langs: 12 июля [ru] / july 12 [en] / 12. juli [de] / 12 juillet [fr] / 12 luglio [it] / 12 de julio [es]
days: july 9 / july 10 / july 11 / july 12 / july 13 / july 14 / july 15
Completed in 1849, the original 20-metre (66 ft) Wadjemup Lighthouse (also known as Rottnest Island Light Station ) was Western Australia 's first stone lighthouse [1] [2] and was built to provide a safer sailing passage for ships to Fremantle Port and the Swan River Colony . Lighthouse on Rottnes
Cape Cleveland Light is an active heritage-listed lighthouse located on the northern tip of Cape Cleveland, a promontory projecting into the Coral Sea west of Cleveland Bay in the locality of Cape Cleveland about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Townsville, Queensland , Australia . The lighthouse mar
The Presque Isle Light , historically nicknamed the "Flash Light" , is a lighthouse on the shore of Lake Erie in U.S. state of Pennsylvania . [2] It is one of three lighthouses in Erie , along with the Erie Land Light and the North Pier Light . The lighthouse is situated on the northern shoreline of
Old Colombo Lighthouse or Colombo Fort Clock Tower is a clock tower and was a lighthouse in Colombo . The lighthouse is no longer operational, but the tower remains and functions as a clock tower . It is located at the junction of Chatham Street and Janadhipathi Mawatha (formerly Queens Road) in Col
#5 Tinicum Island Rear Range Light
The Tinicum Island Rear Range Light is a lighthouse located in the Billingsport section of Paulsboro , Gloucester County , New Jersey , United States, [2] the rear of a pair of range lights marking a section of the channel in the Delaware River south of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The lighthouse,
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
Evinrude Outboard Motors was a North American company that built a major brand of two-stroke outboard motors for boats. Founded by Ole Evinrude in Milwaukee , Wisconsin in 1907, it was formerly owned by the publicly traded Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) since 1935 but OMC filed for bankruptcy in
The Japanese destroyer Mutsuki ( 睦月 , "January" ) was the name ship of her class of twelve destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War , she participated in the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941 and the occupations of New Guinea and the Solomon
#2 Soviet destroyer Bezzhalostny (1950)
Bezzhalostny was a Skory -class destroyer of the Soviet Navy which later transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed RI Brawidjaja (307) . [1] Skory-class destroyer A Skory -class destroyer of Indonesian Navy c. 1960s History Soviet Union Name Bezzhalostny (Безжалостный) Namesake Ruthless in Ru
USS Dallas (DD-199) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the second ship named for Captain Alexander J. Dallas , and was later renamed Alexander Dallas . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Dallas . USS Dallas underway
USS Fletcher (DD-992) , the thirtieth Spruance -class destroyer , was part of the first major class of United States Navy surface ships to be powered by gas turbines . She was commissioned in July 1980 and was deployed mainly in the western and southern Pacific , but also voyaged to the Indian Ocean
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
The fourth USS Preble (DD-345/DM-20/AG-99) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I , and saw combat in World War II as a minelayer . She was named for Commodore Edward Preble . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Preble . History
#7 Soviet destroyer Stoyky (1938)
Stoyky ( Russian : Стойкий , lit. ' Steadfast ' ) was one of 18 Storozhevoy -class destroyer (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 , Stoyky was completed in 1940 to the modified Proj
#8 USS Colahan
USS Colahan (DD-658) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Fletcher-class destroyer History United States Namesake Charles E. Colahan Builder Bethlehem Mariners Harbor , Staten Island, New York Laid down 24 October 1942 Launched 3 May 1943 Commissioned 23 August 1943 Decommissi
The first USS Israel (DD-98) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and the years following. Wickes-class destroyer USS Israel at Split , Yugoslavia History United States Name Israel Namesake Joseph Israel Builder Fore River Shipyard , Quincy, Massachusetts Laid d
USS Shubrick (DD-639) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral William B. Shubrick . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Shubrick . History United States Name Shubrick Namesake William B. Shubrick Builde
USS Monssen (DD-798) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant Mons Monssen (1867–1930), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for putting out a fire in a magazine on Missouri . Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy For other ship
#12 French destroyer Le Fantasque
Le Fantasque ("The capricious one") was the lead ship of her class of six large destroyers ( contre-torpilleur , "Torpedo-boat destroyer") built for the Marine Nationale (French Navy) during the 1930s. The ship entered service in 1935 and participated in the Second World War . When war was declared
The first USS Farenholt (DD-332) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for Oscar Farenholt . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Farenholt . History United States Namesake Oscar Farenholt Builder Bethlehem Shipb
USS Benner (DD/DDR-807) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Marine Second Lieutenant Stanley G. Benner (1916–1942), who was killed during the Battle of Guadalcanal . Gearing-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Benner . USS Benner (DD-807) off
USS Callaghan (DD/DDG-994) was the second ship of the Kidd class of destroyers operated by the U.S. Navy . Derived from the Spruance class , these vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. She was named for Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan , who was killed in action aboard his flagship ,
#16 USS Conolly
USS Conolly (DD-979) , named for Admiral Richard Lansing Conolly USN , was a Spruance -class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi . Spruance-class destroyer Not to be confused with USS Connolly . This article needs additional citations
#17 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
HMS Brocklesby was a Type I Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She served during the Second World War , spending much of the time in the English Channel and Mediterranean, taking part in the Dieppe Raid in 1942, and the Allied landings in Sicily and at Salerno in 1943. After the war, she was u
USS John W. Weeks (DD-701) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , was named for John Wingate Weeks , who attained the rank of rear admiral . Weeks was elected to the United States House of Representatives where he served until entering the United States Senate in 1913. He became Secretary of War on
HMS Ostrich was a Fairfield three-funnel, 30-knot torpedo boat destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1898 – 1899 Naval Estimates. In 1913 she was grouped as a C-class destroyer . She was the first Royal Navy ship to carry this name. [3] [4] She spent most of her operational career in home wa