langs: 4 июля [ru] / july 4 [en] / 4. juli [de] / 4 juillet [fr] / 4 luglio [it] / 4 de julio [es]
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The Stannard Rock Light , completed in 1883, is a lighthouse located on a reef that was the most serious hazard to navigation on Lake Superior . [6] [7] [8] The exposed crib of the Stannard Rock Light is rated as one of the top ten engineering feats in the United States. [9] It is 24 miles (39 km)
The current Bodie Island Lighthouse (pronounced “body island”) is the third that has stood in this vicinity of Bodie Island on the Outer Banks in North Carolina and was built in 1872. It stands 156 feet (48 m) tall and is located on the Roanoke Sound side of a portion of a peninsula that is the fi
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.
Tsurugisaki Lighthouse ( 剱埼灯台 , Tsurugisaki tōdai ) is a lighthouse located on Cape Tsurugi on the southeastern extremity of the city of Miura , Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan on the southernmost and eastern tip of Miura Peninsula . (On the southernmost western tip of Miura Peninsula stands the Jōgashi
Diamond Shoal Light is an inactive offshore lighthouse marking Diamond Shoals off Cape Hatteras . Lighthouse in North Carolina, United States Lighthouse Diamond Shoal Light Undated photograph of Diamond Shoal Light (USCG) Location Dare County , US Coordinates 35°9′12″N 75°17′48″W [1] Tower Foundatio
Seal Point is a lighthouse on Cape St. Francis in the Eastern Cape of South Africa . [4] [3] The lighthouse is operational and houses a museum. Public access to the top of the tower is allowed in the company of a guide. Lighthouse Seal Point Lighthouse Location Cape St. Francis Eastern Cape South Af
West Quoddy Head , in Quoddy Head State Park , Lubec, Maine , is the easternmost point of the contiguous United States . [2] [3] [4] In 1808 a lighthouse was constructed at the site to guide ships through the Quoddy Narrows. The current tower, with distinctive red-and-white stripes, was constructed
The Montague Island Light is a heritage-listed active lighthouse located on Barunguba / Montague Island , an island in the Tasman Sea , 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) offshore from Narooma on the south coast of New South Wales , Australia . The lighthouse is located at the highest point of the island. It w
Nugget Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Nugget Point in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. [2] [3] It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand . Lighthouse in New Zealand Nugget Point lighthouse at Sunrise in March of 2019. Lighthouse Nugget Point Lighthouse Nugget Point li
Edgartown Harbor Light is a lighthouse located in Edgartown , Massachusetts , United States, where it marks the entrance to Edgartown Harbor and Katama Bay. [2] [3] [4] It is one of five lighthouses on the island of Martha's Vineyard . The first lighthouse, a two-story wooden structure that also ser
The Cape May Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the U.S. state of New Jersey at the tip of Cape May , in Lower Township 's Cape May Point State Park . It was built in 1859 under the supervision of U.S. Army engineer William F. Raynolds , was automated in 1946, and continues operation to this day.
Bird Island Light is a historic lighthouse at the entrance to Sippican Harbor in Marion, Massachusetts . [2] [3] Built in 1819, its tower is a well-preserved example of an early 19th-century masonry lighthouse. The tower and the island on which it stands were added to the National Register of Histor
The St. Johns River Light is a decommissioned lighthouse in Jacksonville, Florida , U.S., which stands near the mouth of the St. Johns River . It is located on the grounds of Naval Station Mayport in the Mayport area. Constructed in 1858, it was decommissioned in 1929 and replaced with a lightship .
Union Iron Works , located in San Francisco, California , on the southeast waterfront, was a central business within the large industrial zone of Potrero Point , for four decades at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. [1] San Francisco American shipyard company Union
USS Elliot (DD-146) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II , first reclassified as DMS-4 , and later reclassified as AG-104 . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Elliot . Elliot , underway in San Diego harbor History United States N
USS Gilmer (DD-233/APD-11) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the first ship named for Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer . Clemson-class destroyer USS Gilmer in 1922 History United States Namesake Thomas Walker Gilmer Builder New York Ship
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
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
HMS Seraph was an S-class destroyer , which served with the Royal Navy during the Russian Civil War . The S class were a development of the previous R class , with minor differences, constructed at the end of the First World War . Seraph had a career as an evacuation vessel more than as a warship. L
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
#7 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 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
NMS Regina Maria was the second and last of the two Regele Ferdinand -class destroyers built in Italy for the Romanian Navy in the late 1920s. After the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941 ( Operation Barbarossa ), she took part in the Raid on Constanța a few days later and may have da
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 Upshur (DD–144) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II . She was the first ship named for Rear Admiral John Henry Upshur . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Upshur . USS Upshur circa 1940-1941 History United States
The second USS Sampson (DD-394) was a Somers -class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was named of William Thomas Sampson a rear admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War . Somers-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see US
HMS Derwent was a Hunt-class Type III destroyer escort of the Royal Navy . She was built by Vickers-Armstrongs , in Barrow-in-Furness , and served during the Second World War . In March 1943, she was badly damaged while anchored in Tripoli harbour by aircraft and beached to prevent her from sinking.
Kharkov ( Russian : Ха́рьков ) was one of six Leningrad -class destroyer leaders built for the Soviet Navy during the 1930s, one of the three Project 1 variants. Completed in 1938, she was slightly damaged during the Raid on Constanța a few days after the German invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 Ju
#15 HMS Star (1896)
HMS Star was a Palmer three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896–1897 Naval Estimates. She was the eleventh ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1643 for a 19-gun ship sold until 1652. [3] [4] Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name,
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
#17 USS Rupertus
USS Rupertus (DD-851) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for United States Marine Corps Major General William H. Rupertus (1889–1945). Gearing-class destroyer This article needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2014 ) USS Rupertus in 1958 History Unit
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
The second USS Worden (DD-288) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for John Lorimer Worden . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Worden . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2
HMS Belvoir was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She was a member of the third subgroup of the class, and saw service in the Second World War . She was adopted by the civil community of Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire during Warship Week in 1942. [1] Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal N