langs: 11 июня [ru] / june 11 [en] / 11. juni [de] / 11 juin [fr] / 11 giugno [it] / 11 de junio [es]

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Lighthouse / Lighthouse

#1 Sandy Hook Light

The Sandy Hook Lighthouse , located about one and a half statute miles (2.4   km) inland from the tip of Sandy Hook , New Jersey , is the oldest working lighthouse in the United States. [4] It was designed and built on June 11, 1764 by Isaac Conro . At that time, it stood only 500 feet (150 metres)

• ... ew Jersey , is the oldest working lighthouse in the United States. [4] It was designed and built on june 11, 1764 by Isaac Conro . At that time, it stood only 500 feet (150 metres) from the tip of Sandy Hook; ...
• ... thouse in 2020 Location Sandy Hook , New Jersey Coordinates 40°27′42″N 74°00′07″W Tower Constructed june 11, 1764 Foundation Stone Construction Rubble Automated 1965 Height 103 feet (31 m) Shape Octagonal Her ...

#2 Old Caloundra Light

Old Caloundra Light , also known as Old Caloundra Head Light or Cape Caloundra Light , is an inactive lighthouse located in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast in South East Queensland, Australia. It is the oldest surviving building in Caloundra. [2] The lighthouse was active between 1896 and 1968. The

• ... was insured, the lighthouse could be saved. The tower was subsequently braced and repaired, and on 11 june it was transported successfully to its original location, where a new base has been built over the ...

#3 Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse

The Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse ( French : Phare de Cap-des-Rosiers ) is a lighthouse near the village of Cap-des-Rosiers   [ fr ] in Gaspé , Quebec , Canada. Lighthouse in Quebec, Canada Lighthouse Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse Phare de Cap-des-Rosiers Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse Location Gaspé Quebec C

• ... gnated March 31, 1994 Reference no. 4383 It was classified as a National Historic Site of Canada on june 11, 1973. [3] It was listed as a Federal Heritage Building on March 31, 1994. [4] The Cap-des-Rosiers L ...

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Ship / Ship

#1 USS Laub (DD-613)

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

• ... vulnerable supply ships in the convoy. The destroyer departed New York on her third extended voyage 11 june to join Allied forces in north Africa preparing for the invasion of Sicily . On 5 July she sailed f ...

#2 USS Porter (DD-800)

USS Porter (DD-800) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , the fourth Navy ship named for Commodore David Porter (1780 – 1843), and his son Admiral David Dixon Porter (1813–1891). Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Porter . History United States

• ... Okhotsk , bombarding Suribachi Wan during the retirement. Porter bombarded Matsuma again on 10 and 11 june . On 25 June, during another sweep of the Sea of Okhotsk, Porter encountered a small convoy and sank ...

#3 HMS Thruster (1917)

HMS Thruster was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during the First World War . The R class were an improvement on the previous M class with geared steam turbines to improve efficiency. Built by Hawthorn Leslie and launched in January 1917, Thruster joined the Harwich Force , ser

• ... til 10 June 1940. [26] [27] The destroyer returned to Chatham on 21 April 1936. [28] Soon after, on 11 june , the ship was transferred to reserve at the Nore . [29] On 16 March 1937, Thruster was sold to Thos ...

#4 HMS Venomous

HMS Venomous (ex- Venom ), was a Modified W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the Russian Civil War and World War II . Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Venom . HMS Venomous ca. 1919, when her pennant number was G98 History United Kin

• ... through August 1940. She and the destroyer Wivern were escorting Convoy FN 19 off Great Yarmouth on 11 june 1940 when they came under attack by six German aircraft, but she used skilful manoeuvring to avoid ...

#5 HMS Watchman (D26)

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

• ... Allies as " E-boats " – along the way. After ECB 3 arrived off the beachhead, Watchman detached on 11 june and returned to Milford Haven. On 13 June, she began escort duty in support of convoys carrying rei ...

#6 HMS Glamorgan (D19)

HMS Glamorgan was a County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy with a displacement of 5,440 tonnes. The ship was built by Vickers-Armstrongs in Newcastle Upon Tyne and named after the Welsh county of Glamorgan . [2] Destroyer of the Royal Navy HMS Glamorgan in 1972 History United Kingdom Name HMS Glam

• ... away from the islands, [25] but as the campaign reached a climax she was recalled in the evening of 11 june to support the Royal Marines fighting the Battle of Two Sisters . [26] At 06:37 the following morni ...

#7 USS Shaw (DD-373)

USS Shaw (DD-373) was a Mahan -class destroyer and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain John Shaw , a naval officer. Commissioned in 1936, Shaw was plagued by construction deficiencies and was not fully operational until 1938. After training in the Atlantic, she was tran

• ... there, and steamed toward the Marshall Islands on the 15th. She got underway from the Marshalls on 11 june with TF-52 to engage in the assault on Saipan Island. Four days later, the attack began. For the ne ...

#8 HNLMS Kortenaer (1927)

HNLMS Kortenaer ( Dutch : Hr.Ms. Kortenaer ) was an Admiralen-class destroyer of the Royal Netherlands Navy , named after 17th century Dutch Admiral Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer . Dutch destroyer For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS Kortenaer . This article needs additional citations for

• ... , in Rotterdam, and launched on 30 June 1927. The ship was commissioned on 3 September 1928. [4] On 11 june 1929, a detachment of marines was sent on Kortenaer to Curaçao , after Venezuelan rebels, led by Ra ...

#9 USS Mugford (DD-389)

USS Mugford (DD-389) , a Bagley -class destroyer , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Mugford , who commanded the schooner Franklin in the Continental Navy , serving through 1775. Bagley-class destroyer For other ships of this name, see USS Mugford . USS Mugford (DD-389

• ... ich she staged at Majuro. Screening the fast carriers, she observed the first strike the morning of 11 june , then screened battleships bombarding Saipan and Tinian, firing night harassing missions herself an ...

#10 HMS Valorous (L00)

The fifth HMS Valorous , ex- HMS Montrose , was a V-class flotilla leader of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I , the Russian Civil War , and World War II . Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Valorous and HMS Montrose . HMS Valorous (bearing L

• ... e evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk , France , remaining on convoy escort duties instead. On 11 june 1940, she was escorting Convoy FN 23 when it came under German air attack and, after a German bomb ...

#11 USS Hart (DD-594)

USS Hart (DD-594) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy of that name, in honor of Lieutenant Patrick H. Hart (1912–1942), who posthumously received the Navy Cross for heroism during the Battle of Midway . Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same

• ... the remains of the Japanese Fleet at Singapore . Hart also carried out shore bombardment beginning 11 june in support of Australian troops landing at Brunei Bay. On 14 June, she shot down her first Japanese ...

#12 USS Clarence K. Bronson

USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Fletcher-class destroyer USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668), off Mare Island, 15 June 1945. History United States Namesake Clarence K. Bronson Builder Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company , Kearny, New Jer

• ... Drydock Company , Kearny, New Jersey Laid down 9 December 1942 Launched 18 April 1943 Commissioned 11 june 1943 Decommissioned 29 June 1960 Stricken 1 February 1973 Fate Transferred to Turkey , 14 January 1 ...
• ... Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. , Kearny, N.J. , sponsored by Mrs. W. P. Richardson; and commissioned 11 june e 1943. WORLD WAR II Clarence K. Bronson reached Pearl Harbor 21 November 1943 for final training, r ...

#13 USS Halsey Powell

USS Halsey Powell (DD-686) , was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Seoul . USS Halsey Powell underway on 23 September 1962 History United States Name Halsey Powell Namesake Halsey Powell Builder Bethlehem Mar

• ... nnection with the upcoming Marianas invasions . She sortied with the assault force from Eniwetok on 11 june , and as troops stormed ashore on Saipan four days later she took up fire-support station off the be ...

#14 JS Shimayuki

JS Shimayuki (DD-133) was a Hatsuyuki -class destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force . [1] [2] Hatsuyuki-class destroyer JS Shimayuki History Japan Name Shimayuki (しまゆき) Ordered 1982 Builder Mitsubishi , Tokyo Laid down 8 May 1984 Launched 29 January 1986 Commissioned 17 February 1987

• ... f-Defense Force as a training ship was appointed as the training ship Setoyuki . At around 20:50 on june 11, the same year, it was reported that there was a danger of collision when approaching a car carrier ...

#15 USS Thompson (DD-627)

USS Thompson (DD-627) (later DMS-38) was first a Gleaves -class destroyer , then became an Ellyson -class destroyer minesweeper . She was the second Navy ship named "Thompson", and the first named in honor of Robert M. Thompson . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Th

• ... n 10 June, her 20 mm and 40 mm gunners splashed a low-flying German "snooper" airplane. At 01:00 on 11 june , another E-boat attack developed from the northward. Here, as before, the long hours spent in night ...

#16 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

• ... Akishimo Yūgumo Destroyer 2,077 11 March 1944 sunk 13 November 1944 Akizuki Akizuki Destroyer 2,700 11 june 1942 sunk 25 October 1944 Albatros French Navy Aigle Destroyer 2,402 25 December 1931 decommissione ...
• ... ,190 9 September 1940 scrapped 1945 Clarence K. Bronson United States Navy Fletcher Destroyer 2,050 11 june 1943 to Turkey 1967, scrapped 1987 Clark Porter Destroyer 1,850 20 May 1936 scrapped 1946 Claxton U ...
• ... stroyer 1,690 10 October 1939 sunk 20 December 1941 Kane United States Navy Clemson Destroyer 1,215 11 june 1920 sold for scrap 21 June 1946 Karl Liebknecht Soviet Navy Orfey Destroyer 1,260 August 1928 scra ...

#17 USS Tattnall (DDG-19)

USS Tattnall (DDG-19) was a Charles F. Adams -class guided missile -armed destroyer of the United States Navy . She was named for Commodore Josiah Tattnall III USN (1794–1871) – also commandant of the CSS Virginia , and an admiral in the Confederate States Navy – who made the adage " blood is thicke

• ... nation, naval gunfire support qualification, and highly successful supply management inspection. On 11 june , she completed sea trials and departed Mayport the next day for a deployment with the Standing Nava ...

#18 USS Du Pont (DD-152)

USS Du Pont (DD–152) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II , later reclassified as AG-80 . She was the second ship named for Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Du Pont . History United States

• ... en 25 January and 9 March 1944, and then returned to escort duty in the Caribbean. She left Norfolk 11 june in the screen of Albemarle sailing by way of Casablanca to Avonmouth , England , arriving 28 June. ...

#19 USS Bausell

USS Bausell (DD-845) was a Gearing -class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War . She was named for Marine Corporal Lewis K. Bausell (1924–1944), who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for "conspicuous gallantry" during the Battle of Peleliu . Gearing

• ... o Chinese governments from widening the war, the destroyer cruised near the Pescadores Islands from 11 june to 18 July. Returning to Korean waters on 7 August, she engaged in five more weeks of patrol operat ...

#20 HMS Walrus (D24)

The first HMS Walrus (D24) was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the final months of World War I . Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Walrus . HMS Walrus during the First World War History United Kingdom Name HMS Walrus Namesake Th

• ... duty with the 1st Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean. [8] She re-commissioned at Devonport on 11 june 1929 for continued service with the 1st Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean. [9] Walrus was rec ...