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#1 List of Volkswagen Group diesel engines
List of Volkswagen Group diesel engines . The compression-ignition diesel engines listed below are currently [ when? ] used by various marques of automobiles and commercial vehicles of the German automotive concern , Volkswagen Group , [1] and also in Volkswagen Marine [2] and Volkswagen Industrial
The Burrows Island Light is a lighthouse on the western tip of Burrows Island, facing Rosario Strait , near Anacortes , in Skagit County , Washington . [2] Lighthouse Burrows Island Light Burrows Island Light (USCG) Location Burrows Island, Washington Coordinates 48°28′41″N 122°42′49″W [1] Tower Con
Cape San Juan Light ( Faro de Las Cabezas de San Juan ) is a historic lighthouse located on the northeastern part of the highest point of Cape San Juan in Fajardo, Puerto Rico . The lighthouse was constructed in 1880 and was officially lit on May 2, 1882. The original illuminating apparatus, not cha
Tennholmen Lighthouse ( Norwegian : Tennholmen fyr ) is a coastal lighthouse in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway . It is located in the Vestfjorden on one of the Tennholman islands, just west of the Givær islands, about 32 kilometres (20 mi) due west of the town of Bodø . [1] Lighthous
Landegode Lighthouse ( Norwegian : Landegode fyr ) is a coastal lighthouse in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway . It is located on the small island of Eggløysa just north of Landegode , about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of the town of Bodø and about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of
Værøy Lighthouse ( Norwegian : Værøy fyr ) is a coastal lighthouse in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway . The lighthouse is built on a small peninsula southeast of the village of Sørland on the island of Værøya . It was constructed in 1880 and automated in 1984. The lighthouse has not be
#6 Måløy–Skarholmen Lighthouse
Måløy–Skarholmen Lighthouse ( Norwegian : Måløy–Skarholmen fyr ) is a coastal lighthouse in Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway . The lighthouse marks the entrance to the upper Vestfjorden , the broad sound between the mainland and the Lofoten Islands . It is located on the tiny islet of
Avery Point Light or Avery Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Groton , Connecticut , United States, on the Avery Point Campus of the University of Connecticut . Although construction was completed in March 1943, the lighthouse was not lit until May 1944 due to concerns of possible enemy invasion. I
The Peshtigo Reef Light is a lighthouse in Marinette County , Wisconsin , United States , offshore in lower Green Bay . Constructed in 1936 to replace a lightship , it remains in service. Lighthouse Peshtigo Reef Light Location Green Bay off Peshtigo Point Coordinates 44°57′23.87″N 87°34′44.82″W [1]
Skomvær Lighthouse ( Norwegian : Skomvær fyr ) is a coastal lighthouse in Røst Municipality in Nordland county, Norway . The tower is located on the island of Skomvær, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of the main island of Røstlandet . The lighthouse was first established in 1887 and it was
Punta Penna Lighthouse ( Italian : Faro di Punta Penna ) is an active lighthouse in Vasto , Italy . At a height of 70 metres (230 ft) it is the eighth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, [3] and the second tallest lighthouse in Italy after the Lantern of Genoa . [4] It is located on str
Caterpillar Inc. (stock symbol CAT ) is an American Fortune 100 corporation that designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, markets, and sells machinery , engines , financial products , and insurance to customers via a worldwide dealer network. It is the world's largest construction-equipment manuf
The General Motors Company [2] ( GM ) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit , Michigan , United States. [3] It is the largest automaker in the United States and was the largest in the world for 77 years before losing the top spot to Toyota in 2008. [4
HMCS Iroquois was a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War and Korean War . She was named for the Iroquois First Nations. Iroquois was the first ship to bear this name and the first ship of the class to serve with the Royal Canadian Navy. [2] Destro
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
#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
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
USS Laub (DD-613) was a Benson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the second ship named for Henry Laub , who was killed during the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813. Benson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Laub . USS Laub (DD-613) History Un
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
HMS Glasgow was a Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy . The last of the Batch 1 Type 42 destroyers, Glasgow was commissioned in 1979. The destroyer fought during the Falklands War , and on 12 May 1982 was damaged by a bomb from an Argentine A-4 Skyhawk . Glasgow was part of the Royal Navy’s 3rd Dest
#8 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
USS Wilkinson (DL-5) was a Mitscher class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was named for Vice Admiral Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson USN (1888 – 1946). USS Wilkinson (DL-5) in late 1950s History United States Namesake Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson Builder Bethlehem Steel , Fore River Shi
HMS Barrosa (D68) was a later or 1943 Battle-class fleet destroyer of the Royal Navy . Battle-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see HMS Barrosa . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2014 ) History United Kingdom Name HMS Barrosa Ordered 1943 Build
The Ikazuchi -class destroyers ( 雷型駆逐艦 , Ikazuchi-gata kuchikukan ) was a class of six torpedo boat destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy , which were built in Britain in 1897-99. All were named after celestial phenomena. [1] For destroyer escorts of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, see Ika
The German V1 -class torpedo boats was a class of 26 large torpedo boats in service with the Imperial German Navy , Reichsmarine , Kriegsmarine and Royal Hellenic Navy in the early 20th century. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2013 ) SMS V5 underway Class overvie
#13 USS Rupertus
USS Rupertus (DD-851) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for United States Marine Corps Major General William H. Rupertus (1889–1945). Gearing-class destroyer This article needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2014 ) USS Rupertus in 1958 History Unit
#14 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
The first USS Thomas (DD–182) was a Wickes -class destroyer of the United States Navy that entered service just after World War I . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Thomas and HMS St Albans . History United States Name USS Thomas Namesake Clarence Crase Thomas Build
The Aigle -class destroyers ( contre-torpilleurs ) were built for the French navy during the 1920s. They were very similar to the previous Guepard class, the only difference being improved machinery with higher pressure boilers, offering an additional 0.5 knots (0.93 km/h; 0.58 mph) of speed and
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.
The second USS Worden (DD-288) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for John Lorimer Worden . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Worden . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2
#19 HMS Wrestler
HMS Wrestler (D35) was a V and W-class destroyer built by the Royal Navy during the First World War and active from 1939 to 1944 during the Second World War . She was the first Royal Navy ship to bear that name, and the only one to do so to date. Destroyer of the Royal Navy HMS Wrestler underway His
USS Ericsson (DD-440) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after John Ericsson , who is best known for devising and building the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Ericsson . Histor