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#1 Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site
Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site , on Fisgard Island at the mouth of Esquimalt Harbour in Colwood, British Columbia , is the site of Fisgard Lighthouse , the first lighthouse on the west coast of Canada. [1] "Fisgard Light" redirects here. For the historic street in downtown Victoria, see C
The first lighthouse in the Upper Bay of Fundy, started in 1838 and completed in 1840, is located at Cape Enrage . It has been automated and unmanned since the 1980s, but it has recently become a popular tourist destination , as a result of a concentrated effort by local students to renovate the pro
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
#4 Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light
Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light , also known as the South Buffalo Southside Light or Buffalo South Breakwater, South Entrance Light Station, is a lighthouse at Stony Point at the entrance to Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo, New York . It was established in 1903 and deactivated in 1993. It was replaced b
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
Firth Brown Steels was initially formed in 1902, when Sheffield steelmakers John Brown & Company exchanged shares and came to a working agreement with neighbouring company Thomas Firth & Sons . In 1908 the two companies came together and established the Brown Firth Research Laboratories and it was h
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
#2 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
The Hunt class was a class of escort destroyer of the Royal Navy . The first vessels were ordered early in 1939, and the class saw extensive service in the Second World War , particularly on the British east coast and Mediterranean convoys . They were named after British fox hunts . The modern Hunt-
#4 JS Takanami
JS Takanami (DD-110) ( たかなみ ) is the lead vessel of the Takanami -class destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Takanami . JS Takanami in December 2016 History Japan Nam
The Impavido class were the second group of destroyers built for the Italian Navy after World War II and the first Italian guided missile destroyers . Similar in performance to the US Navy 's Charles F. Adams class , these ships were essentially improved Impetuoso -class vessels, with the after gun-
USS Shubrick (DD-639) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral William B. Shubrick . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Shubrick . History United States Name Shubrick Namesake William B. Shubrick Builde
USS Tingey (DD-539) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . She was the third Navy ship to be named for Commodore Thomas Tingey (1750 – 1829). Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Tingey . History Namesake Thomas Tingey Builder Bethlehem Shipbuildi
#8 French destroyer Le Fantasque
Le Fantasque ("The capricious one") was the lead ship of her class of six large destroyers ( contre-torpilleur , "Torpedo-boat destroyer") built for the Marine Nationale (French Navy) during the 1930s. The ship entered service in 1935 and participated in the Second World War . When war was declared
USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884) was a Gearing -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1973. She was scrapped in 1974. Gearing-class destroyer USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884), in 1971 History United States Name USS Floyd B. Parks Namesake Floyd B. Parks Laid down 30 October 1944
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
NMS Regele Ferdinand was the lead ship of her class of two 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 was limited to escort duties in the western half of the Black Sea during the war by
USS Ammen (DD-527) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen (1820–1898). Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Ammen . USS Ammen (DD-527) underway off Leyte, 20–24 October 1944 History Unite
#13 List of destroyers of World War II
This is a list of destroyers of the Second World War . [1] [2] [3] [4] Ships of World War II A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z aircraft carriers battleships battlecruisers cruisers coastal ships monitors destroyers torpedo boats frigates corvettes minor warships mine warfare amphib
#14 JS Hiei
JS Hiei (DDH-142) was the second 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 Hiei . JDS Hiei at Pearl Harbor on 5 July 2006 History Japan Name Hiei (ひえい) Namesake
#15 USS Gurke
USS Gurke (DD-783) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , in service from 1945 to 1976. She was transferred to Greece in 1977 and served as Tombazis (D 215) until 1997. Gearing-class destroyer History United States Name USS Gurke (DD-783) Namesake Henry Gurke Builder Todd-Pacific
#16 USS Bausell
USS Bausell (DD-845) was a Gearing -class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War . She was named for Marine Corporal Lewis K. Bausell (1924–1944), who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for "conspicuous gallantry" during the Battle of Peleliu . Gearing
The Tátra class consisted of six destroyers built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy shortly before the First World War . A model of SMS Tátra in the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Wien Class overview Name Tátra class Builders Ganz-Danubius , Porto Ré , Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia Operators Austro-Hung
#18 Greek destroyer Vasilefs Georgios
Vasilefs Georgios ( Greek : ΒΠ Βασιλεύς Γεώργιος ) ( King George ) was the lead ship of her class of two destroyers built for the Royal Hellenic Navy before the Second World War . Flagship of the navy's Destroyer Flotilla , she participated in the Greco-Italian War in 1940–1941, escorting convoys an
USS King (DD-242) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the first ship named for Commander Frank Ragan King . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS King . History United States Namesake Frank Ragan King Builder New York S
USS Walke (DD-723) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Henry A. Walke , a Rear Admiral during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War . The third Walke (DD-723) was laid down on 7 June 1943 at Bath, Maine , by the Bath Iron