langs: 31 июля [ru] / july 31 [en] / 31. juli [de] / 31 juillet [fr] / 31 luglio [it] / 31 de julio [es]

days: july 28 / july 29 / july 30 / july 31 / august 1 / august 2 / august 3

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Lighthouse / Lighthouse

#1 Wadjemup Lighthouse

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

• ... 1 ft) high, and glazed with 160 panes of 3 ⁄ 8 inch (9.5 mm) thick glass. [2] The Argus reported on 31 july 1851: [15] "The light will consist of two groups of three powerful lamps each; the whole revolving ...

#2 Pemaquid Point Light

The Pemaquid Point Light is a historic U.S. lighthouse located in Bristol , Lincoln County, Maine , at the tip of the Pemaquid Neck. [2] [3] Lighthouse in Maine, US Lighthouse Pemaquid Point Light Location Pemaquid Point, entrance to Muscongus Bay , Bristol, Maine Coordinates 43°50′13.03″N 69°30′21.

• ... Date appointed): Isaac Dunham: 3 November 1827 Nathaniel Gammage, Jr.: 13 June 1837 Robert Curtis: 31 july 1849 Samuel C. Tibbetts: 9 April 1853 John Fossett: 12 February 1858 J. Lawler: 29 March 1861 Marcu ...
• ... Fossett: 12 February 1858 J. Lawler: 29 March 1861 Marcus A. Hanna: 30 July 1869 William L Sartell: 31 july 1873 Charles A. Dolliver: 28 September 1883 Clarence E. Marr: 16 August 1899 Leroy S. Ewell: 1 July ...

#3 Boston Light

Boston Light is a lighthouse located on Little Brewster Island in outer Boston Harbor , Massachusetts . [3] [4] The first lighthouse to be built on the site dates back to 1716, and was the first lighthouse to be built in what is now the United States . The current lighthouse dates from 1783, is the

• ... marine guard when General Washington dispatched Major Benjamin Tupper with 300 men in whaleboats on july 31, 1775, who defeated the guard and destroyed the repair work done. They were intercepted on leaving b ...

#4 St. Marks Light

The St. Marks Light is the second-oldest light station in Florida . It is located on the east side of the mouth of the St. Marks River , on Apalachee Bay . [1] Lighthouse in Florida, United States Lighthouse St. Marks Light The St. Marks Light at an unknown date. Location mouth of St. Marks River ,

• ... of Historic Places The lighthouse as it appeared in 2013 NRHP reference No. 72000356 Added to NRHP july 31, 1972 HISTORIC BACKGROUND In the 1820s, the town of St. Marks, Florida was considered an important p ...

#5 Sturgeon Point Light

The Sturgeon Point Light Station is a lighthouse on Lake Huron in Haynes Township , Alcona County , northeastern lower Michigan . [8] [9] Established to ward mariners off a reef that extends 1.5 miles (2.4   km) lakeward from Sturgeon Point, [1] it is today regarded as a historic example of a Cape C

• ... rders as a 3½-order Fresnel lens . The 3½-order Fresnel lens is still in place and was in use as of july 31, 2012. This is one of only 70 such Fresnel lenses that are still operational in the United States, s ...

#6 Ilha da Moela Lighthouse

Ilha da Moela Lighthouse ( Portuguese : Farol da Ilha da Moela ) is an active lighthouse on the namesake island 1.84 kilometres (1.14   mi) from Ponta do Munduba at the entrance of Santos Bay, Brazil . Ilha da Moela Lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse on the State of São Paulo coast and the entire i

• ... first) Characteristic Al Oc WR 60s. [2] Brazil no. BR-3288 [1] HISTORY The first lighthouse, lit on july 31, 1830, was a white masonry cylindrical tower, 9.5 metres (31 ft) high, with balcony and lantern. The ...

#7 Ilha Rasa Lighthouse

Ilha Rasa Lighthouse ( Portuguese : Farol da Ilha Rasa ) is an active lighthouse on the namesake island located 11 kilometres (6.8   mi) from Guanabara Bay , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . Lighthouse Farol da Ilha Rasa Location Ilha Rasa Coordinates 23°03′50″S 43°08′45″W Tower Constructed 1829 Foundation

• ... p transporting the optical instruments from France where they were built. The lighthouse was lit on july 31, 1829; it is a 3-storey square prism stone building surmounted by a cylindrical tower with balcony a ...

#8 Harbor Beach Light

The Harbor Beach Lighthouse is a " sparkplug lighthouse " located at the end of the north breakwall entrance to the harbor of refuge on Lake Huron . [9] [10] [11] The breakwall and light were created by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to protect the harbor of Harbor Beach, Michigan , which

• ... of the historic structure took place in Traverse City on June 16, 2010. A local ceremony took place july 31, 2010. The Harbor Beach Lighthouse Preservation Society (HBLPS) was formed in 1984 and restoration i ...

#9 Split Rock Lighthouse

Split Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse located southwest of Silver Bay, Minnesota , USA on the North Shore of Lake Superior . The structure was designed by lighthouse engineer Ralph Russell Tinkham and was completed in 1910 by the United States Lighthouse Service at a cost of $75,000, including the b

• ... pplies arrived by water and were lifted to the top of the cliff by crane. The lamp was first lit on july 31, 1910. Thanks to its scenic location, the lighthouse soon became a tourist attraction for sailors an ...

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Manufacturer / Manufacturer

#1 General Motors

The General Motors Company [2] ( GM ) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit , Michigan , United States. [3] It is the largest automaker in the United States and was the largest in the world for 77 years before losing the top spot to Toyota in 2008. [4

• ... r 30, 1974 Thomas A. Murphy —December 1, 1974 – December 31, 1980 Roger B. Smith —January 1, 1981 – july 31, 1990 Robert C. Stempel —August 1, 1990 – November 1, 1992 John G. Smale —November 2, 1992 – Decembe ...
• ... r 30, 1974 Thomas A. Murphy —December 1, 1974 – December 31, 1980 Roger B. Smith —January 1, 1981 – july 31, 1990 Robert C. Stempel —August 1, 1990 – November 1, 1992 John F. Smith Jr. —November 2, 1992 – May ...

#2 Isuzu

Isuzu Motors Ltd. ( Japanese : いすゞ自動車株式会社 , Hepburn : Isuzu Jidōsha Kabushiki-Kaisha ) , commonly known as Isuzu ( Japanese pronunciation:   [isɨᵝzɨᵝ] , / i ˈ s u z u / ), is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nishi-ku, Yokohama , Japan. Its principal activity is the p

• ... an agreement, and GM instead ceased production of the Chevrolet Kodiak and GMC Topkick vehicles on 31 july 2009. [25] In July 2016, Isuzu and Mazda agreed to collaborate to produce the next-generation picku ...

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Ship / Ship

#1 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

• ... d on Admiral Robison's staff, visited the ship on 25 June. [1] Following completion of availability 31 july , Robison proceeded to Mare Island Naval Shipyard for ammunition, took on ASROC and Tartar missiles ...
• ... onths, and 25 July saw Robison once again en route to the Orient. [1] After calling at Pearl Harbor 31 july and Yokosuka , Japan, 5 August, she commenced Tonkin Gulf operations under the command of Thomas Wi ...

#2 USS Humphreys (DD-236)

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

• ... Humphreys . History United States Namesake Joshua Humphreys Builder New York Shipbuilding Laid down 31 july 1918 Launched 28 July 1919 Commissioned 21 July 1920 Decommissioned 26 October 1945 Stricken 13 Nov ...

#3 HMS Active (H14)

HMS Active , the tenth Active , launched in 1929, was an A-class destroyer . She served in the Second World War , taking part in the sinking of four submarines. She was broken up in 1947. A-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see HMS Active . Active in 1944 History United Kingdom Nam

• ... H . As such she took part in Operation Catapult against the French fleet in Mers El Kébir . [7] On 31 july Active set out from Gibraltar as part of Force H for Operation Hurry in which the aircraft carrier ...

#4 USS Gridley (DD-92)

The first USS Gridley (DD-92) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I . She was named in honor of Charles Vernon Gridley . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Gridley . USS Gridley History United States Name Gridley Namesake Charles V

• ... e Mediterranean transporting passengers and making goodwill visits. She arrived back at New York on 31 july . Operating out of Portsmouth , New Hampshire , Gridley embarked Major General Lejeune and Brigadier ...

#5 USS Sigourney (DD-643)

USS Sigourney (DD-643) was a Fletcher -class destroyer , the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Sigourney , an officer during the War of 1812 . Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Sigourney . USS Sigourney (DD-643) underway during the early o

• ... 3 Commissioned 29 June 1943 Decommissioned 1 May 1960 Stricken 1 December 1974 Fate Sold for scrap, 31 july 1975 General characteristics Class and type Fletcher class destroyer Displacement 2,050 tons Length ...
• ... he Atlantic Reserve Fleet and berthed at Philadelphia. Sigourney was stricken 1 December 1974, sold 31 july 1975 and broken up for scrap. AWARDS Sigourney received nine battle stars for World War II service. ...

#6 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

• ... kes Bath Iron Works 11 November 1918 23 October 1940 Montgomery B USS Wickes Wickes Bath Iron Works 31 july 1918 25 October 1940 Newark C USS Ringgold Wickes Union Iron Works 14 November 1918 5 December 1940 ...
• ... teel Squantum 2 July 1919 26 November 1940 Rockingham A USS Swasey Clemson Bethlehem Steel Squantum 31 july 1919 26 November 1940 Roxborough C USS Foote Wickes Bethlehem Steel Fore River 21 March 1919 23 Sep ...

#7 USS Sampson (DDG-102)

USS Sampson (DDG-102) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer in the United States Navy . Funding for the Flight IIA (5"/62, one 20mm CIWS variant) ship was authorized in 2002 and her keel was laid on 20 March 2005. She is the fourth US Navy ship named to honor Rear Admiral William T. Sampson . Arleigh

• ... lass destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Sampson . USS Sampson at Pearl Harbor on 31 july 2010 History United States Name Sampson Namesake William T. Sampson Ordered 13 September 2002 Build ...

#8 JS Asagiri

JS Asagiri (DD-151) is an Asagiri -class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . Asagiri-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Asagiri . JS Asagiri at Subic Bay on 1 July 1990 History Japan Name Asagiri (あさぎり) Namesake Asagiri (1929) Ordered 29 March

• ... fter completing his mission off the coast of Somalia . [2] GALLERY JS Asagiri as a training ship on 31 july 2011. JS Asagiri at Pearl Harbor on 10 October 2011. JS Asagiri at Pearl Harbor on 10 October 2011. ...

#9 HMS Wild Swan (D62)

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

• ... evacuation of civilians from Huelva , and then returned to the United Kingdom, reaching Spithead on 31 july . [18] Wild Swan then joined the Local Defence Flotilla at Portsmouth, taking part in the Coronation ...

#10 USS Niblack (DD-424)

USS Niblack (DD-424) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Albert Parker Niblack . Niblack became the Director of Naval Intelligence 1 March 1919, and Naval Attache in London 6 August 1920. As Vice Admiral , he commanded U.S. Naval Forces in Europe

• ... own 8 August 1938 Launched 18 May 1940 Commissioned 1 August 1940 Decommissioned June 1946 Stricken 31 july 1968 Fate Sold 16 August 1973 and broken up for scrap General characteristics Class and type Gleave ...
• ... , South Carolina . She was subsequently transferred to Philadelphia where she remained until struck 31 july 1968. Niblack earned five battle stars for service in the European, African–Middle Eastern Areas. C ...

#11 USS Lyman K. Swenson

USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , was laid down on 11 September 1943 by Bath Iron Works , Bath, Maine and launched on 12 February 1944; sponsored by Miss Cecelia A. Swenson, daughter of Captain Swenson. The ship was commissioned at Boston Navy Yard on 2 May 1944.

• ... rmuda‑based shakedown cruise 25 June 1944 and prepared for duty in the Pacific. Departing Boston on 31 july , the new destroyer transited the Panama Canal on 8 August and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 30 August. ...

#12 USS Williamson (DD-244)

USS Williamson (DD-244/AVP-15/AVD-2/APD-27) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Commander William Price Williamson . Tender of the United States Navy History United States Namesake William Price Williamson Builder New York Shipbuilding Lai

• ... , visited Portage Cove , Skagway , and Juneau , while patrolling coastal waters between 20 July and 31 july . Returning to San Diego on 9 August, Williamson conducted battle problems and local operations from ...

#13 Japanese destroyer Akebono (1930)

Akebono ( 曙 , "Daybreak" ) [1] was the eighteenth of twenty-four Fubuki -class destroyers , built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I . When introduced into service, these ships were the most powerful destroyers in the world. [2] They served as first-line destroyers through the 1930

• ... yards Yard number Destroyer No. 52 Laid down 25 November 1929 Launched 7 November 1930 Commissioned 31 july 1931 Stricken 10 January 1945 Fate Sunk in air raid near Manila , the Philippines , 14 November 194 ...
• ... raft. [5] Akebono was laid down on 25 October 1929, launched on 7 November 1930 and commissioned on 31 july 1931. [6] Originally assigned hull designation "Destroyer No. 52", she was named Akebono before her ...

#14 USS Floyd B. Parks

USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884) was a Gearing -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1973. She was scrapped in 1974. Gearing-class destroyer USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884), in 1971 History United States Name USS Floyd B. Parks Namesake Floyd B. Parks Laid down 30 October 1944

• ... loyd B. Parks Namesake Floyd B. Parks Laid down 30 October 1944 Launched 31 March 1945 Commissioned 31 july 1945 Decommissioned 2 July 1973 Stricken 2 July 1973 Identification DD-884 Fate Sold for scrap, 1 A ...
• ... er 1944, launched on 31 March 1945 by Mrs. Floyd B. Parks, widow of Major Parks and commissioned on 31 july 1945. Floyd B. Parks arrived at San Diego, her home port, 16 November 1945, and sailed 20 November ...

#15 USS Barry (DD-933)

USS Barry (DD-933) was one of eighteen Forrest   Sherman –class destroyers of the United States Navy , and was the third US destroyer to be named for Commodore John Barry . Commissioned in 1954, she spent most of her career in the Caribbean, Atlantic, and Mediterranean, but also served in the Vietna

• ... rspersed with fuel stops at Muscat, Oman and Sitrah , Bahrain, Barry continued routine patrols until 31 july y when she departed for Djibouti. After a brief fuel stop, she then stopped in Victoria, Seychelles ...

#16 JDS Murasame (DD-107)

JDS Murasame (DD-107) was the lead ship of the Murasame -class destroyer of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . [1] Murasame-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Murasame . JDS Murasame History Japan Name Murasame (むらさめ) Namesake Murasame (1935) Ordered 1958 Bui

• ... urasame (1935) Ordered 1958 Builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Laid down 17 December 1957 Launched 31 july 1958 Commissioned 28 February 1959 Decommissioned 23 March 1988 Homeport Maizuru Identification DD- ...
• ... N AND CAREER Murasame was laid down by Mitsubishi at Kobe in Japan on 17 December 1957, launched on 31 july 1958 and commissioned with the pennant number DD-107 on 28 February 1959. She was incorporated into ...

#17 Soviet destroyer Prozorlivy

Prozorlivy was the third ship of the Kildin-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy . [1] Kildin-class destroyer Prozorlivy in 1982 History Soviet Union Name Prozorlivy (Прозорливый) Namesake Perceptive in Russian Ordered 17 October 1955 Builder Black Sea Shipyard Laid down 1 September 1956 Launched 30 J

• ... ers CONSTRUCTION AND CAREER The ship was built at Zhdanov Shipyard in Leningrad and was launched on 31 july 1955 and commissioned into the Pacific Fleet on 30 June 1958. [2] On December 30, 1958, she entered ...

#18 USS Healy (DD-672)

USS Healy (DD-672) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Fletcher-class destroyer History United States Namesake Howard R. Healy Builder Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. , Kearny, N.J. Laid down 4 March 1943 Launched 4 July 1943 Commissioned 3 September 1943 Decommissioned 1

• ... ise training midshipmen, which took her to northern Europe again, the ship returned to Annapolis on 31 july 1956. Healy then participated in local operations, spent a month as training ship for Naval Mine Wa ...

#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

• ... avy Akatsuki Destroyer 1,750 30 November 1932 sunk 13 November 1942 Akebono Ayanami Destroyer 1,750 31 july 1931 sunk 13 November 1944 Akigumo Kagerō Destroyer 2,490 27 September 1941 sunk 11 April 1944 Akis ...
• ... 943 decommissioned 1947, sunk as target 1962 Fujinami Imperial Japanese Navy Yūgumo Destroyer 2,077 31 july 1943 sunk 10 January 1945 Fumizuki Mutsuki Destroyer 1,315 3 July 1926 sunk 18 February 1944 Fury R ...
• ... 350 16 January 1937 ran aground 6 April 1942 Hayanami Imperial Japanese Navy Yūgumo Destroyer 2,077 31 july 1943 sunk 7 June 1944 Hayashimo Destroyer 2,077 20 February 1944 sunk 26 October 1944 Hayashio Kage ...
• ... Destroyer 1,630 5 November 1942 decommissioned 1955, scrapped 1973 Jenkins Fletcher Destroyer 2,050 31 july 1942 decommissioned 1969, sold for scrap 1971 Jersey Royal Navy J Destroyer 1,690 28 April 1939 san ...
• ... 42 Sugi Imperial Japanese Navy Matsu Destroyer 1,262 25 August 1944 to Republic of China as Hui Yang 31 july y 1947, struck 11 November 1954, scrapped 1954 Sultanhisar Turkish Naval Forces Demirhisar Destroyer ...
• ... rapped 28 July 1948 Tsuta Tachibana Destroyer 1,288 8 February 1945 to Republic of China as Hua Yang 31 july y 1947, ran aground 1949, struck 1954 Tucker United States Navy Mahan Destroyer 1,450 23 July 1936 s ...
• ... of China as Fen Yang 29 August 1947, scrapped 1963 Young United States Navy Fletcher Destroyer 2,05 31 july ly 1943 decommissioned 1947, sunk as target 1970 Yūdachi Imperial Japanese Navy Shiratsuyu Destroyer ...

#20 USS Abbot (DD-629)

USS Abbot (DD-629) was a Fletcher -class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy . She was the second Navy ship named after Commodore Joel Abbot (1793–1855). Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Abbot . History United States Name Abbott Namesake Joel Abbot

• ... ary 1943 Commissioned 23 April 1943 Decommissioned 26 March 1965 Stricken 1 December 1974 Fate Sold 31 july 1975 for scrapping General characteristics Class and type Fletcher -class destroyer Displacement 2, ...