langs: 16 июля [ru] / july 16 [en] / 16. juli [de] / 16 juillet [fr] / 16 luglio [it] / 16 de julio [es]
days: july 13 / july 14 / july 15 / july 16 / july 17 / july 18 / july 19
Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Storholmen Lighthouse
Storholmen Lighthouse ( Norwegian : Storholmen fyr ) is an active lighthouse in the municipality of Giske in Møre og Romsdal county on the west coast of Norway . This remote lighthouse is located on a tiny skerry about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) due north of the tiny island of Erkna and 8 kilometres (5
- ... Erkna and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of the populated island of Vigra . The light is lit from 16 july until 21 May. It is not lit during the summer because it is unnecessary due to the midnight sun in ...
#2 Blakistone Island Light
The Blackistone Island Light was a lighthouse located on what is now St. Clement's Island on the Potomac River in Maryland . It is best known as the target of a Confederate raid in the Civil War . Completed in 1851, the structure was destroyed by fire in 1956 and its shell was razed; a replica was c
- ... 32 and left unattended, gradually decaying over the next twenty years. Fire gutted the structure on july 16, 1956; to this day, the cause of the blaze is uncertain, but many suspect that a stray artillery rou ...
#3 Kvitholmen Lighthouse
Kvitholmen Lighthouse ( Norwegian : Kvitholmen fyr ) is a coastal lighthouse located in Hustadvika Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway . It is located on the island of Kvitholmen, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) off the mainland coast of Eide Municipality. The lighthouse was established in
- ... 00 candela light can be seen for up to 17.5 nmi (32.4 km; 20.1 mi) . The light is in operation from 16 july until 21 May every year. The light is shut off during the summers due to the midnight sun . The pre ...
#4 Point Arena Light
Point Arena Light is a lighthouse in Mendocino County , California , United States , two miles (3 km) north of Point Arena, California . It is located approximately 130 mi (210 km) north of San Francisco in the Fort Point Group of lighthouses. The lighthouse features a small museum and gift sh
- ... Light Station MPS Point Arena MPS NRHP reference No. 90002189 [4] CHISL No. 1035 [3] Added to NRHP july 16, 1991 GEOGRAPHY The first European to record Point Arena was Spaniard Bartolomé Ferrer in 1543, who ...
#5 Stavnes Lighthouse
Stavnes Lighthouse or Stavneset Lighthouse ( Norwegian : Stavenes fyr / Stavneset fyr ) is a coastal lighthouse in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway . The lighthouse sits on the Stavneset peninsula on the northeastern coast of the island Averøya , along the Bremsnesfjorden . The
- ... light (depending on direction) occulting in groups of three every 10 seconds. The light burns from 16 july until 21 May every year, but it does not burn in the summer due to the midnight sun . The lighthous ...
#6 Ona Lighthouse
Ona Lighthouse ( Norwegian : Ona fyr ) is located on the small island of Ona in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway . The lighthouse is built on Onakalven , the highest cliff on the island overlooking the harbor and the few, clustered wooden houses on this small island. The origin
- ... candela and the red flash has an intensity of 295,000 candela. The lighthouse is in operation from 16 july until 21 May each year; it does not operate during the rest of the year due to the midnight sun in ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 Gourlay Brothers
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
- ... ebruary 1897 [161] Fenchurch 174 3290 tons David Bruce and Company, Dundee and London Screw Steamer 16 july 1897 [162] Euro 175 235 tons David Bruce and Company, London for the Adelaide Steam Tug Company Ste ...
Ship / Ship
#1 USS Twiggs (DD-127)
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
- ... S Leamington Acquired 23 October 1940 Identification Pennant number : G19 Fate Transferred to USSR, 16 july 1944 Notes Transferred to Canada October 1942; returned to United Kingdom December 1943 or January ...
- ... United Kingdom , December 1943 or January 1944 Soviet Union Name Zhguchy (Жгучий / Fiery) Acquired 16 july 1944 Fate Returned to UK, 1950 and scrapped, on 26 July 1951 General characteristics Class and type ...
#2 USS Hopkins (DD-249)
USS Hopkins (DD-249/DMS-13) was a Clemson -class destroyer built in 1920 and in United States Navy service between 1921-1946. The third Navy ship named in honor of Commodore of the Continental Navy Esek Hopkins , she saw extensive action in the Pacific Theatre during World War II , emerging the most
- ... participate in the preinvasion sweeping and bombardment. She also gave fire-support to the landings 16 july . Following overhaul at San Francisco, CA, Hopkins arrived in Leyte Gulf 27 December 1944 to prepare ...
#3 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
- ... dor Riedel Z7 Hermann Schoemann Laid down: AG Weser (Deschimag), Bremen, 7 September 1935 Launched: 16 july 1936 Commissioned: 9 September 1937 Fate: sunk 2 May 1942 by the British cruiser Edinburgh Named af ...
- ... tled 26 March 1946 Z37 Laid down: Germaniawerft Kiel, 1940 Launched: 24 February 1941 Commissioned: 16 july 1942 Fate: scrapped 1949 Z38 Laid down: Germaniawerft Kiel, 1940 Launched: 5 August 1941 Commission ...
#4 Soviet destroyer Sposobny (1970)
Sposobny ( Russian: Способный , "Capable") was a Project 61 ( NATO reporting name Kashin -class) destroyer of the Soviet Navy , which briefly became part of the Russian Navy . The ship served during the Cold War from 1971 to 1989. For other ships with the same name, see Soviet destroyer Sposobny . S
- ... South China Sea and Indian Ocean in 1985, receiving an excellent rating for her performance. [9] On 16 july 1987, she was temporarily transferred to the Black Sea Fleet and on 30 July delivered to the Sevast ...
#5 USS Stethem
USS Stethem (DDG-63) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer in the United States Navy . The ship was built in Pascagoula, Mississippi , starting on 11 May 1993. She was commissioned on 21 October 1995. She is part of the Pacific Fleet, assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15 . The Stethem was named for Stee
- ... s in Pascagoula, Mississippi on 11 May 1993. She was launched on 17 June 1994 and was christened on 16 july 1994 by Mrs. Patricia L. Stethem, the mother of the ship's namesake. The vessel then transited the ...
#6 I-class destroyer
The I-class destroyers were a group of nine destroyers , including a flotilla leader , built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. Four similar ships were ordered by the Turkish Navy , of which two were purchased for the Royal Navy, bringing the number of these ships British service to 11—although th
- ... bburn 18 January 1936 30 October 1936 2 June 1937 Sank after a collision with the cruiser Glasgow , 16 july 1940 Imperial 29 January 1936 11 December 1936 30 June 1937 Severely damaged by air attack, 29 May ...
#7 Soviet destroyer Bodry (1936)
Bodry ( Russian : Бодрый , lit. ' Sprightly ' ) was one of 29 Gnevny -class destroyers (officially known as Project 7 ) built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Completed in 1938, she was assigned to the Black Sea Fleet . After the German invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa)
- ... y. The ship was under repair at Poti from February until she was badly damaged by German bombers on 16 july . Bodry was struck by three bombs that blew the aft torpedo tube mount and rangefinder over the side ...
#8 USS Harding (DD-625)
USS Harding (DD-625) (later DMS-28), a Gleaves -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seth Harding . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Harding . History United States Name Harding Namesake Seth Harding Builder Seattle-Tacoma
- ... Rangers and bring out prisoners and wounded. [1] She continued operations in the assault area until 16 july , protecting against air attack and assisting several transports in distress. Shifting her operation ...
#9 USS Fletcher (DD-992)
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
- ... Hull number : DD-992 Motto Pace et Bello Paratus (In Peace and War Prepared) Fate Sunk as target , 16 july 2008 Badge General characteristics Class and type Spruance -class destroyer Displacement 8,040 (lon ...
- ... y to sell Fletcher to Chile; in 2005 her transfer to Pakistan was authorized by the Senate . [1] On 16 july 2008, the U.S. Navy, working with the Royal Australian Navy, sank Fletcher as part of a new torpedo ...
#10 HMCS Saguenay (DDH 206)
HMCS Saguenay was a St. Laurent -class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1956–1990. She was the second vessel in her class and the second Canadian naval unit to carry the name HMCS Saguenay . After being discarded by the Canadian Forces, the ship w
- ... rk with the east coast fleet, [15] where she joined the First Canadian Destroyer Squadron . [16] On 16 july 1970 the ship ran aground off the coast of Cape Breton . [17] The ship was refloated the next day w ...
#11 Hunt-class destroyer
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-
- ... U-593 on 12 December 1943. Whaddon Builder: Stephens , Linthouse Laid down: 27 July 1939 Launched: 16 july 1940 Completed: 28 February 1941 Fate: Paid off October 1945 and broken up 5 April 1959. TYPE II Ge ...
#12 USS Twining
USS Twining (DD-540) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Nathan C. Twining (1869–1924). Fletcher-class destroyer USS Twining underway in the 1950s History United States Name Twining Namesake Nathan C. Twining Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp
- ... August 1971 Reclassified DD-956, 1980 DDG-908, mid-1980s Identification Hull number : DD-8 Stricken 16 july 1999 Fate Sunk as target General characteristics Class and type Fletcher -class destroyer Displacem ...
- ... o DD-956. Later in the mid-1980s, it was changed to DDG-908. She was decommissioned and stricken on 16 july 1999. [4] The ship was later towed out to sea to be sunk as target off Yilan . Her mast, anchor, an ...
#13 USS Benham (DD-796)
USS Benham (DD-796) was a Fletcher -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1960. She was then transferred to Peru where she served as BAP Villar (DD-71) until being scrapped in 1980. Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see U
- ... ter that island was secured on the 10th, the destroyer got underway for Eniwetok, arriving there on 16 july . She quickly loaded supplies and ammunition for the next phase of the operation and escorted a conv ...
#14 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
- ... cquired Service Fate Chelsea HMS Chelsea November 1942 transferred to the Soviet Union as Derzky on 16 july 1944; returned to the Royal Navy on 24 June 1949 She was scrapped on 27 July 1949. Georgetown HMS G ...
- ... or scrapping in August 1946. Brighton USS Cowell 23 September 1940 to the Soviet Union as Zharky on 16 july 1944; returned to the Royal Navy on 4 March 1949 She was scrapped on 18 May 1949. Broadwater USS Ma ...
- ... weeper Seagull , attacked and sank it in early 1942; transferred to the Soviet Union as Dostoyny on 16 july 1944; returned to the Royal Navy on 28 February 1949 towed for scrapping on 18 May 1949. SOVIET NAV ...
- ... wn -class destroyers of the Soviet Navy Name Ex- Date acquired Service Fate Deyatelny HMS Churchill 16 july 1944 convoy escort in the Arctic Ocean torpedoed and sunk by U-956 on 16 January 1945 while escorti ...
- ... and the only one of the destroyers transferred to the Soviet Union to be lost. Derzky HMCS Chelsea 16 july 1944 returned to the Royal Navy on 24 June 1949 Scrapped on 27 July 1949. Doblestny HMS Roxborough ...
- ... 44 returned to the Royal Navy on 7 February 1949 Scrapped on 14 May 1949. Dostoyny HNoMS St. Albans 16 july 1944 returned to the Royal Navy on 28 February 1949 towed for scrapping on 18 May 1949. Druzny HMCS ...
- ... 1944 returned to the Royal Navy on 24 August 1952 Scrapped on 3 September 1952. Zharky HMS Brighton 16 july 1944 returned to the Royal Navy on 4 March 1949 Scrapped on 18 May 1949. Zhguchy HMCS Leamington 17 ...
#15 USS Alfred A. Cunningham
USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Alfred Austell Cunningham , a USMC officer and aviator . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer History United States Namesake Alfred Austell Cunningham Builder Bethlehem Mar
- ... ers conducting ASW exercises until their departure on 5 July. The destroyer reached Kobe, Japan, on 16 july and began an upkeep period. She next sailed for ASW operations in the area off Okinawa, conducting ...
#16 HMAS Quadrant
HMAS Quadrant (G11/D11/F01) , named for the navigational instrument , [2] was a Q-class destroyer operated by the Royal Navy as HMS Quadrant (G67/D17) during World War II, and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1945 to 1957. The ship was built during the early 1940s as one of the War Emergency Pro
- ... ralia Acquired October 1945 Commissioned 18 October 1945 Decommissioned 20 June 1947 Recommissioned 16 july 1953 Decommissioned 16 August 1957 Reclassified Anti-submarine frigate (1953) Motto "Seek and Smite ...
- ... weapons). [4] The conversion was completed in mid 1953, and the ship recommissioned into the RAN on 16 july . [5] RAN SERVICE After recommissioning, Quadrant ' s service was mainly in Australian waters. Quadr ...
#17 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 .
- ... hens, 3 June 2006, 64 years after her launch The ship was accepted by Commander G. Moralis, RHN, on 16 july 1959 in Long Beach , California and arrived in Greece on 15 October 1959. [2] She served in the Hel ...
#18 German destroyer Z37
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
- ... Germaniawerft , Kiel Yard number G627 Laid down 2 January 1941 Launched 24 February 1942 Completed 16 july 1943 Captured 6 May 1945 Fate Scuttled , 24 August 1944; Scrapped , 1949 General characteristics (a ...
- ... 1] Construction was slowed by shortage of manpower and materials and Z37 was not commissioned until 16 july 1942. [12] On 23 January 1943 Z37 set out as part of the escort for the battleship Scharnhorst and ...
#19 USS Thomas (DD-182)
The first USS Thomas (DD–182) was a Wickes -class destroyer of the United States Navy that entered service just after World War I . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Thomas and HMS St Albans . History United States Name USS Thomas Namesake Clarence Crase Thomas Build
- ... l 1941 Fate Returned to United Kingdom, 4 May 1944 [1] Soviet Union Name Dostoyny (Worthy) Acquired 16 july 1944 Fate Transferred to UK for scrapping, 28 February 1949 General characteristics Class and type ...
- ... soon laid up in reserve. St Albans was returned to the Royal Navy on 4 February 1944 AS DOSTOYNY On 16 july 1944, the British transferred St Albans to the Soviet Navy , who renamed her Dostoyny ( rus. Достой ...
#20 USS Hugh W. Hadley
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
- ... e Hugh William Hadley Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding , San Pedro Laid down 6 February 1944 Launched 16 july 1944 Commissioned 25 November 1944 Decommissioned 15 December 1945 Stricken 8 January 1946 Fate Sol ...
- ... ISSIONING Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774) was launched by Bethlehem Shipbuilding , San Pedro, Los Angeles , 16 july 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Hadley, widow of the namesake; and commissioned on 25 November 1944. It pla ...