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Anchored firmly at the end of New Zealand's longest sand spit , the Farewell Spit Lighthouse guides vessels entering Cook Strait from the west and south. [1] The LED rotating beacon flashes white or red, once every 15 seconds. It has a range of 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) . [2] Red is shown
#2 St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights
The St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights are lighthouses in Michigan at the entrance to the St. Joseph River on Lake Michigan . The station was built in 1832 with the current lights built in 1906 and 1907; [1] [4] they were decommissioned in 2005. [5] Lighthouse in Michigan, United States Li
#3 Gull Island Light (Wisconsin)
Gull Island Light is a lighthouse on Gull Island , one of the Apostle Islands , in Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin , in Ashland County, Wisconsin USA. The lighthouse was constructed in 1928 and is currently owned by the Coast Guard . Both grounds and tower are closed. [2] Lighthouse Gull Island
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
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
Fantassin was one of four Chasseur -class destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. During World War I , she had to be scuttled by another French ship after being badly damaged during a collision in 1915. Destroyer of the French Navy A postcard of sister ship Chas
#2 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
#3 USS Halford
USS Halford (DD-480) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant William Halford (1841–1919), a recipient of the Medal of Honor . Fletcher-class destroyer USS Halford (DD-480) after removal of the catapult, 1943 History United States Namesake William Hal
#4 USS Ozbourn
USS Ozbourn (DD-846) was a Gearing -class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War . She was named for Marine Private Joseph W. Ozbourn (1919–1944), who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his "great personal valor" during the Battle of Tinian . Geari
The first USS Duncan (DD-46) was a Cassin -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I . She was named for Commander Silas Duncan . Cassin-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Duncan . USS Duncan (DD-46) making dense smoke on speed trials 5 July 1913. History
#6 USS Higbee
USS Higbee (DD/DDR-806) was a Gearing -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the first U.S. warship named for a female member of the U.S. Navy , [1] [2] being named for Chief Nurse Lenah S. Higbee (1874–1941), a pioneering Navy nurse who served as Superintendent of
#7 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
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
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
HMS Terpsichore was a T-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Frigate of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Terpsichore . History United Kingdom Name HMS Terpischore Ordered 13 March 1941 Builder William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton , Scotland L
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 first ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward , USS Aaron Ward (DD-132) was a Wickes -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy . In 1940, she was transferred to the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Castleton . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Aaro
Tromblon was one of 13 Claymore -class destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Destroyer of the French Navy Sister ship Trident underway in harbor History France Name Tromblon Namesake Blunderbuss Builder Arsenal de Rochefort Laid down 8 July 1904 Launched 17 Ju
HMS Greyhound was a G-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the 1930s. Greyhound participated in the Norwegian Campaign in April 1940, the Dunkirk evacuation in May and the Battle of Dakar in September before being transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet in November. The ship generally escorted
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
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
#17 HMS Escapade
HMS Escapade was an E-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. Although assigned to the Home Fleet upon completion in 1934, the ship was attached to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1935–1936 during the Abyssinia Crisis . During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 she spent considerable
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
USS Monssen (DD-798) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant Mons Monssen (1867–1930), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for putting out a fire in a magazine on Missouri . Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy For other ship
The first USS Cowell (DD–167) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I . She was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Brighton , and later to the Soviet Navy as Zharky . [note 1] Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Cowell . History Uni