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Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Heceta Head Light
Heceta Head Light is a lighthouse on the Oregon Coast 13 miles (21 km) north of Florence , and 13 miles (21 km) south of Yachats in the United States. It is located at Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint , a state park, midway up a 205-foot-tall (62 m) headland. Built in 1894, the 56
- ... d as much as possible to the way it would have looked in 1894. It was open again after two years on june 8, 2013, when the OPRD welcomed a group of nearly 100 supporters to Heceta Head State Scenic Viewpoint ...
#2 Point Abino Light Tower
The Point Abino Light Tower is a lighthouse on the rocky north shore of Lake Erie at the southern tip of Point Abino peninsula west of Crystal Beach , Ontario , Canada . The Greek Revival white square tower with red accents is attached to the fog alarm building, and a lighthouse keeper's residence i
- ... e lighthouse's lantern structure", replicating the lantern's original design and materials. [12] On 8 june 2012, a commemorative plaque was unveiled by Member of Parliament Rob Nicholson , local councillors ...
#3 Sheringham Point Light
Sheringham Point Lighthouse is located on Vancouver Island , British Columbia , near the community of Shirley . Built in 1912 following the fatal wreck of the SS Valencia six years earlier, it is still used for navigation. The point was named for William L. Sheringham who took part in various naval
- ... lighthouses across Canada had been designated under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act. [6] ON june 8, 2015, the SPLPS received a letter from Minister Aglukkaq, indicating that the Sheringham Point Ligh ...
#4 Scarborough Pier Lighthouse
Scarborough Pier Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation on Vincent Pier in Scarborough, North Yorkshire , owned and operated by Scarborough Borough Council . [2] The lighthouse dates from 1806, but it had to be rebuilt following damage sustained in the German bombardment of 1914 . Lighthouse in S
- ... s (56 ft) Range 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) Characteristic Iso W 5s. Listed Building – Grade II Designated 8 june 1973 Reference no. 1259819 [1] HISTORY In 1732, an Act of Parliament was passed 'to Enlarge the Pie ...
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
- ... CEO Rick Wagoner . [111] General Motors filed for a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization on june 8, 2009. [112] [113] On July 10, 2009, the original General Motors sold assets and some subsidiaries t ...
#2 Gourlay Brothers
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
- ... t margins. Demand for new shipping continued to fall and by the end of 1907 orders were few. [2] On 8 june 1908, the company was finally wound up. In May 1909 the equipment of the Yard and Foundry were sold ...
- ... rs Full rigged brig 15 October 1856 [7] Hamburg 5 600 tons Dundee and London Steam Shipping Company 8 june 1857 [8] Ydun 8 Paterson of Randers for services between Copenhagen and Jutland Iron Screw Steamer ...
- ... ] Dundee 25 1300 tons Gilroy Brothers Iron Sailing Ship 25 January 1865 [26] Brage 27 209 tons Iron 8 june 1865 [27] Gallia 26 440.5 tons Iron 10 August 1865 [27] Vesper 29 476 tons Iron 2 December 1865 [27 ...
- ... 0 tons Ireland, Leitch and Company Screw Steamer 3 July 1878 [79] Richmond 90 George Nicoll, Sydney 8 june 1878 [80] Loch Earn 91 Screw Steamer 26 September 1878 [81] Balmuir 92 1531 tons John Machan, Dunde ...
Ship / Ship
#1 Italian destroyer Antoniotto Usodimare
Antoniotto Usodimare was one of a dozen Navigatori-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the late 1920s. Completed in 1929, she served in World War II . Destroyer of the Regia Marina History Kingdom of Italy Name Antoniotto Usodimare Namesake Antoniotto Usodimare Builde
- ... Ponente Laid down 1 June 1927 Launched 12 May 1928 Completed 21 November 1929 Fate Sunk by torpedo, 8 june 1942 General characteristics (as built) Class and type Navigatori-class destroyer Displacement 1,90 ...
#2 HMS Delight (H38)
HMS Delight was a D-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. Delight was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet before she was transferred to the China Station in early 1935. She was temporarily deployed in the Red Sea during late 1935 during the Abyssinia Crisis , before
- ... the next two nights, the ship and seven other destroyers evacuated British troops from Bodø. On 7–8 8 june Delight escorted a troop convoy evacuating Allied troops from Narvik ( Operation Alphabet ). [7] A ...
#3 USS Maddox (DD-622)
USS Maddox (DD-622) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after United States Marine Corps Captain William A. T. Maddox , who served in the Mexican–American War . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Maddox . History U
- ... a series of trans-Atlantic voyages escorting convoys from New York and Norfolk to North Africa . On 8 june 1943, Maddox departed Norfolk for Oran , Algeria , where she became a unit of Task Force 81 (TF 81) ...
#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
- ... ia through April. Through much of May, she trained in the New Hebrides and Russell Islands , and on 8 june arrived at Kwajalein to stage for the Marianas operation . From 12 June, when she sortied with the ...
- ... to the Far East, serving on the Taiwan Patrol and operating with the carriers of the 7th Fleet . On 8 june 1957 she went underway for the Far East. On 14 June she arrive in Pearl Harbor and remained there u ...
#5 USS McKean (DD-784)
USS McKean (DD-784) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy built by the Todd Pacific Ship Building Company in Seattle , Washington state . Gearing-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS McKean . USS McKean (DD-784) in 1952 History United States Name USS McKean
- ... orating the Battle of the Coral Sea . She then returned to her home port of Long Beach, arriving on 8 june 1967. In the latter half of the year the McKean was overhauled at Mare Island in California. In Mar ...
#6 Hunt-class destroyer
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-
- ... actually completed to the Type I design. Atherstone Builder: Cammell Laird , Birkenhead Laid down: 8 june 1939 Launched: 12 December 1939 Completed: 23 March 1940 Fate: Paid off October 1945 and broken up ...
- ... ctober 1945 and broken up 25 November 1957. Berkeley Builder: Cammell Laird , Birkenhead Laid down: 8 june 1939 Launched: 29 January 1940 Completed: 6 June 1940 Fate: Bombed during the Dieppe Raid 19 August ...
- ... 1957, but wrecked en route to the scrapyard. Eglinton Builder: Vickers-Armstrong , Tyne Laid down: 8 june 1939 Launched: 28 December 1939 Completed: 28 August 1940 Fate: Paid off 1945 and broken up 28 May ...
- ... Fate: Paid off 1945 and broken up 28 May 1956. Exmoor Builder: Vickers-Armstrong , Tyne Laid down: 8 june 1939 Launched: 25 January 1940 Completed: 1 November 1940 Fate: Sunk by E-boat S-30, off Lowestoft, ...
- ... S-30, off Lowestoft, 25 February 1941. Fernie Builder: John Brown & Company , Clydebank Laid down: 8 june 1939 Launched: 9 January 1940 Completed: 29 May 1940 Fate: Aircraft target ship August 1945 to 1947 ...
- ... off 1947, and broken up 7 November 1956. Garth Builder: John Brown & Company , Clydebank Laid down: 8 june 1939 Launched: 14 February 1940 Completed: 1 July 1940 Fate: Paid off December 1945 and broken up 1 ...
- ... ff December 1945 and broken up 15 August 1958. Hambledon Builder: Swan Hunter , Wallsend Laid down: 8 june 1939 Launched: 12 December 1939 Completed: 8 June 1940 Fate: Paid off December 1945 and broken up 4 ...
- ... bledon Builder: Swan Hunter , Wallsend Laid down: 8 June 1939 Launched: 12 December 1939 Completed: 8 june 1940 Fate: Paid off December 1945 and broken up 4 February 1958. Holderness Builder: Swan Hunter , ...
#7 Japanese destroyer Shiratsuyu (1935)
Shiratsuyu ( 白露 , ”White Dew” ) [1] was the lead ship of ten Shiratsuyu -class destroyers , and first of six to be built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the Circle One Program ( Maru Ichi Keikaku ). [2] Destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy For other ships with the same name, see Japanese des
- ... onvoys from China to the Philippines and other points in southeast Asia. Shiratsuyu was attacked on 8 june off of Biak by US Navy aircraft, with four killed and five crewmen injured. On the night of 14 June ...
#8 USS Davison (DD-618)
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
- ... escorting convoys from Norfolk and New York to Naples , Marseilles , and Oran until 7 June 1945. On 8 june 1945, Davison reported to Charleston, South Carolina , for conversion to a high-speed minesweeper . ...
#9 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
- ... nds in company with Fire Support Group 1 of the Saipan invasion forces. She arrived at Kwajalein on 8 june , fueled, and commenced antisubmarine patrols off the harbor entrance. On the 10th, Twining screened ...
#10 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
- ... Newport News SB Co. 28 February 1920 2 October 1940 Broadway A USS Hunt Clemson Newport News SB Co. 8 june 1920 8 October 1940 Burnham A USS Aulick Clemson Bethlehem Steel Quincy 26 July 1919 8 October 1940 ...
#11 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
- ... e to bad weather, but on 6 June ECB 3 and its escorts got underway and proceeded to the Solent . On 8 june , the third day of the invasion, the convoy proceeded to the invasion beaches, with Watchman and the ...
#12 Soviet destroyer Sovershenny (1940)
Sovershenny ( Совершенный ) was one of 18 Storozhevoy -class destroyer (officially known as Project 7U ) built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Although she began construction as a Project 7 Gnevny -class destroyer , Sovershenny was completed in 1941 to the modified Project 7U design. The
- ... idze) , Sevastopol Yard number 245 Laid down 1938 Launched 25 February 1939 Fate Sunk by artillery, 8 june 1942 Wreck salvaged and scrapped , 28 October 1945 General characteristics ( Storozhevoy , 1941) Cl ...
#13 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
- ... fter Venezuelan rebels, led by Rafael Simón Urbina , had raided Fort Amsterdam , in Willemstad , on 8 june . [5] WORLD WAR II In 1940, she and her sister Van Ghent guarded five German cargo ships. The ships ...
#14 ARA Santísima Trinidad (D-2)
ARA Santísima Trinidad ("Most Holy Trinity") is a Type 42 destroyer of the Argentine Navy , the only one of her class built outside Britain . She participated in the 1982 Falklands War . In January 2013 the ship capsized and sank at her moorings in the Argentine naval base of Puerto Belgrano due to
- ... idad was engaged in patrol duties off Patagonia. [16] During the Air Force attacks on Bluff Cove on 8 june , Santísima Trinidad played a key role by jamming the frequencies used by the Sea Harriers air contr ...
#15 USS Shubrick (DD-639)
USS Shubrick (DD-639) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral William B. Shubrick . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Shubrick . History United States Name Shubrick Namesake William B. Shubrick Builde
- ... E HISTORY OPERATION HUSKY After shakedown , Shubrick sailed for North Africa with a large convoy on 8 june 1943. Reaching her destination, she prepared for Operation Husky and, on 10 July, provided fire sup ...
- ... sy battery complex between Omaha and Utah landing beaches was targeted and destroyed by Shubrick on 8 june 1944. [1] She remained off the Normandy beaches for over a month, performing escort duties, fire su ...
#16 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
- ... ab , one of the old tankers to be used as Fire ships as part of Operation Lucid After the refit, on 8 june , Wild Swan rejoined the 19th Destroyer Flotilla. [45] On 17 June, Wild Swan landed a demolition par ...
#17 USS Monssen (DD-798)
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
- ... s over Kyūshū, 2–3 June, then returned to Okinawa, whence she departed for further raids on Kyūshū, 8 june , and the bombardment of various northern Ryūkyū points. [1] From 13–30 June, Monssen enjoyed upkeep ...
#18 HMS Viscount (D92)
HMS Viscount was a V-class destroyer (Thornycroft V and W class) of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the final months of World War I and in World War II . Destroyer of the Royal Navy HMS Viscount sometime after the May 1940 change of her pennant number to I92. History United Kingdom Name H
- ... dictive and took them under escort to the Clyde. The convoy came under attack by German aircraft on 8 june 1940, but the escorts drove the German planes off. [3] Viscount returned to her North Atlantic conv ...
#19 USS Tarbell
USS Tarbell (DD–142) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Captain Joseph Tarbell . Wickes-class destroyer USS Tarbell underway in Charleston harbor on 17 December 1942 History United States Name Tarbell Namesake Joseph Tarbell B
- ... er 457 Laid down 31 December 1917 Launched 28 May 1918 Commissioned 27 November 1918 Decommissioned 8 june 1922 Identification DD-142 Recommissioned 29 May 1930 Decommissioned 1936 Recommissioned September ...
- ... her home yard at Puget Sound . She operated with the Pacific Fleet until she was decommissioned on 8 june 1922 and berthed at San Diego, California . On 29 May 1930, Tarbell was recommissioned and assigned ...
#20 USS Anthony (DD-515)
USS Anthony (DD-515) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Sergeant Major William Anthony (1853–1899). Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Anthony . USS Anthony (DD-515) off Mare Island Navy Yard , Califo
- ... d a group of ships sailed on 2 June for the invasion of the Marianas . They arrived in Kwajalein on 8 june to refuel, then turned westward toward the Marianas. On 14 June, the destroyer fired her guns on Sa ...