langs: 9 марта [ru] / march 9 [en] / 9. märz [de] / 9 mars [fr] / 9 marzo [it] / 9 de marzo [es]
days: march 6 / march 7 / march 8 / march 9 / march 10 / march 11 / march 12
Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Palagruža
Palagruža ( pronounced [palǎɡruːʒa] ; [2] Italian : Pelagosa ) is a small Croatian archipelago in the middle of the Adriatic Sea . It is uninhabited, except by lighthouse staff and occasional summer tourists. Islands in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia Lighthouse Palagruža Lighthouse Location Palagr
- ... a seem plausible. It is recorded that the galley-fleet of Pope Alexander III landed on Palagruža on 9 march 1177. [10] [11] The archipelago is found on maps from the start of the 14th century, as Pelagosa , ...
#2 Sombrero Key Light
Sombrero Key Light is located offshore of Vaca Key in Marathon, Florida . [2] The lighthouse is located on a mostly submerged reef . The name Sombrero Key goes back to the Spanish , and old charts show a small island at the spot, but by the later 19th Century the island had eroded away, with some pa
- ... 6′41.78″W MPS Light Stations of the United States MPS NRHP reference No. 12000092 [1] Added to NRHP march 9, 2012 The lighthouse was put in service in 1858, automated in 1960, and was deactivated in 2015. The ...
#3 Brant Point Light
Brant Point Light is a lighthouse located on Nantucket Island . The station was established in 1746, automated in 1965, and is still in operation. The current tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1987; it has the distinction of being the tenth light on the point
- ... ptember 28, 1987 CHRONOLOGY 1746: First wood tower, burned 1758 1759: Second wood tower, blown down march 9, 1774 1774: Third wood tower, burned 1783 1783: Lantern between two spars 1786: Fifth light, a frame ...
#4 Baron Bliss Light
Baron Bliss Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Belize City . Established in 1885 on the former site of a Spanish fortress which was extremely damaged after the Battle of St. George's Caye in September 1798, it has a focal plane of 16 m (52 ft) and is painted white and red. [1] It is named after one o
- ... ality. [2] He was a sailor and fisherman who traveled the world aboard his yacht the "Sea King". On march 9, 1926, Baron Bliss died leaving instructions that he be buried in a granite tomb near the sea, enclo ...
Ship / Ship
#1 A-class destroyer (1913)
The A class as designated in 1913 was a heterogeneous group of torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1890s. Some 42 vessels were constructed to the individual designs of their builders to meet Admiralty specifications, the only uniting feature being a specified top speed
- ... breaking up 20 May 1920. Handy -class destroyer ; all built by Fairfields , Govan Handy , launched 9 march 1895, sold for breaking up 1916 at Hong Kong. Hart , launched 27 March 1895, sold for breaking up 1 ...
#2 USS Gilmer (DD-233)
USS Gilmer (DD-233/APD-11) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the first ship named for Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer . Clemson-class destroyer USS Gilmer in 1922 History United States Namesake Thomas Walker Gilmer Builder New York Ship
- ... , arriving 13 February, and subsequently escorted merchantmen to Espiritu Santo , where she moored 9 march and commenced amphibious training exercises with the 4th Marine Raiders Battalion. [1] On 5 April, ...
#3 HMS Laforey (G99)
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
- ... o on 25 February by a glider bomb. SINKING Laforey returned to Naples and was deployed off Anzio on 9 march 1944 on support and patrol duties that were scheduled to last until 19 March. On 23 March she again ...
#4 I-class destroyer
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
- ... uilder Laid down Launched Commissioned Fate Icarus [lower-alpha 1] John Brown & Company , Clydebank 9 march 1936 26 November 1936 3 May 1937 Sold for scrap, 29 October 1946 Ilex 28 January 1937 7 July 1937 S ...
- ... tack, 29 May 1941, sunk by torpedoes from Hotspur Impulsive [lower-alpha 1] J. Samuel White , Cowes 9 march 1936 1 March 1937 29 January 1938 Sold for scrap, 22 January 1946 Inglefield Cammell Laird & Compan ...
- ... , Barrow 24 May 1939 24 February 1941 24 January 1942 Acquired 14 November 1941, returned to Turkey 9 march 1946, sold for scrap, 1960 Ithuriel ( ex- Gayret ) 15 December 1940 3 March 1942 Bombed at Bône 28 ...
#5 HMS Springbok
HMS Springbok was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during World War I . The R class were an improvement on the preceding M-class , including using geared steam turbines . Launched on 9 March 1917, the vessel operated as part of the Harwich Force on escort duties. In 1917, the de
- ... were an improvement on the preceding M-class , including using geared steam turbines . Launched on 9 march 1917, the vessel operated as part of the Harwich Force on escort duties. In 1917, the destroyer, al ...
- ... ingbok Ordered December 1915 Builder Harland and Wolff , Belfast Laid down 27 January 1916 Launched 9 march 1917 Commissioned 30 April 1917 Out of service 16 December 1926 Fate Sold to be broken up General c ...
- ... mber 497. [2] Construction was very swift, with the keel laid down on 27 January 1916, launching on 9 march 1917 and fitting out completed on 30 April. [8] The ship was named after the springbok , the Africa ...
#6 USS Harding (DD-625)
USS Harding (DD-625) (later DMS-28), a Gleaves -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seth Harding . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Harding . History United States Name Harding Namesake Seth Harding Builder Seattle-Tacoma
- ... in minesweeping techniques. Sailing on 10 February via Pearl Harbor , Harding arrived at Ulithi on 9 march to prepare for the invasion of Okinawa , the last and largest of the giant Pacific amphibious assau ...
#7 JS Setogiri
JS Setogiri (DD-156) is an Asagiri -class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . Asagiri-class destroyer JS Setogiri on 16 November 2007 History Japan Name Setogiri (せとぎり) Ordered 1985 Builder Hitachi , Maizuru Laid down 9 March 1987 Launched 12 September 1988 Commissioned 14 February
- ... 6 November 2007 History Japan Name Setogiri (せとぎり) Ordered 1985 Builder Hitachi , Maizuru Laid down 9 march 1987 Launched 12 September 1988 Commissioned 14 February 1990 Homeport Maizuru Identification MMSI ...
- ... o service a SH-60J9(K) Seahawk helicopter . [1] CONSTRUCTION AND CAREER Setogiri;; was laid down on 9 march 1987 and launched on 12 September 1988 by Hitachi Zosen Corporation , Maizuru . She was commissione ...
#8 USS Robert H. Smith
USS Robert H. Smith (DD-735/DM-23) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer minelayers in the United States Navy . Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer History United States Name Robert H. Smith Namesake Robert H. Smith Builder Bath Iron Works Laid down 10 January 1944 Launched 25 May 1944 C
- ... s a screening ship for the night retirement formations. ULITHI Robert H. Smith departed Iwo Jima on 9 march and escorted a group of merchantmen as far as Saipan; and then sailed for Ulithi , arriving there 1 ...
#9 USS Kearny (DD-432)
USS Kearny (DD-432) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , was a United States Navy warship during World War II . She was noted for being torpedoed by a German U-boat in October 1941, before the U.S. had entered the war. She survived that attack, and later served in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Gleav
- ... ke Lawrence Kearny Builder Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Laid down 1 March 1939 Launched 9 march 1940 Commissioned 13 September 1940 Decommissioned 7 March 1946 Stricken 1 June 1971 Fate Sold for ...
- ... e tracks She was named for Commodore Lawrence Kearny (1789–1868). EARLY HISTORY Kearny was launched 9 march 1940, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey , sponsored by Miss Mar ...
- ... she took part in the Neutrality Patrol off Fort de France, Martinique , French West Indies , until 9 march . The new destroyer patrolled around San Juan, Puerto Rico , and escorted ships in the Norfolk area ...
#10 USS Sampson (DD-394)
The second USS Sampson (DD-394) was a Somers -class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was named of William Thomas Sampson a rear admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War . Somers-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see US
- ... d at Bora Bora , Society Islands , on 18 February and patrolled a station off Teavanui Harbor until 9 march when she set course, in company with cruiser Trenton , for Panama and reached Balboa on 23 March. S ...
#11 ARA Sarandí (D-13)
ARA Sarandí is the fourth and last ship of the MEKO 360H2 series of destroyers built for the Argentine Navy . The ship is also the fourth ship in the Argentine Navy to bear that name. Sarandí is the name of a victory of the Argentine army during the Cisplatine War . For other ships with the same nam
- ... ( August 2010 ) ARA Sarandí underway History Argentina Name Sarandí Builder Blohm + Voss Laid down 9 march 1982 Launched 31 August 1982 Commissioned 23 April 1984 Identification Pennant number D-13 Status i ...
- ... for the construction of four MEKO 360H2 destroyers. CONSTRUCTION Sarandí ' s keel was laid down on 9 march 1982 and she was launched on 31 August 1982. The ship was delivered to the Argentine Navy on 23 Apr ...
#12 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
- ... ed in the Volcanos, screening the carriers and providing gunfire support for the land forces, until 9 march , when she returned to Ulithi. On 14 March, she again sortied with TF 58 for strikes on the enemy's ...
#13 USS Lyman K. Swenson
USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , was laid down on 11 September 1943 by Bath Iron Works , Bath, Maine and launched on 12 February 1944; sponsored by Miss Cecelia A. Swenson, daughter of Captain Swenson. The ship was commissioned at Boston Navy Yard on 2 May 1944.
- ... ac again late in the year, to serve there into 1969. Lyman K. Swenson began her final deployment on 9 march 1970. While in WESTPAC the ship fired several naval gunfire support missions off the coast of the R ...
#14 USS Ringgold (DD-89)
USS Ringgold (DD-89) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and the interwar period. During World War II , the vessel was transferred to the Royal Navy as a Town-class destroyer named HMS Newark , being scrapped after the end of the war in 1947. Wickes-class destr
- ... lifax, Newark again departed 26 February 1941 and arrived at Belfast 5 March and Plymouth , England 9 march 1941. Assigned to the 17th Destroyer Division, Newark participated in escort duty for the 1st Minel ...
#15 USS Dorsey (DD-117)
USS Dorsey (DD–117) , reclassified DMS-1 on 19 November 1940, was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I . She was named for John Dorsey. Wickes-class destroyer USS Dorsey underway History United States Name Dorsey Namesake John Dorsey Builder William Cramp & Sons , P
- ... 454 Laid down 18 September 1917 Launched 9 April 1918 Commissioned 16 September 1918 Decommissioned 9 march 1923 Identification DD-117 Recommissioned 1 March 1930 Decommissioned 8 December 1945 Reclassified ...
- ... e to San Francisco where she arrived on 2 October. She was placed out of commission at San Diego on 9 march 1923. Recommissioned on 1 March 1930, Dorsey operated on the west coast, in the Canal Zone, and in ...
#16 USS Ingraham (DD-694)
USS Ingraham (DD-694) was a United States Navy Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , the third ship in U.S. Navy history to be named for Duncan Ingraham . She was in commission from 1944 to 1971. Following her US service, she was sold to the Hellenic Navy and renamed Miaoulis . The ship was sunk as a t
- ... len M. Sumner-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Ingraham . USS Ingraham , 9 march 1944 History United States Name USS Ingraham Namesake Duncan Ingraham Builder Federal Shipbuilding ...
#17 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
- ... norable Theodore C. Achilles , and the Prefect of Callao, before sailing for Valparaíso , Chile, on 9 march . Three days later, Barry's Captain received official calls from the Chilean provincial governor, th ...
- ... 2 January 1982 to head back to the Persian Gulf. Patrol operations in the Persian Gulf lasted until 9 march h, when the destroyer headed home. She reached Newport, via Málaga , Spain, on 9 April. [6] Over the ...
#18 USS Farenholt (DD-332)
The first USS Farenholt (DD-332) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for Oscar Farenholt . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Farenholt . History United States Namesake Oscar Farenholt Builder Bethlehem Shipb
- ... em Shipbuilding Corporation , Union Iron Works , San Francisco Laid down 13 September 1920 Launched 9 march 1921 Sponsored by Mrs. Richard H. Fairweather Commissioned 10 May 1921 Decommissioned 20 February 1 ...
- ... lehem Shipbuilding Corporation , Union Iron Works , San Francisco , California. She was launched on 9 march 1921, sponsored by Mrs. Richard H. Fairweather, and commissioned on 10 May 1921. Farenholt first ar ...
#19 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
- ... e Atlantic Reserve Fleet , until November 1950, when she was reactivated. She was recommissioned on 9 march 1951, Commander Eli T. Reich in command. She fitted out at Charleston and Newport, R.I. , and then ...
#20 HMS Wolf (1897)
HMS Wolf was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy . She was completed by Laird, Son & Company , Birkenhead , in 1897. Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Wolf . History United Kingdom Name HMS Wolf Ordered 9 January 1896 Builder Laird, Son &
- ... ) torpedo tubes. [4] [5] Wolf was laid down on 12 November 1896 and launched on 2 June 1897. [1] On 9 march 1898, she carried out final trials, reaching an average speed of 31.2 kn (35.9 mph; 57.8 km/h) over ...