langs: 3 марта [ru] / march 3 [en] / 3. märz [de] / 3 mars [fr] / 3 marzo [it] / 3 de marzo [es]
days: february 29 / march 1 / march 2 / march 3 / march 4 / march 5 / march 6
The Cape Lookout Lighthouse is a 163-foot-high lighthouse located on the southern Outer Banks of North Carolina . It flashes every 15 seconds and is visible at least 12 miles out to sea and up to 19 miles. It is one of the very few lighthouses that operate during the day. It became fully automated i
The Sabine Pass Lighthouse , or Sabine Pass Light as it was referred to by the United States Coast Guard , is a historic lighthouse , as part of a gulf coast light station, on the Louisiana side of the Sabine River , in Cameron Parish , across from the community of Sabine Pass , Texas . It was first
The Dames Point Light marked an 8-foot-deep (2.4 m) shoal at a sharp bend in the St. Johns River in Florida that was a danger to ships heading to or from Jacksonville . Lighthouse in Florida, US Lighthouse Dames Point Light Location on the shoals off Dames Point St. Johns River Florida United Stat
Biloxi Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Biloxi, Mississippi , adjacent to the Mississippi Sound of the Gulf of Mexico . [3] The lighthouse has been kept by female keepers for more years than any other lighthouse in the United States . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 [1
The Cuckolds Light , known as the Cuckolds Island Fog Signal and Light Station or just Cuckolds Light Station, is a lighthouse located on the eastern pair of islets known as the "Cuckolds" in Lincoln County , Maine . [2] [3] [4] The islets are southeast and in sight of Cape Island, that is just off
The Bahama Bank Lightship was a Lightvessel stationed on the Bahama Bank east of Ramsey Bay , Isle of Man. [1] Bahama Bank Lightvessel History Isle of Man In service 1848 Out of service 1914 General characteristics Type Lightvessel Bahama Bank Markings red (hull) , ball (masthead) Operator North
Moreton Bay Pile Light was a pile lighthouse positioned at the mouth of Brisbane River , in Moreton Bay , Queensland , Australia , marking the entrance to the port of Brisbane . The light's early history was closely related to the dredging of the Brisbane River. It was established in 1884 as a resul
#8 Grundkallen
Grundkallen is a Swedish lighthouse on a shallow of the same name in the southern part of the Gulf of Bothnia , some 20 kilometres (12 miles) northeast of Öregrund . The current 34-metre (111.5 ft) lighthouse was built in 1961 to replace a lightship in the same location. It is a round concrete tow
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 ,
The Cape San Blas Light is a lighthouse in the state of Florida in the United States. There were four built between 1849 and 1885. It was located at Cape San Blas in the northwestern part of the state. Due to beach erosion and weather damage over the decades, it was moved in 2014 to Port St. Joe . T
Execution Rocks Light is a lighthouse in the middle of Long Island Sound on the border between New Rochelle and Sands Point, New York . [2] [3] [4] It stands 55 feet (17 m) tall, with a white light flashing every 10 seconds. The granite tower is painted white with a brown band around the middle. I
Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the north side of Hillsboro Inlet , midway between Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton , in Hillsboro Beach , Florida . The light marks the northern limit of the Florida Reef , an underwater coral formation on the lower east coast of the state. Lighth
Morris Island Light is a lighthouse on Morris Island in South Carolina. The light stands on the southern side of the entrance to Charleston Harbor , north of the City of Folly Beach . [2] [3] At 161 ft (49 m), it is the tallest lighthouse in South Carolina. [4] The lighthouse was named to the Nati
Cold Spring Harbor Light was a lighthouse located in Cold Spring Harbor on the north shore of New York 's Long Island . It was built in 1890 to mark a shoal at the entrance to Cold Spring Harbor. After the lighthouse was deactivated in 1965, the original light and tower were purchased by a private i
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Inchkeith (from the Scottish Gaelic : Innis Cheith ) is an island in the Firth of Forth , Scotland, administratively part of the Fife council area. This article is about the island of Scotland. For the community in Canada, see Inchkeith, Saskatchewan . Not to be confused with Keith Inch , now part o
#16 Lighthouse of Ponta de Sagres
The Lighthouse of Ponta de Sagres ( Portuguese : Estação Rádio-Goniométrica/Farolim de Sagres/Farol da Ponta de Sagres ), is beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Sagres Point in the civil parish of Sagres , in the Portuguese municipality of the Vila do Bispo . Lighthouse Ponta de
Squaw Island Light is a privately owned lighthouse located on Ojibwa Island (formerly Squaw Island) in Lake Michigan , about six miles (10 km) north of Beaver Island . The island is part of St. James Township in Charlevoix County of the U.S. state of Michigan . There are 0.30406 square kilometres
The Horseshoe Reef Lighthouse is a dilapidated lighthouse in Lake Erie between New York State and Canada near Buffalo, New York and at the head of the Niagara River , which empties Lake Erie into Lake Ontario . This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to t
General Electric Company ( GE ) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston . American multinational conglomerate "GE" redirects here. For other uses, see GE (disambiguation) . Not to be confused with the former British Ge
Sir Charles Algernon Parsons , OM , KCB , FRS (13 June 1854 – 11 February 1931) was an Anglo-Irish engineer , best known for his invention of the compound steam turbine , [1] and as the eponym of C. A. Parsons and Company . He worked as an engineer on dynamo and turbine design, and power generat
USS William Jones (DD-308) , a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy , named for William Jones . Clemson-class destroyer For ships with similar names, see USS Jones . History United States Namesake William Jones Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation , Union Iron Works , San Francis
The first USS Sloat (DD-316) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for John Drake Sloat . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Sloat . This article includes a list of references , related reading or external link
USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) , was the lead ship of her class of destroyers . The ship was named for Allen Melancthon Sumner , a United States Marine Corps captain , who was killed in action during World War I . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) in April 1959 History Unite
USS Hollister (DD-788) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for the three Hollister brothers , who were killed in 1943 while serving in the Navy during World War II . Gearing-class destroyer USS Hollister underway on 2 October 1969 History United States Name Hollister Nam
The I-class destroyers were a group of nine destroyers , including a flotilla leader , built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. Four similar ships were ordered by the Turkish Navy , of which two were purchased for the Royal Navy, bringing the number of these ships British service to 11—although th
#6 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
USS Dallas (DD-199) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the second ship named for Captain Alexander J. Dallas , and was later renamed Alexander Dallas . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Dallas . USS Dallas underway
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-
#9 Japanese destroyer Tokitsukaze (1939)
Tokitsukaze ( 時津風 , lit. “favorable wind” ) [1] was the tenth vessel to be commissioned in the 19-vessel Kagerō -class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late-1930s under the Circle Three Supplementary Naval Expansion Program ( Maru San Keikaku ). Kagerō-class destroyer For other
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 USS Sands (DD-243/APD-13) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the first ship named for Benjamin F. Sands and his son, James H. Sands . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Sands . History United States Namesa
USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Alfred Austell Cunningham , a USMC officer and aviator . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer History United States Namesake Alfred Austell Cunningham Builder Bethlehem Mar
HMS Liverpool was a Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy . She was built by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead and launched on 25 September 1980 by Lady Strathcona, wife of Euan Howard , the then Minister of State for Defence. Liverpool was the last Type 42 Batch 2 in service. Destroyer of the Royal Navy Fo
Arashi ( 嵐 , "Storm") was a Kagerō -class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy . Kagerō-class destroyer Arashi underway in December 1940. History Empire of Japan Name Arashi Builder Maizuru Naval Arsenal Launched 22 April 1940 Commissioned 25 November 1940 Stricken 15 October 1943 Fate Sunk in ac
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
USS Benner (DD/DDR-807) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Marine Second Lieutenant Stanley G. Benner (1916–1942), who was killed during the Battle of Guadalcanal . Gearing-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Benner . USS Benner (DD-807) off
#17 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
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
HMS Plover was a Admiralty M-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during the First World War . The M class were an improvement on the previous L-class , capable of higher speed. Launched on 3 March 1916 by Hawthorn Leslie on the River Tyne , the vessel served as part of the Grand Fleet .
USS O'Bannon (DD/DDE-450) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon (1784–1850), the Marine Corps's "hero of Derna ". Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS O'Bannon . USS O'Bannon (DD-450)