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#1 Flamborough Head Lighthouse
Flamborough Head Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located at Flamborough , East Riding of Yorkshire . England . Flamborough Head Lighthouse acts as a waypoint for passing deep sea vessels and coastal traffic, and marks Flamborough Head for vessels heading towards Scarborough and Bridlington . [1]
The Adamasta Rock ( Chinese : 北長洲石 ) is an uninhabited undersea rock in Hong Kong , in the centre of the busy Adamasta Channel between the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula of Lantau Island and Cheung Chau island, in Hong Kong . It falls within the Islands District . This article does not cite any sources . ( Ma
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 Port Washington Light is a historical lighthouse in Port Washington, Wisconsin . Replaced by the Port Washington Breakwater Light and converted to a normal dwelling, it was restored with the assistance of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and currently serves as a museum. Lighthouse Port Washington
Lågskär Lighthouse is an automated lighthouse located on the north side of Lågskär , one of Finland's Åland in the Sea of Åland of the Baltic . [2] It is the only striking feature on Lågskär on the generally uninhabited island. Lighthouse Lågskär lighthouse Lågskär Lågskär Lighthouse and outbuilding
The Jupiter Inlet Light is located in Jupiter, Florida , on the north side of the Jupiter Inlet. The site for the lighthouse was chosen in 1853. It is located between Cape Canaveral Light and Hillsboro Inlet Light . The lighthouse was designed by then Lieutenant George G. Meade of the Bureau of Topo
The Big Sable Point Light is a lighthouse on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan near Ludington in Mason County , Michigan , at the Ludington State Park . [11] It is an active aid to navigation . [5] Lighthouse in Michigan, United States Lighthouse Big Sable Point Light Location Ludington , Michigan
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
#2 AEG
Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft AG [2] ( AEG ; German for ' General electricity company JSC ' ) was a German producer of electrical equipment founded in Berlin as the Deutsche Edison-Gesellschaft für angewandte Elektricität in 1883 by Emil Rathenau . During the Second World War , AEG worked wi
#1 Thornycroft M-class destroyer
The Thornycroft M or Mastiff class were a class of six British destroyers completed for the Royal Navy during 1914–16 for World War I service. They were quite different from the Admiralty-designed ships of the Admiralty M class , although based on a basic sketch layout provided by the Admiralty from
#2 JS Kongō
JS Kongō (DDG-173) is a Kongō -class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Kongō is the third Japanese naval vessel named after Mount Kongō . She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki , Nagasaki on 8 May 1990. Launching ceremony happened on 26
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
#4 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
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 Active , the tenth Active , launched in 1929, was an A-class destroyer . She served in the Second World War , taking part in the sinking of four submarines. She was broken up in 1947. A-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see HMS Active . Active in 1944 History United Kingdom Nam
The Japanese destroyer Mutsuki ( 睦月 , "January" ) was the name ship of her class of twelve destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War , she participated in the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941 and the occupations of New Guinea and the Solomon
USS Morris (DD-417) , a World War II -era Sims -class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy , was named after Commodore Charles Morris . She was among the most decorated US Naval vessels of World War II . Sims-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Morris . Morris i
HMS Romola was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during World War I . Launched on 14 May 1916, the ship operated as part of the Grand Fleet , operating as part of a destroyer flotilla. The ship sailed to intercept the German High Seas Fleet in what would be one of the last major
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
#11 NMS Regina Maria
NMS Regina Maria was the second and last of the two Regele Ferdinand -class destroyers built in Italy for the Romanian Navy in the late 1920s. After the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941 ( Operation Barbarossa ), she took part in the Raid on Constanța a few days later and may have da
#12 Japanese destroyer Shiratsuyu (1935)
Shiratsuyu ( 白露 , ”White Dew” ) [1] was the lead ship of ten Shiratsuyu -class destroyers , and first of six to be built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the Circle One Program ( Maru Ichi Keikaku ). [2] Destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy For other ships with the same name, see Japanese des
#13 Japanese destroyer Yayoi (1925)
The Japanese destroyer Yayoi ( 弥生 , "March" ) was one of twelve Mutsuki -class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War , she participated in the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941 and the occupations of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in
HMS Hursley was a Second World War Type II Hunt-class escort destroyer of the British Royal Navy . She is the only Royal Navy ship to have carried this name. Hursley is a village in Hampshire . Commissioned in 1942, she served in the Mediterranean, before being transferred to the Hellenic Navy in No
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
#16 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
The fourth USS Preble (DD-345/DM-20/AG-99) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I , and saw combat in World War II as a minelayer . She was named for Commodore Edward Preble . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Preble . History
HMS Havock was a Havock -class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy built by the Yarrow shipyard. She was one of the first destroyers ordered by the Royal Navy, and the first to be delivered. Havock-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see HMS Havock . This article needs a
HMS Haughty was a Hardy -class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy . She was launched by William Doxford & Sons on 18 September 1895, served in home waters, and was sold on 10 April 1912. Hardy-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see HMS Haughty . History United Kingdom Name H
#20 Soviet destroyer Komsomolets Ukrainy
Komsomolets Ukrainy was the lead ship of Kashin-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy . [2] [3] Kashin-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy Komsomolets Ukrainy in 1990 History Soviet Union Name Komsomolets Ukrainy (Комсомолец Украины) Namesake Komsomol of Ukraine Builder 61 Communards Shipyard , Nikolaye