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The Holland Island Bar Light was a screw-pile lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay which existed from 1889 to 1960. It is remembered for the unexplained death of one of its keepers, and for being "attacked" by United States Navy pilots during a training exercise. Lighthouse in Maryland, United States Li
Old Caloundra Light , also known as Old Caloundra Head Light or Cape Caloundra Light , is an inactive lighthouse located in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast in South East Queensland, Australia. It is the oldest surviving building in Caloundra. [2] The lighthouse was active between 1896 and 1968. The
The Eagle Island lighthouses were a pair of lighthouses on Eagle Island , County Mayo , Ireland , of which only one remains. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2015 ) Lighthouse Eagle Island Lighthouse West Location Eagle Island, Mullet Peninsula Erris , County Mayo Ir
#4 Pharos Lighthouse, Fleetwood
The Pharos Lighthouse (also known as the Upper Lighthouse ) is a 93-foot (28 m) tall Runcorn red sandstone lighthouse situated in Fleetwood , Lancashire , England. [1] The lighthouse was designed in 1839 by Decimus Burton and Capt H.M. Denham . [2] Burton has been commissioned three years previous
The Stephens Island / Takapourewa lighthouse is one of New Zealand most powerful lights with a range of 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) . [1] Perched 183 metres (600 ft) up, on top of Stephens Island , it guards Cook Strait and Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere , at the top of the South Island / T
The Blüse Neuwerk (also called Feuerblüse) was built in 1644 by the city of Hamburg on the island Neuwerk . Together with the other beacons and the Great Tower Neuwerk , which was just a fortification at the time, it was the first lighthouse in the Elbe estuary and, after the Blüse Helgoland (1630)
Dungeness Lighthouse on the Dungeness Headland started operation on 20 November 1961. Its construction was prompted by the building of Dungeness nuclear power station , which obscured the light of its predecessor (dating from 1904) which, though decommissioned, remains standing. The new lighthouse (
The Rinns of Islay ( Scottish Gaelic : Na Roinn Ìleach ; alternative English spelling Rhinns of Islay ) is an area on the west of the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland . Peninsula in Scotland Looking across the eastern part of the Rinns from Beinn Tart A' Mhill, the highest point in
Irōzaki Light ( 石廊埼灯台 , Irōzaki tōdai ) is a lighthouse located on a hill at the outermost extremity of Cape Irōzaki south of the town of Minamiizu , Shizuoka Prefecture , Japan on the southernmost extremity of Izu Peninsula . It is located within the borders of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park . T
The Bull Rock Lighthouse , is an active aid to navigation located 4km off Dursey Island , Ireland. Island off the coast of Ireland Lighthouse Bull Rock Lighthouse Location Atlantic Ocean Coordinates 51°35′32.2″N 10°18′3.6″W Tower Constructed 1888 Shape Octagonal Light First lit 1889
#11 Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse
The Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse ( French : Phare de Cap-des-Rosiers ) is a lighthouse near the village of Cap-des-Rosiers [ fr ] in Gaspé , Quebec , Canada. Lighthouse in Quebec, Canada Lighthouse Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse Phare de Cap-des-Rosiers Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse Location Gaspé Quebec C
The Goose Island Lighthouse is operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and has been unstaffed since 1931. It was originally constructed in 1846 with the use of convict labour. On 31 March 1857 the station was raided by pirates . From 1985 to 1990 a wind generator was used as a power sou
Tuskar Rock ( Irish : An Tuscar ) [3] is a group of rocks topped by a lighthouse 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) off the southeast coast of County Wexford , Ireland . It has probably destroyed more ships than any other Irish coastal feature. [4] [5] One hundred and seventy-six wrecks are listed for the Tu
#1 Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
The Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited was a Scottish shipbuilding company in the Govan area on the Clyde in Glasgow. Fairfields , as it is often known, was a major warship builder, turning out many vessels for the Royal Navy and other navies through the First World War and the
#2 Kubota
Kubota Corporation ( 株式会社クボタ , Kabushiki-kaisha Kubota ) is a Japanese multinational corporation based in Osaka . It was established in 1890. The corporation produces many products including tractors and other agricultural machinery , construction equipment , engines , vending machines , pipe , valv
#3 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. ( 三菱重工業株式会社 , Mitsubishi Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-kaisha , informally MHI ) is a Japanese multinational engineering , electrical equipment and electronics corporation headquartered in Tokyo , Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group and its automobil
#4 Outboard Marine Corporation
Outboard Marine Corporation ( OMC ) was a maker of Evinrude , Johnson and Gale Outboard Motors, and many different brands of boats. It was a multibillion-dollar Fortune 500 corporation. [1] Evinrude began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1907. OMC was based in Waukegan , Illinois . [2] They also owned sev
#5 Toyota
Toyota Motor Corporation ( Japanese : トヨタ自動車株式会社 , Hepburn : Toyota Jidōsha kabushikigaisha , IPA: [toꜜjota] , English: / t ɔɪ ˈ j oʊ t ə / , commonly known as simply Toyota ) is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi , Japan. It was founded by Kiichir
#6 Suzuki
Suzuki Motor Corporation ( Japanese : スズキ株式会社 , Hepburn : Suzuki Kabushiki-Gaisha ) [4] is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu , Japan. [5] Suzuki manufactures automobiles , motorcycles , all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) , outboard marine engines , wheelchairs and a
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. ( KHI ) ( 川崎重工業株式会社 , Kawasaki Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha ) (or simply Kawasaki ) is a Japanese public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles , engines , heavy equipment , aerospace and defense equipment, rolling stock and ships , headquartered in Chūō , K
#8 Honda
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. [3] ( Japanese : 本田技研工業株式会社 , Hepburn : Honda Giken Kōgyō KK , IPA: [honda] ( listen ) ; / ˈ h ɒ n d ə / ; commonly known as simply Honda ) is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato,
#9 Deutz AG
Deutz AG is a German internal combustion engine manufacturer, based in Porz, Cologne , Germany . German motor manufacturer This article is about the engine manufacturer. For other uses, see Deutz . Deutz AG Type Aktiengesellschaft Traded as FWB : DEZ Industry Mechanical engineering Founded March
#10 Yanmar
Yanmar Co., Ltd. ( ヤンマー株式会社 , Yanmā Kabushiki-Gaisha ) is a Japanese diesel engine , heavy machinery and agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in Osaka , Japan in 1912. Yanmar manufactures and sells engines used in a wide range of applications, including seagoing vessels, pleasure boats, const
#11 Westinghouse Electric Corporation
The Westinghouse Electric Corporation was an American manufacturing company founded in 1886 by George Westinghouse . It was originally named "Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company", and was renamed "Westinghouse Electric Corporation" in 1945. The company acquired the CBS television network i
#1 JS Haruna
JS Haruna (DDH-141) was the lead 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 Haruna . JS Haruna in Pearl Harbor on 26 June 2008 History Japan Name Haruna (はるな) Nam
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 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
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
HMS Laforey was an L-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She was commissioned in and served during the Second World War , and was torpedoed and sunk by a U-boat in 1944. She had been adopted by the civil community of Northampton in November 1941. Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the
HMS Legion was an L-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She entered service during the Second World War , and had a short but eventful career, serving in Home waters and the Mediterranean . She was sunk in an air attack on Malta in 1942. The ship had been adopted by the British civil community of th
#7 USS Dyson
USS Dyson (DD-572) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . She was named for Rear Admiral Charles W. Dyson (1861–1930). United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer For the fisheries and oceanographic research ship, see NOAAS Oscar Dyson (R 224) . USS Dyson (DD-572) at Sea 09-30-1
#8 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 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
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 Bisson class consisted of six destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1910s. One ship was lost during the First World War , but the others survived to be scrapped afterwards. A profile view of Bisson in harbor Class overview Name Bisson class Operators French Navy Preceded by Bouclier
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
#13 JDS Akigumo
JDS Akigumo (DD-120) was the fifth ship of Yamagumo -class destroyers . Yamagumo-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Akigumo . JDS Akigumo History Japan Name Akigumo (あきぐも) Namesake Akigumo (1941) Ordered 1971 Builder Sumitomo , Uraga Laid down 7 July 1972 Laun
Lepanto was a Churruca -class destroyer of the Spanish Republican Navy . She took part in the Spanish Civil War on the side of the government of the Second Spanish Republic . She was named after the Battle of Lepanto . Destroyer Lepanto History Spain Name Lepanto Namesake Battle of Lepanto Builder S
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
#16 Soviet destroyer Stoyky (1938)
Stoyky ( Russian : Стойкий , lit. ' Steadfast ' ) 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 , Stoyky was completed in 1940 to the modified Proj
The first USS Evans (DD–78) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I , later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Mansfield . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Evans . History United States Name USS Evans Builder Bath Iron Works Laid
#18 USS Collett
USS Collett (DD-730) was a World War II -era Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Collett (DD-730), off Boston , Massachusetts, 31 May 1944 History United States Name Collett Namesake John A. Collett Builder Bath Iron Works L
USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774) was an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer which served in the United States Navy during World War II. Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2009 ) History United States Name Hugh W. Hadley Namesake Hugh William Had
#20 Akatsuki-class destroyer (1931)
The Akatsuki -class destroyer ( 暁型駆逐艦 , Akatsuki-gata kuchikukan ) was a class of four destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy . [1] According to most sources, they are regarded as a sub-class of the Fubuki class , partly because the Imperial Japanese Navy itself kept the improvements made a secret