langs: 17 марта [ru] / march 17 [en] / 17. märz [de] / 17 mars [fr] / 17 marzo [it] / 17 de marzo [es]
days: march 14 / march 15 / march 16 / march 17 / march 18 / march 19 / march 20
Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Wadjemup Lighthouse
Completed in 1849, the original 20-metre (66 ft) Wadjemup Lighthouse (also known as Rottnest Island Light Station ) was Western Australia 's first stone lighthouse [1] [2] and was built to provide a safer sailing passage for ships to Fremantle Port and the Swan River Colony . Lighthouse on Rottnes
- ... had been under consideration for some time. NEW TOWER Official opening of the second lighthouse on 17 march 1896. The original and smaller lighthouse adjacent was demolished soon afterwards. A section of the ...
- ... ower alongside the original lighthouse was completed in 1896, and on the occasion of its opening on 17 march The West Australian newspaper reported: [22] "The light is a first order Holophotal Revolving Light ...
#2 Dog Island Lighthouse
The Dog Island Lighthouse on Dog Island in Foveaux Strait is New Zealand's tallest lighthouse, and one of its oldest. It is notable for its masonry construction, and is a work example by an engineer who was prominent at the time. The lighthouse employed the first revolving beam in New Zealand, and t
- ... sgow in Port Chalmers on 3 September 1863, and the light apparatus arrived via the ship Resolute on 17 march 1864. The light apparatus for the Taiaroa Head lighthouse also arrived on the Resolute . [9] Dog Is ...
#3 Point Atkinson Lighthouse
Point Atkinson Lighthouse is a lighthouse erected on Point Atkinson , a headland in southwestern British Columbia named by Captain George Vancouver in 1792, when he was exploring the Pacific Northwest in the ship Discovery . The first wooden lighthouse went into service in 1875 and was replaced by a
- ... year because initially the wrong light was sent from England. The beacon was lit for the first time 17 march 1875. [2] The light was 95 ft (29 m) above the sea and was visible for 14 mi (23 km) . When the vis ...
#4 Boston Light
Boston Light is a lighthouse located on Little Brewster Island in outer Boston Harbor , Massachusetts . [3] [4] The first lighthouse to be built on the site dates back to 1716, and was the first lighthouse to be built in what is now the United States . The current lighthouse dates from 1783, is the
- ... illed. Major Tupper and his men were commended by General Washington. When the British left Boston, march 17, 1776, a number of their ships remained in the harbor. On June 13, 1776, American soldiers landed on ...
#5 Inishtrahull Lighthouse
Inishtrahull Lighthouse is the northerly most lighthouse in Ireland located on the Inishtrahull Island off the coast of County Donegal . Coupled with the lighthouse on Tory Island they form the two main landfall lights for shipping from the Atlantic rounding the north coast of Ireland, and navigatio
- ... the Corporation for Preserving and Improving the Port of Dublin. The first Light was established on 17 march 1813. The height of the tower was approx. 12.8 metres. Later a dioptric apparatus was installed in ...
#6 Belle Tout Lighthouse
The Belle Tout Lighthouse (also spelled Belle Toute ) is a decommissioned lighthouse and British landmark located at Beachy Head , East Sussex close to the town of Eastbourne . It has been called "Britain's most famous inhabited lighthouse" because of its striking location and use in film and televi
- ... ndations of the building and drastic steps had to be taken to stop it from falling into the sea. On 17 march 1999 in a remarkable feat of engineering work the Belle Tout was moved 17 metres (56 ft) away from ...
#7 Green Cape Lighthouse
The Green Cape Lighthouse is a heritage-listed lighthouse located at the tip of Green Cape , a headland forming the northern boundary of Disaster Bay, in southern New South Wales , Australia . It is the southernmost lighthouse in New South Wales and Australia's first lighthouse built in concrete . A
- ... tower was constructed right next to the historic tower, and the light was officially turned off on 17 march 1992. The new light operates a 36 W lamp with an intensity of 37,500 cd. With this conversion, the ...
#8 Baily Lighthouse
The Baily Lighthouse ( Irish : Teach Solais Dhún Criofainn [2] ) is a lighthouse on the southeastern part of Howth Head in County Dublin , Ireland . It is maintained by the Commissioners of Irish Lights . Lighthouse on the Howth peninsula, County Dublin, Ireland Lighthouse Baily Lighthouse Baily Lig
- ... he keeper, designed by George Halpin Senior, the corporation's Inspector of Works, was completed on 17 march 1814. The top of the tower stood 41 metres (134 ft) above the sea, and the fixed white catoptric li ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 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
- ... 1857 [8] Ydun 8 Paterson of Randers for services between Copenhagen and Jutland Iron Screw Steamer 17 march 1859. [9] Princess Alice 440 tons 30 March 1860 [10] Mendoza 9 12 January 1861 [11] Dalhousie 10 9 ...
- ... ee Steam Ship 13 January 1877 [68] Britannia 79 950 tons London Shipping Company Iron Screw Steamer 17 march 1877 [69] SS Bonnie Dundee 80 300 tons Screw Steamer 2 March 1877 [70] Barcelona 81 1850 tons Willi ...
- ... crew Steamer 25 November 1893 [147] Scotia 159 223 tons Dundee Pleasure Boat Company Paddle Steamer 17 march 1894 [148] Fenerbahce 160 286 tons Joseph Constant of London for the Turkish Government Paddle Stea ...
Ship / Ship
#1 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
- ... 2 February operated out of Majuro on patrol in the Marshalls. The destroyer returned to Guadalcanal 17 march 1944, and after escorting troop transports to Cape Torokina , prepared at Milne Bay for the Holland ...
#2 USS Humphreys (DD-236)
USS Humphreys (DD-236/APD-12) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Joshua Humphreys , a pioneer US shipbuilder. Clemson-class destroyer For a ship with a similar name, see USNS Joshua Humphreys . History United States Namesake Joshua Humphr
- ... ima itself 8 March 1945. There Humphreys acted as screening ship until arriving Leyte with a convoy 17 march . [1] FATE As an important preliminary to the main landings on Okinawa, Humphreys took part in the a ...
#3 JS Umigiri
JS Umigiri (DD-158) is an Asagiri -class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . Asagiri-class destroyer JS Umigiri at Subic Bay on 29 October 2006 History Japan Name Umigiri (うみぎり) Ordered 1986 Builder IHI Corporation , Tokyo Laid down 31 October 1988 Launched 9 November 1989 Commissio
- ... the 4th Escort Corps, and the fixed port became Kure , and she was transferred to the same area. On 17 march 2014, as the 18th dispatched anti-piracy action surface corps, sailed from Kure base to the Gulf of ...
#4 Russian destroyer Fidonisy
Fidonisy ( Фидониси ) was the name ship of her class of eight destroyers built for the Imperial Russian Navy during World War I . Originally named Feodonisy ( Феодониси ), she was renamed Fidonisy before she was completed. Completed in 1917, she played a minor role in the war as part of the Black Se
- ... nisy in 1917 History Russian Empire Name Feodosia ( Феодониси ) Namesake Battle of Fidonisi Ordered 17 march 1915 Builder Russud Shipyard , Nikolayev Laid down 29 October 1915 Launched 18 May 1916 Commissione ...
- ... in) searchlights. [2] CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICE The eight Fidonisy -class destroyers were ordered on 17 march 1915 at a cost of 2.2 million rubles each. All of them received names in honor of the victories of ...
#5 USS Schenck (DD-159)
USS Schenck (DD-159) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Rear Admiral James F. Schenck , USN (1807–1882). Wickes-class destroyer USS Schenk underway History United States Name Schenk Namesake James F. Schenck Builder New York Shipbuilding C
- ... HX 174 2-16 Feb 1942 [1] from Newfoundland to Iceland SC 71 5 March 1942 [3] Iceland shuttle SC 73 17 march 1942 [3] Iceland shuttle SC 75 24 March 1942 [3] Iceland shuttle SC 77 11–14 April 1942 [3] Iceland ...
#6 USS Benham (DD-796)
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
- ... the shores of the Inland Sea . The destroyer made her first radar contact with enemy "snoopers" on 17 march and fired on, and drove off, a Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter that closed her position the following m ...
#7 USS Blue (DD-744)
USS Blue (DD-744) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , was the second United States Navy ship of that name, for Lieutenant Commander John S. Blue (1902–1942). Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Blue . History United States Name Blue Namesake John S. Blue B
- ... raids (15–26 February and 1 March); Iwo Jima assault (15 February – 4 March); Conquest of Okinawa ( 17 march – 6 June). Blue was damaged by typhoon of 5 June off Okinawa , and retired to Leyte for repairs. He ...
#8 USS Morton
USS Morton (DD-948) was a Forrest Sherman -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Commander Dudley "Mush" Morton USN (1907 – 1943), commanding officer of USS Wahoo (SS-238) during World War II . History United States Namesake Dudley "Mush" Morton Ordered 27 January 1956 Builder In
- ... 1990 and the ship was sold to Southwest Recycling, Inc., Terminal Island, Calif. , for scrapping on 17 march 1992. During the scrapping process, the commercial diving crew responsible for removing the struts, ...
#9 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
- ... el Squantum 5 September 1919 8 October 1940 Brighton C USS Cowell Wickes Bethlehem Steel Fore River 17 march 1919 23 September 1940 Broadwater A USS Mason Clemson Newport News SB Co. 28 February 1920 2 Octobe ...
- ... hlehem Steel Quincy 26 July 1919 8 October 1940 Burwell A USS Laub Clemson Bethlehem Steel Squantum 17 march 1919 8 October 1940 Buxton A USS Edwards Clemson Bethlehem Steel Squantum 24 April 1919 8 October 1 ...
#10 JS Asagiri
JS Asagiri (DD-151) is an Asagiri -class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . Asagiri-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Asagiri . JS Asagiri at Subic Bay on 1 July 1990 History Japan Name Asagiri (あさぎり) Namesake Asagiri (1929) Ordered 29 March
- ... Builder IHI Corporation , Tokyo Laid down 13 February 1985 Launched 19 September 1986 Commissioned 17 march 1988 Reclassified TV-3516 Homeport Maizuru Identification MMSI number : 431999517 Callsign : JSPE P ...
- ... ebruary 1985 and launched on 19 September 1986 by IHI Corporation , Tokyo . She was commissioned on 17 march 1988. On 16 February 2005, she was reclassified to a training ship , the ship hull number changed t ...
#11 USS Newman K. Perry
USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883/DDR-883) , was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Gearing-class destroyer For ships with similar names, see USS Newman (DE-205) . For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Gyeonggi . USS Newman K. Perry underway in late 1950s History United States N
- ... sake Newman Kershaw Perry Builder Consolidated Steel Corporation Laid down 10 October 1944 Launched 17 march 1945 Commissioned 26 July 1945 Decommissioned 27 February 1981 Reclassified DDR-883, 1950 Stricken ...
- ... as laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 10 October 1944, launched on 17 march 1945 by Mrs. Laura P. Gunter, sister of Ensign Perry and commissioned on 26 July 1945. SERVICE HIST ...
#12 USS Cowell (DD-167)
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
- ... iver Shipyard , Quincy, Massachusetts Laid down 15 July 1918 Launched 23 November 1918 Commissioned 17 march 1919 Decommissioned 27 June 1922 Commissioned 17 June 1940 Decommissioned 23 September 1940 Identif ...
- ... Shipbuilding Company , Quincy, Massachusetts ; sponsored by Miss E. P. Garney; and commissioned on 17 march 1919, Lieutenant Commander C. E. Van Hook in command. Cowell cleared Boston, Massachusetts , 3 May ...
#13 USS Barry (DD-933)
USS Barry (DD-933) was one of eighteen Forrest Sherman –class destroyers of the United States Navy , and was the third US destroyer to be named for Commodore John Barry . Commissioned in 1954, she spent most of her career in the Caribbean, Atlantic, and Mediterranean, but also served in the Vietna
- ... First Naval Zone; all on the same afternoon. After refueling operations, she cleared Valparaíso on 17 march and shaped course for Panama . Transiting the Canal Zone on 23 March, where she damaged a ship's-bo ...
- ... ter extensive alternations to her forefoot, the new bow-mounted SQS-23 sonar. Emerging from the yard 17 march h, she spent the remainder of the year working up the sonar gear and carrying out tactical trials ou ...
#14 USS Stoddard
USS Stoddard (DD-566) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Master's Mate James Stoddard , who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Civil War . She was the last Fletcher to be stricken from the U.S. Navy, in 1975. Fletcher-class destroyer USS Stoddard (DD-566) in
- ... nded staging areas, and silenced shore batteries. The latter, however, scored some minor success on 17 march , when Stoddard assisted in the rescue of a downed American near the mouth of the Song Giap River . ...
#15 USS Doyle (DMS-34)
USS Doyle (DD-494/DMS-34) , was a Gleaves -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Doyle . History United States Name Doyle Namesake Richard Doyle Builder Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation Laid down 26 May 1941 Launched 17
- ... mesake Richard Doyle Builder Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation Laid down 26 May 1941 Launched 17 march 1942 Commissioned 27 January 1943 Identification DD-494 History Reclassified DMS-34, 23 June 1945 D ...
- ... 7 while serving on the sloop-of-war USS Wasp . CONSTRUCTION AND COMMISSIONING Doyle was launched on 17 march 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co. , Seattle , Washington; sponsored by Mrs. C. M. Maloney. Th ...
#16 USS Hopewell (DD-681)
USS Hopewell (DD-681) was a Fletcher -class destroyer in service the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947 and from 1951 to 1970. She was finally sunk as a target in 1972. Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Hopewell . History United States Name Hopewell Namesake Poll
- ... February, when she sailed to Manus for repairs. The ship next continued to San Francisco , arriving 17 march , and after further repairs sailed for Pearl Harbor 28 May 1945. Training operations in Hawaiian wat ...
#17 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
- ... stroyer 1,630 22 October 1941 sunk 13 October 1943 Bristol (DD-857) Allen M. Sumner Destroyer 2,200 17 march 1945 to Taiwan 1969, scrapped 1993 Broadwater Royal Navy Town Destroyer 1,200 9 October 1940 sunk 1 ...
- ... unched 1 May 1945, converted to breakwater 1948 Yaezakura Destroyer 1,288 Never commissioned launche 17 march ch 1945, sunk 18 July 1945 Yakov Sverdlov Soviet Navy Novik Destroyer 1,260 9 September 1913 sunk 28 ...
#18 USS Abbot (DD-629)
USS Abbot (DD-629) was a Fletcher -class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy . She was the second Navy ship named after Commodore Joel Abbot (1793–1855). Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Abbot . History United States Name Abbott Namesake Joel Abbot
- ... ' s unit completed its mission at Mindanao, headed back to Luzon, and arrived back at Subic Bay on 17 march . After a week of upkeep and logistics there, the warship resumed missions in support of the occupat ...
#19 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
- ... lanca. On the 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 comple ...
#20 Japanese destroyer Michishio
Michishio ( 満潮 , Full Tide ) [1] was the third of ten Asashio -class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the mid-1930s under the Circle Two Supplementary Naval Expansion Program ( Maru Ni Keikaku ). Asashio-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Michishi
- ... proved impossible, and she was towed to Rabaul, then to Truk , and finally to Yokosuka, arriving on 17 march 1943. Michishio remained under repair at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal to 14 November, during which time o ...