langs: 28 июля [ru] / july 28 [en] / 28. juli [de] / 28 juillet [fr] / 28 luglio [it] / 28 de julio [es]
days: july 25 / july 26 / july 27 / july 28 / july 29 / july 30 / july 31
The Eddystone Lighthouse is a lighthouse that is located on the dangerous Eddystone Rocks , 9 statute miles (14 km) south of Rame Head in Cornwall , England . The rocks are submerged below the surface of the sea [3] and are composed of Precambrian gneiss . [4] Not to be confused with Eddystone Poi
Bagacay Point Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in Liloan, Cebu , in the Philippines . [1] Lighthouse in the Philippines Lighthouse Bagacay Point Lighthouse Location Liloan Cebu Philippines Coordinates 10°22′59.4″N 124°01′06.8″E Tower Constructed 1857 (first) 1874 (second) Foundation masonry Constr
Ambrose Light , often called Ambrose Tower , was the light station at the convergence of several major shipping lanes in Lower New York Bay , including Ambrose Channel , the primary passage for ships entering and departing the Port of New York and New Jersey . Former light station in the Lower New Y
The Big Sable Point Light is a lighthouse on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan near Ludington in Mason County , Michigan , at the Ludington State Park . [11] It is an active aid to navigation . [5] Lighthouse in Michigan, United States Lighthouse Big Sable Point Light Location Ludington , Michigan
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
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 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
USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) , was the lead ship of her class of destroyers . The ship was named for Allen Melancthon Sumner , a United States Marine Corps captain , who was killed in action during World War I . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) in April 1959 History Unite
#4 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
The Somers -class destroyer was a class of five 1850-ton United States Navy destroyers based on the Porter class . They were answers to the large destroyers that the Japanese navy was building at the time, and were initially intended to be flotilla leaders . They were laid down from 1935–1936 and co
USS Laub (DD-613) was a Benson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the second ship named for Henry Laub , who was killed during the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813. Benson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Laub . USS Laub (DD-613) History Un
#8 JS Umigiri
JS Umigiri (DD-158) is an Asagiri -class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . Asagiri-class destroyer JS Umigiri at Subic Bay on 29 October 2006 History Japan Name Umigiri (うみぎり) Ordered 1986 Builder IHI Corporation , Tokyo Laid down 31 October 1988 Launched 9 November 1989 Commissio
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 Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named after Lieutenant Commander Heywood L. Edwards (1905 – 1941), captain of the destroyer USS Reuben James , the first U.S. Navy ship sunk in World War II . Following the war, the ship was transferred to
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-
USS Davison (DD-618/DMS-37) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , was named for Lieutenant Commander Gregory C. Davison (1871–1935). Davison specialized in torpedo boat operations. Gleaves-class destroyer USS Davison off Charleston Navy Yard, 28 July 1945 History United States Name Davison Namesake Gregory
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
#14 USS Wilkinson
USS Wilkinson (DL-5) was a Mitscher class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was named for Vice Admiral Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson USN (1888 – 1946). USS Wilkinson (DL-5) in late 1950s History United States Namesake Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson Builder Bethlehem Steel , Fore River Shi
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
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
The Impavido class were the second group of destroyers built for the Italian Navy after World War II and the first Italian guided missile destroyers . Similar in performance to the US Navy 's Charles F. Adams class , these ships were essentially improved Impetuoso -class vessels, with the after gun-
#18 SMS Triglav
SMS Triglav [Note 1] was one of six Tátra -class destroyers built for the kaiserliche und königliche Kriegsmarine ( Austro-Hungarian Navy ) shortly before the First World War . Completed in August 1914, the ship participated in an unsuccessful attempt to recapture a small island in the Central Adria
HMS Wild Swan was an Admiralty modified W-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy . She was one of four destroyers ordered in 1918 from Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson , Wallsend-on-Tyne under the 14th Order for Destroyers of the Emergency War Program of 1917–18. She was the second Royal Navy shi
#20 USS Caron
USS Caron (DD-970) was a Spruance -class destroyer , named for Hospital Corpsman Third Class Wayne M. Caron (1946 – 1968), who was killed in action during the Vietnam War , and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor . Spruance-class destroyer USS Caron on 1 January 1983 History United States Name C