langs: 16 марта [ru] / march 16 [en] / 16. märz [de] / 16 mars [fr] / 16 marzo [it] / 16 de marzo [es]
days: march 13 / march 14 / march 15 / march 16 / march 17 / march 18 / march 19
Engine / Engine
#1 List of discontinued Volkswagen Group diesel engines
List of discontinued Volkswagen Group diesel engines . The compression-ignition diesel engines listed below were formerly used by various marques of automobiles and commercial vehicles of the German automotive concern , Volkswagen Group , [1] and also in Volkswagen Marine [2] and Volkswagen Industri
- ... 004 Le Mans under a Caterpillar badge. "24 Heures du Mans" . Perkins.com . Perkins Engines Co. Ltd. 16 march 2006 . Retrieved 29 September 2009 . identification parts code prefix: 07Z engine configuration & e ...
Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Wolf Trap Light
Wolf Trap Light is a caisson lighthouse in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay , about seven and a half miles northeast of New Point Comfort Light . [4] [5] [6] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Lighthouse in Virginia, United States Lighthouse Wolf Trap Light Location
- ... uffered a boiler casualty August 28, 1893, killing two of the crew, and was replaced by LV-97 until march 16, 1894 when LV-46 could return to the station. [8] Construction began and was completed during 1894; ...
#2 Five Mile Point Light
Five Mile Point Light , also known as Five Mile Point Lighthouse or Old New Haven Harbor Lighthouse , is a U.S. lighthouse in Long Island Sound on the coast of New Haven, Connecticut . Located at the entrance to New Haven Harbor , the beacon's name derives from its proximity to Downtown New Haven ,
- ... uitable one-acre plot of his father's coastal estate to the federal government for $100. [6] [7] On march 16, 1805, an appropriation for $2500 was issued for the construction of the lighthouse. [8] Late that y ...
#3 Minot's Ledge Light
Minot's Ledge Light , officially Minots Ledge Light , is a lighthouse on Minots Ledge , one mile offshore of the towns of Cohasset and Scituate, Massachusetts , to the southeast of Boston Harbor . [2] [3] [4] It is a part of the Town of Cohasset, in Plymouth County . The current lighthouse is the se
- ... ch the tower was first assembled on the mainland are just visible in the far left of this photo. On march 16, 1851, during another terrible storm, the keepers deciding the lantern room was unsafe, retreated do ...
#4 Blackwell Island Light
Blackwell Island Lighthouse , now known as Roosevelt Island Lighthouse , also was known as Welfare Island Lighthouse , is a stone lighthouse built by the government of New York City in 1872. [2] [3] [4] [5] It is within Lighthouse Park at the northern tip of Roosevelt Island in the East River . It w
- ... of Roosevelt Island in the East River . It was named to the National Register of Historic Places on march 16, 1972 [1] and was designated a New York City Landmark on March 23, 1976. [4] Lighthouse Blackwell Is ...
- ... style Gothic Revival NRHP reference No. 72000876 [1] NYCL No. 0911 Significant dates Added to NRHP march 16, 1972 Designated NYCL March 23, 1976 HISTORY Blackwell Island (known as Welfare Island from 1921 to ...
Ship / Ship
#1 USS Strong (DD-467)
USS Strong (DD-467) , was a Fletcher -class destroyer and the first ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral James H. Strong (1814–1882), who rammed the Confederate ironclad CSS Tennessee during the Battle of Mobile Bay , receiving a commendation and promotion to captain . Fle
- ... ched to shell shore installations on Kolombangara island and targets on Vila Stanmore Plantation on 16 march . The force then resumed patrol duties in the Solomons. On the morning of 5 April, Strong made a sur ...
#2 USS Shelton (DD-790)
USS Shelton (DD-790) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , the second Navy ship named for Ensign James A. Shelton (1916–1942), who was killed in the Battle of Midway . Gearing-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Shelton . USS Shelton on 6 July 1951 Histor
- ... i Yang Acquired 18 April 1973 Commissioned 18 April 1973 Reclassified DD-920 DDG-920 Decommissioned 16 march 1999 Identification Hull number : DD-20 Fate Sunk as artificial reef , November 2002 General charac ...
- ... the ship with AAW capabilities and reclassified as DDG-920. [1] She was decommissioned by Taiwan on 16 march 1999. [1] On November 2002, she was sunk to be an artificial reef . AWARDS Shelton received eight b ...
#3 German World War II destroyers
At the outbreak of the Second World War Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine had 21 destroyers ( Ger : Zerstörer ) in service, while another one was just being completed. [1] These 22 vessels – comprising 3 classes (Type 34, 34A and 36) – had all been built in the 1930s, making them modern vessels (no destr
- ... October 1940 Fate: sunk 25 August 1944 Z25 Laid down: DeSchiMAG Bremen, 15 February 1939 Launched: 16 march 1940 Commissioned: 30 November 1940 Fate: scrapped 1958 Z26 Laid down: DeSchiMAG Bremen, 1 April 19 ...
#4 Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer
The Hyūga -class helicopter destroyer ( ひゅうが型護衛艦 , Hyūga-gata-goei-kan ) is a class of helicopter carrier built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Two - Hyūga and Ise - were built; upon completion the class were the largest ships built for the Japanese navy since the Second World War
- ... a 11 May 2006 23 August 2007 18 March 2009 Active in service Ise DDH-182 30 May 2008 21 August 2009 16 march 2011 Active in service Hyūga was named after Hyūga Province ( 日向国 , Hyūga no kuni ) (present-day Mi ...
- ... f Miyagi prefecture and started search and rescue operations. [15] Ise , which went into service on 16 march , also will join aid delivery operation for refuge shelters. On 8 November 2013, Super-Typhoon Haiya ...
#5 JS Kirishima (DDG-174)
JS Kirishima (DDG-174) is a Kongō -class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Kirishima was named for Mount Kirishima . She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki , Nagasaki on 7 April 1992, and was launched on 19 August 1993. Kongō-class guide
- ... 990 Builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Laid down 7 April 1992 Launched 19 August 1993 Commissioned 16 march 1995 Homeport Yokosuka Identification MMSI number : 431999506 Pennant number : DDG-174 Status Activ ...
- ... arine Rocket RIM-162 Surface-to-air missile Aircraft carried 1 × SH-60K helicopter It was not until 16 march 1995 that she was commissioned. She is based at the JMSDF base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa , and as of 20 ...
#6 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
- ... , Hebburn Laid down 2 June 1916 Launched 10 January 1917 Commissioned 30 March 1917 Out of service 16 march 1937 Fate Sold to be broken up General characteristics Class and type R-class destroyer Displacemen ...
- ... 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. W. Ward to be broken up at Grays . [30] PENNANT NUMBERS Pennant Nu ...
#7 USS Morris (DD-417)
USS Morris (DD-417) , a World War II -era Sims -class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy , was named after Commodore Charles Morris . She was among the most decorated US Naval vessels of World War II . Sims-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Morris . Morris i
- ... r squadron there at the end of February. Attached to Task Force 17 (TF 17), the destroyer sailed on 16 march for Noumea , and into her first major enemy engagement, the Battle of the Coral Sea . Prior to the ...
#8 HMS Waveney (1903)
HMS Waveney was a Hawthorn Leslie-type River-class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1902–1903 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Waveney in eastern England , she was the first ship of the Royal Navy to carry this name. Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name,
- ... lder R.W. Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Ltd , Newcastle-upon-Tyne Laid down 20 October 1902 Launched 16 march 1903 Commissioned 1 June 1904 Out of service 1919 laid up in reserve awaiting disposal Fate Sold fo ...
- ... was laid down on 20 October 1902 at the Hawthorn Leslie shipyard at Hebburn-on-Tyne and launched on 16 march 1903. She was completed in June 1904. The original armament provided was to be the same as the turt ...
#9 USS Upshur (DD-144)
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
- ... 1942 [3] from Iceland to Newfoundland July-Oct 1942 Trinidad-Guantanamo-Key West convoys SC 122 12–1 16 march 1943 battle reinforcement from Iceland UC 2 9–23 April 1943 [4] from Liverpool to Curacao AUXILIARY ...
#10 HMS Torrid (1917)
HMS Torrid was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during World War I . The ship was launched on 10 February 1917 and served as part of the Harwich Force . Subsequently, Torrid was used in the 1930s as a trials ship for new anti-submarine warfare weapons, particularly playing a rol
- ... f of the Indian Navy . The vessel was wrecked off the Falmouth coast en route to being broken up on 16 march 1937. Destroyer of the Royal Navy HMS Torrid History United Kingdom Name HMS Torrid Builder Swan Hu ...
- ... ice 27 January 1937 Motto For him dark days do not exist the brazen faced old optimist Fate Wrecked 16 march 1937 General characteristics Class and type R-class destroyer Displacement 975 long tons (991 t) Le ...
- ... eld on 27 January 1937 in exchange for RMS Majestic . However, while being towed to the breakers on 16 march 1937, the ship ran aground onto rocks at Trefusis , Falmouth . [15] The wreck was broken up and scr ...
#11 Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer
The Gerard Callenburgh class were a group of four destroyers ordered for the Royal Netherlands Navy just before World War II . Two ships were completed - Gerard Callenburgh by the Germans after being captured and Isaac Sweers in Britain after being evacuated as the Netherlands fell to the Nazis . Cl
- ... ged; Commissioned as the German ZH1 ; Sunk, 9 June 1944 Isaac Sweers KM de Schelde 26 November 1938 16 march 1940 29 May 1941 Towed to England and completed; Sunk, 13 November 1942 Tjerk Hiddes RDM Rotterdam ...
#12 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
- ... ed Intrepid in gunnery and aircraft operations, departing for Ulithi on 5 March. Arriving at Ulithi 16 march , Hart joined the assembled task forces for the Okinawa operation . From 24 March to 12 April, the s ...
#13 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
- ... War . She sailed from San Diego 19 February 1951 to join in United Nations operations in Korea. On 16 march she joined the fast carrier task force, screening them during air operations off the east coast as ...
#14 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
- ... nk 21 September 1944 Satterlee United States Navy Gleaves Destroyer 1,630 1 July 1943 Decommissioned 16 march h 1946, scrapped 1972 Saufley Fletcher Destroyer 2,050 29 August 1942 decommissioned 1965, sunk as t ...
- ... ubuki Destroyer 1,750 25 July 1928 sunk 17 December 1941 Shirakumo Destroyer 1,750 28 July 1928 sunk 16 march h 1944 Shiranui Kagerō Destroyer 2,033 20 December 1939 sunk 27 October 1944 Shiratsuyu Shiratsuyu D ...
- ... 2,050 19 October 1943 to Chile as Blanco Encalada 1972, sunk as target 1991 Wadsworth Destroyer 2,05 16 march ch 1943 to West Germany as Zerstörer 3 1959, to Greece as Nearchos 1980, scrapped 1991 Wager Royal N ...
#15 USS Rowan (DD-405)
The third USS Rowan (DD-405) was a Benham -class destroyer named for Stephen C. Rowan . Rowan was in the Atlantic when the United States entered World War II , and was one of the United States Navy ships joining the British Home Fleet for the battle of convoy PQ 17 . Rowan later engaged French warsh
- ... second trip out, UGS-6, five merchantmen were lost to a " wolfpack " in 4 days, 13 to 17 March. On march 16 she scuttled the Benjamin Harrison at 21:30, with gunfire. In May the destroyer completed her last t ...
#16 USS Metcalf
USS Metcalf (DD-595) , was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy named for James Metcalf, who served on the schooner USS Enterprise during the First Barbary War . Fletcher-class destroyer USS Metcalf (DD-595) at Puget Sound, 1944 History United States Name Metcalf Namesake James Me
- ... , 19 February 1945 for the Carolines via Pearl Harbor , Territory of Hawaii , arriving at Ulithi on 16 march . Just in time to join the armada of warships staging there for the Okinawa campaign , Metcalf opera ...
#17 JS Hiei
JS Hiei (DDH-142) was the second ship of the Haruna -class helicopter destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force . Haruna-class helicopter destroyer For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Hiei . JDS Hiei at Pearl Harbor on 5 July 2006 History Japan Name Hiei (ひえい) Namesake
- ... earch and rescue joint training SAREX off the coast of Vladivostok, Russia, with JS Jintsū . [3] On march 16, 2011, she was decommissioned . Her final affiliation was the 4th Escort Corps and the homeport was ...
- ... , Tokyo Laid down 8 March 1972 Launched 13 August 1973 Commissioned 27 December 1974 Decommissioned 16 march 2011 Refit 31 August 1987 Homeport Yokosuka (1974-1995) Kure (1995-2011) Identification Pennant num ...
#18 HMS Vanessa (D29)
HMS Vanessa (D29) was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that was in service during World War I and World War II . Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Vanessa . HMS Vanessa (I29) docked at Blackwell during World War II . History United Kingdom Name HMS
- ... une 1916 [1] Builder William Beardmore and Company , Dalmuir [2] Laid down 10 May 1917 [2] Launched 16 march 1918 [2] Sponsored by Mrs. Frederick Elvy [1] Completed 21 June 1918 [2] Commissioned 1918 Decommis ...
- ... was laid down 10 May 1917 by William Beardmore and Company at Dalmuir , Scotland , and launched on 16 march 1918, christened by Mrs. Frederick Elvy. She was completed on 21 June 1918 and commissioned into se ...
#19 HMS Petard (G56)
HMS Petard was a P-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War . She was one of only three P-class ships, out of the original eight, to survive the war in a serviceable condition. [1] P-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy For other ships with the same
- ... ne of the first Retribution offensive sweeps was carried out by Pakenham , Queen Olga and Petard on 16 march . These sweeps became known rather euphemistically as "The Club Runs". [50] Petard and her consorts ...
#20 Farragut-class destroyer (1958)
The Farragut -class destroyer was a group of 10 guided missile destroyers built for the United States Navy (USN) during the 1950s. They were the second destroyer class to be named for Admiral David Farragut . The class is sometimes referred to as the Coontz class , since Coontz was first to be desig
- ... Struck 15 June 1993, sold for scrap Dahlgren DDG-43 DLG-12 Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 1 March 1958 16 march 1960 8 April 1961 31 July 1992 Struck 20 November 1992, sold for scrap William V. Pratt DDG-44 DLG- ...