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The Eddystone Lighthouse is a lighthouse that is located on the dangerous Eddystone Rocks , 9 statute miles (14 km) south of Rame Head in Cornwall , England . The rocks are submerged below the surface of the sea [3] and are composed of Precambrian gneiss . [4] Not to be confused with Eddystone Poi
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
Vittoria Light ( Italian : Faro della Vittoria ) also known as the Victory Lighthouse , is an active lighthouse in Trieste , Italy , serving the Gulf of Trieste . It is located on the hill of Gretta (Poggio di Gretta), off the Strada del Friuli. At a height of 223 feet (68 m) it is one of the tall
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
#5 Oswego Harbor West Pierhead Light
Oswego Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation located off the coast of Oswego, New York . [2] [3] It was built in 1934 to replace an earlier light constructed in 1880. It stands at the end of a 2,000-foot-long (610 m) breakwater at mouth of Oswego River , extending .5 miles
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
HMS Nubian was a Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyer . She was launched in 1909 and torpedoed in 1916. With her bow blown off, the wreck was used to create a new ship by joining the bow of another destroyer of the same class, HMS Zulu . The resulting ship was given the portmanteau name HMS Zubian
USS Hopkins (DD-249/DMS-13) was a Clemson -class destroyer built in 1920 and in United States Navy service between 1921-1946. The third Navy ship named in honor of Commodore of the Continental Navy Esek Hopkins , she saw extensive action in the Pacific Theatre during World War II , emerging the most
#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
The first USS Ammen (DD-35) was a Paulding -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard , designated as CG-8 . She was named for Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen . Paulding-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Ammen . USS Am
#5 USS Stethem
USS Stethem (DDG-63) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer in the United States Navy . The ship was built in Pascagoula, Mississippi , starting on 11 May 1993. She was commissioned on 21 October 1995. She is part of the Pacific Fleet, assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15 . The Stethem was named for Stee
#6 USS Milius
USS Milius (DDG-69) is an Arleigh Burke -class Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy . It is the first United States Navy Ship named after a POW/MIA from the Vietnam War. She is named after Captain Paul L. Milius, a Naval Aviator presumed killed following the crash of his aircraft
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
USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named after Lieutenant Commander Heywood L. Edwards (1905 – 1941), captain of the destroyer USS Reuben James , the first U.S. Navy ship sunk in World War II . Following the war, the ship was transferred to
The French destroyer Brestois was one of 14 L'Adroit -class destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1920s. Destroyer of the French Navy For other ships with the same name, see French ship Brestois . History France Name Brestois Builder Chantiers Dubigeon , Nantes Laid down 17 May 192615 June
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 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
#12 Murasame-class destroyer (1994)
The Murasame -class destroyer ( むらさめ型護衛艦 , Murasame-gata-goei-kan ) is a class of destroyers , serving with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). This is the first class of the second-generation general-purpose destroyers of the JMSDF. [1] Destroyer class in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defen
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
#14 ARA Santísima Trinidad (D-2)
ARA Santísima Trinidad ("Most Holy Trinity") is a Type 42 destroyer of the Argentine Navy , the only one of her class built outside Britain . She participated in the 1982 Falklands War . In January 2013 the ship capsized and sank at her moorings in the Argentine naval base of Puerto Belgrano due to
#15 USS Picking
USS Picking (DD-685) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Sherwood Picking (1890 – 1941), a submarine commander during World War I . Fletcher-class destroyer History United States Name Picking Namesake Sherwood Picking Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporat
#16 USS Charrette
USS Charrette (DD-581) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Lieutenant George Charrette (1867–1938), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Spanish–American War . Entering service during World War II , she spent her career in the Pacific theatre .
USS Niblack (DD-424) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Albert Parker Niblack . Niblack became the Director of Naval Intelligence 1 March 1919, and Naval Attache in London 6 August 1920. As Vice Admiral , he commanded U.S. Naval Forces in Europe
USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Fletcher-class destroyer USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668), off Mare Island, 15 June 1945. History United States Namesake Clarence K. Bronson Builder Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company , Kearny, New Jer
#19 USS Spence
USS Spence (DD-512) , a Fletcher class destroyer , was laid down on 18 May 1942 by the Bath Iron Works , Bath, Maine ; launched on 27 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Eben Learned; and commissioned on 8 January 1943, Lieutenant Commander H. J. Armstrong in command. The ship was named for Robert T. Sp
The Sampson -class destroyers served in the United States Navy during World War I . Commissioned in 1916 and 1917, the class was a modification of the O'Brien and Tucker classes , with the number of 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes increased from four twin-mounts to four triple-mounts. The Sampson s