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Muckle Flugga lighthouse punctuates the rocky stack of Muckle Flugga , in Shetland , Scotland . Originally called North Unst Lighthouse , it was renamed in 1964. [1] [2] Lighthouse Muckle Flugga Lighthouse Muckle Flugga Lighthouse Location Muckle Flugga , Shetland , Unst, United Kingdom Coordinates
The Belle Tout Lighthouse (also spelled Belle Toute ) is a decommissioned lighthouse and British landmark located at Beachy Head , East Sussex close to the town of Eastbourne . It has been called "Britain's most famous inhabited lighthouse" because of its striking location and use in film and televi
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
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
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
The first USS Stewart was a Bainbridge -class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart . Bainbridge-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Stewart . USS Stewart , anchored off Guaymas , Mexico, 26 December 1915. Preble is partially vis
#4 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
Yūkaze ( 夕風 , Evening Wind ) [1] was a Minekaze -class destroyer , built for the Imperial Japanese Navy immediately following World War I . Advanced for their time, these ships served as first-line destroyers through the 1930s, but were considered obsolescent by the start of the Pacific War . Destro
HMS Kipling (F91) was a K-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. Destroyer of the Royal Navy History United Kingdom Name HMS Kipling Builder Yarrow , Scotstoun Laid down 20 October 1937 Launched 19 January 1939 Commissioned 12 December 1939 Identification Pennant number : F91 Fat
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-
#8 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
USS Benham (DD-796) was a Fletcher -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1960. She was then transferred to Peru where she served as BAP Villar (DD-71) until being scrapped in 1980. Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see U
The Indomito class was a class of destroyers of the Italian Royal Navy ( Italian : Règia Marina ) before and during World War I . Six were built at Naples by Societa Pattison between 1910 and 1913. They were the first large Italian destroyers and the first fitted with steam turbines . The class is s
#11 Japanese destroyer Hatsuharu (1933)
Hatsuharu ( 初春 , 'Early Spring' ) , [1] the second Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer of the name, was the lead ship of six Hatsuharu -class destroyer s built under the Circle One Program ( Maru Ichi Keikaku ). Three were laid down in JFY 1931 and the next three in JFY 1933. The remaining six ships in
#12 USS McGowan
USS McGowan (DD-678) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Rear Admiral Samuel McGowan (1870 – 1934). Fletcher-class destroyer USS McGowan (DD-678) History United States Name McGowan Namesake Samuel McGowan Builder Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. , Kearny, N.J. La
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 Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer
The Gerard Callenburgh class were a group of four destroyers ordered for the Royal Netherlands Navy just before World War II . Two ships were completed - Gerard Callenburgh by the Germans after being captured and Isaac Sweers in Britain after being evacuated as the Netherlands fell to the Nazis . Cl
#15 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
HMS Whitley (L23) , ex- Whitby , was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the British campaign in the Baltic Sea against Bolshevik forces during the Russian Civil War and in the early months of World War II . Destroyer of the Royal Navy HMS Whitley (L 23) History United
#17 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
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
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
USS Williamson (DD-244/AVP-15/AVD-2/APD-27) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Commander William Price Williamson . Tender of the United States Navy History United States Namesake William Price Williamson Builder New York Shipbuilding Lai