langs: 23 января [ru] / january 23 [en] / 23. januar [de] / 23 janvier [fr] / 23 gennaio [it] / 23 de enero [es]
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Biloxi Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Biloxi, Mississippi , adjacent to the Mississippi Sound of the Gulf of Mexico . [3] The lighthouse has been kept by female keepers for more years than any other lighthouse in the United States . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 [1
The first USS Twiggs (DD–127) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I . She was named for Major Levi Twiggs . She was later transferred to the Royal Navy , as HMS Leamington and to the Soviet Navy as Zhguchy , before returning to Britain to star in the film The Gif
#2 USS Erben
USS Erben (DD-631) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Henry Erben (1832–1909). Fletcher-class destroyer USS Erben underway the 1950s History United States Name Erben Namesake Henry Erben Builder Bath Iron Works Laid down 28 October 1942 Launch
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
#5 USS Halford
USS Halford (DD-480) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant William Halford (1841–1919), a recipient of the Medal of Honor . Fletcher-class destroyer USS Halford (DD-480) after removal of the catapult, 1943 History United States Namesake William Hal
#6 JS Isoyuki
JS Isoyuki (DD-127) was a Hatsuyuki -class destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force . [1] [2] Hatsuyuki-class destroyer JS Isoyuki History Japan Name Isoyuki (いそゆき) Ordered 1989 Builder IHI , Tokyo Laid down 20 April 1982 Launched 19 September 1983 Commissioned 23 January 1985 Decommiss
USS McKean (DD-784) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy built by the Todd Pacific Ship Building Company in Seattle , Washington state . Gearing-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS McKean . USS McKean (DD-784) in 1952 History United States Name USS McKean
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
#9 Japanese destroyer Kikuzuki (1926)
The Japanese destroyer Kikuzuki ( 菊月 , means "Chrysanthemum Moon", and means the 9th month in the lunar calendar ) was one of twelve Mutsuki -class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War , she participated in the Battle of Guam in December 1941
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 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
#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 HMS Janus (F53)
HMS Janus , named after the Roman god , was a Javelin or J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She was ordered from the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited at Wallsend-on-Tyne as part of the 1936 Build Programme and laid down on 29 September 1937, launched on 10 November 1938 and commissioned on
#14 HMS Milne (1914)
HMS Milne was a Royal Navy Admiralty M-class destroyer . Milne was built by John Brown & Company from 1913 to 1914 and was completed in December that year. She served through the remainder of the First World War , at first with the Harwich Force with which she took part in the Battle of Dogger Bank
#15 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 .
Z37 was a Type 1936A (Mob) destroyer built for the Kriegsmarine during World War II . Completed in 1942, the ship spent most of her brief career deployed in France. She participated in the Battle of the Bay of Biscay at the end of 1943 before she was accidentally rammed by the destroyer Z32 in early
#17 Soviet destroyer Razyaryonny (1941)
Razyaryonny ( Russian : Разъярённый , lit. ' Furious ' ) was one of 29 Gnevny -class destroyer s (officially known as Project 7 ) built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Originally named Peredovoy , she was renamed Razyaryonny before completion in late 1941, and was assigned to the Pacifi
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
#19 SMS V5 (1913)
SMS V5 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] was a V1-class torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy . The ship was built by AG Vulcan , completing in 1913. She served in the First World War with the German High Seas Fleet , taking part in the Battle of the Heligoland Bight in 1914, the Battle of Dogger B
#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