapped , 1950 Ceuta ( ex- Falco , ex- Viscol ) 19 August 1916 16 August 1919 20 january 1920 Scrapped, 1948
#17 USS Chung-Hoon
USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) is an Arleigh Burke -class Aegis destroyer serving in the United States Navy (USN). Chung-Hoon was named in honor of Rear Admiral Gordon Pai'ea Chung-Hoon (1910–1979), recipient of the Navy Cross and the Silver Star . Arleig-Burke class destroyer USS Chung-Hoon on 2 October 2
- ... and PLAN ships [5] and the first visit by a Chinese navy ship to a U.S. state in six years. [6] On 20 january 2009, Chung-Hoon departed Pearl Harbor for a scheduled deployment with the Boxer Expeditionary Stri ...
#18 USS Thompson (DD-627)
USS Thompson (DD-627) (later DMS-38) was first a Gleaves -class destroyer , then became an Ellyson -class destroyer minesweeper . She was the second Navy ship named "Thompson", and the first named in honor of Robert M. Thompson . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Th
- ... 1945, the destroyer joined Convoy UGS-86, bound for North African ports. Entering Mers-El-Kebir on 20 january , she remained in North African waters until 1 February, when she joined the screen of Convoy GUS-68 ...
#19 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
- ... an (G07) Tribal Destroyer 1,927 3 February 1943 sunk 29 April 1944 Athabaskan (R79) Destroyer 1,927 20 january 1948 launched 4 May 1946, scrapped 1969 Augusto Riboty Regia Marina Mirabello Destroyer 1,756 5 May ...
- ... Sauro Destroyer 1,041 13 April 1927 scuttled 3 April 1941 Ceuta Spanish Navy Vifor Destroyer 1,594 20 january 1920 scrapped 1948 Chacal French Navy Chacal Destroyer 2,092 12 June 1926 beached 24 May 1940 Champ ...
- ... 1,710 12 December 1943 sunk 24 June 1944 Tachibana Imperial Japanese Navy Tachibana Destroyer 1,288 20 january y 1945 sunk 14 July 1945 Takanami Yūgumo Destroyer 2,077 31 August 1942 sunk 30 November 1942 Take M ...
- ... T Destroyer 1,710 8 October 1943 paid off 1960, scrapped 5 November 1965 Terpsichore Destroyer 1,710 20 january y 1944 scrapped 17 May 1966 Terry United States Navy Fletcher Destroyer 2,050 26 January 1943 decomm ...
- ... 943 Yūgumo Yūgumo Destroyer 2,077 5 December 1941 sunk 6 October 1943 Yukikaze Kagerō Destroyer 2,49 20 january ry 1940 to Republic of China 6 July 1947 as Tan Yang , scrapped 1970 Yūzuki Mutsuki Destroyer 1,315 ...
- ... ly damaged by mine 10 April 1945, scuttled 3 May 1945 Z44 Destroyer 2,519 Never commissioned launche 20 january ry 1944, sunk by air attack 29 July 1944, shortly before the planned commission; scrapped April 1948 ...
#20 HMS Cherwell
HMS Cherwell was a Palmer Type River-class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1902 – 1903 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Cherwell in south central England near Oxford, she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy. Destroyer of the Royal Navy History United Kingdom N
- ... Ordered 1902–1903 Naval Estimates Builder Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company , Jarrow Laid down 20 january 1903 Launched 23 July 1903 Commissioned March 1904 Out of service In 1919 she was laid up in reserv ...
- ... 4) 1st Destroyer Flotilla (November 1916) Operations: World War I CONSTRUCTION She was laid down on 20 january 1903 at the Palmers shipyard at Jarrow and launched on 23 July 1903. She was completed in March 190 ...