langs: 29 октября [ru] / october 29 [en] / 29. oktober [de] / 29 octobre [fr] / 29 ottobre [it] / 29 de octubre [es]
days: october 26 / october 27 / october 28 / october 29 / october 30 / october 31 / november 1
Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Mahukona
Māhukona is a former settlement on the island of Hawai ʻ i . The extinct submerged volcano Māhukona , off shore and to the south, is named for this area. The settlement was once the terminus of the Hawaiian Railroad. Lighthouse Mahukona Lighthouse Original Māhukona light, 1904 Location Mahukona , Ha
- ... e mill at Māhukona, and became Mahukona Terminals Ltd. In 1941 the port closed for World War II. On october 29, 1945, the railroad closed. [4] The town, which once consisted of about 40 families, was abandoned i ...
#2 Lighthouse of Ponta dos Capelinhos
The Lighthouse of Ponta dos Capelinhos ( Portuguese : Farol da Ponta dos Capelinhos ), or alternately Lighthouse of Capelinhos ( Portuguese : Farol dos Capelinhos ), is a former beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Ponta dos Capelinhos and Costa Nau, in the civil parish of Capelo
- ... 28 in) per month. The torrential rainfall that fell was another disastrous factor in the region. On 29 october the small island became submerged and it appeared that the activity had terminated. But within the ...
#3 Lange Jaap
Lange Jaap ("Tall Jacob"), also known as Kijkduin Light or Den Helder Light , is an active lighthouse near Fort Kijkduin in Huisduinen , Netherlands . At a height of 63.5 metres (208.2 ft) it is one of the tallest "traditional lighthouses" in the world. [3] For almost a century, from 1878 to 1974,
- ... he current tower. In 1822 the construction of the first tower was completed and it was first lit on 29 october 1822. The tower was a 22-metre (72 ft) -tall, six-storey brick tower. The light consisted of 26 Arg ...
#4 Edgartown Harbor Light
Edgartown Harbor Light is a lighthouse located in Edgartown , Massachusetts , United States, where it marks the entrance to Edgartown Harbor and Katama Bay. [2] [3] [4] It is one of five lighthouses on the island of Martha's Vineyard . The first lighthouse, a two-story wooden structure that also ser
- ... ng of Lighthouse Pond. The rebuilding of the public access causeway was completed in November 1991. october 29, 2012 - storm surge from Hurricane Sandy struck Martha's Vineyard during two full-moon tidal cycles. ...
- ... 88. Edgartown Harbor Light surrounded by Hurricane Sandy flood waters during full-moon tidal cycle: 29 october 2012. August 1991, Hurricane Bob caused severe damage to the rap and stone public access causeway t ...
- ... rd during two full-moon tidal cycles. The photograph to right was taken at approximately 6:00 PM on 29 october 2012 prior to the peak of the 8:30 PM tidal cycle. This photo depicts the Edgartown Harbor Light be ...
#5 Old Orchard Shoal Light
Old Orchard Shoal Light was a sparkplug lighthouse in lower New York Bay marking a large shoal area. It was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012. [2] [3] [4] Lighthouse Old Orchard Shoal Light Location New York City , US Coordinates 40°30′44.272″N 74°5′55.369″W Tower Constructed 1893 Fou
- ... lighthouse in lower New York Bay marking a large shoal area. It was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy on october 29, 2012. [2] [3] [4] Lighthouse Old Orchard Shoal Light Location New York City , US Coordinates 40°30′ ...
- ... , 2006 HISTORY The ruins of the Old Orchard Shoal Light after being destroyed by Hurricane Sandy on october 29, 2012. Old Orchard Shoal Light was completed and lit on April 25, 1893. [5] The Fresnel lens was rem ...
- ... August 27, 2008 at a final bid of $235,000. [9] The lighthouse was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy on october 29, 2012. [10] [11]
Ship / Ship
#1 Soviet destroyer Sposobny (1970)
Sposobny ( Russian: Способный , "Capable") was a Project 61 ( NATO reporting name Kashin -class) destroyer of the Soviet Navy , which briefly became part of the Russian Navy . The ship served during the Cold War from 1971 to 1989. For other ships with the same name, see Soviet destroyer Sposobny . S
- ... oviet Union. [15] Due to the fall of the Soviet Union , the modernization was not completed, and on 29 october 1992 the transfer to the Black Sea Fleet was made permanent. This followed an unsuccessful Ukrainia ...
#2 JS Kirishima (DDG-174)
JS Kirishima (DDG-174) is a Kongō -class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Kirishima was named for Mount Kirishima . She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki , Nagasaki on 7 April 1992, and was launched on 19 August 1993. Kongō-class guide
- ... Kirishima , date unknown JS Kirishima at Yokosuka on 13 July 2009 JS Kirishima launching a SM-3 on 29 october 2010 JS Kirishima and JS Sawayuki on 10 June 2012 JS Kirishima at Pearl Harbor on 7 July 2014
#3 I-class destroyer
The I-class destroyers were a group of nine destroyers , including a flotilla leader , built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. Four similar ships were ordered by the Turkish Navy , of which two were purchased for the Royal Navy, bringing the number of these ships British service to 11—although th
- ... -alpha 1] John Brown & Company , Clydebank 9 March 1936 26 November 1936 3 May 1937 Sold for scrap, 29 october 1946 Ilex 28 January 1937 7 July 1937 Sold for scrap, 1947 Imogen Hawthorn Leslie & Company , Hebbu ...
#4 USS Halford
USS Halford (DD-480) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant William Halford (1841–1919), a recipient of the Medal of Honor . Fletcher-class destroyer USS Halford (DD-480) after removal of the catapult, 1943 History United States Namesake William Hal
- ... d States Namesake William Halford Builder Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Laid down 3 June 1941 Launched 29 october 1942 Commissioned 10 April 1943 Decommissioned 15 May 1946 Stricken 1 May 1968 Fate Sold for scrap, ...
- ... ord was laid down on 3 June 1941 at the Puget Sound Navy Yard , Bremerton, Washington ; launched on 29 october 1942, sponsored by Miss Eunice Halford, daughter of Lieutenant Halford; and commissioned on 10 Apri ...
#5 JS Umigiri
JS Umigiri (DD-158) is an Asagiri -class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . Asagiri-class destroyer JS Umigiri at Subic Bay on 29 October 2006 History Japan Name Umigiri (うみぎり) Ordered 1986 Builder IHI Corporation , Tokyo Laid down 31 October 1988 Launched 9 November 1989 Commissio
- ... royer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . Asagiri-class destroyer JS Umigiri at Subic Bay on 29 october 2006 History Japan Name Umigiri (うみぎり) Ordered 1986 Builder IHI Corporation , Tokyo Laid down 31 Oc ...
#6 USS Kearny (DD-432)
USS Kearny (DD-432) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , was a United States Navy warship during World War II . She was noted for being torpedoed by a German U-boat in October 1941, before the U.S. had entered the war. She survived that attack, and later served in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Gleav
- ... the Philippines and Okinawa before returning to Japan in October. She sailed from Wakayama, Japan, 29 october 1945, for home via Pearl Harbor, San Diego, and the Panama Canal, arriving Charleston, South Caroli ...
#7 USS Dallas (DD-199)
USS Dallas (DD-199) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the second ship named for Captain Alexander J. Dallas , and was later renamed Alexander Dallas . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Dallas . USS Dallas underway
- ... t News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company Laid down 25 November 1918 Launched 31 May 1919 Commissioned 29 october 1920 Decommissioned 26 June 1922 Recommissioned 14 April 1925 Decommissioned 23 March 1939 Recommis ...
- ... ompany ; sponsored by Miss W. D. Strong, great granddaughter of Captain Dallas; and commissioned on 29 october 1920. [1] SERVICE HISTORY PRE-WORLD WAR II Dallas operated on the United States East Coast , partic ...
#8 HMS Romola (1916)
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
- ... illa, escorted the battlecruiser Renown , carrying Edward , the Prince of Wales , into Gibraltar on 29 october 1921. [11] From 1922, as part of a general demobilisation of the Royal Navy's local defence flotill ...
#9 Russian destroyer Fidonisy
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
- ... и ) Namesake Battle of Fidonisi Ordered 17 March 1915 Builder Russud Shipyard , Nikolayev Laid down 29 october 1915 Launched 18 May 1916 Commissioned 1 June 1917 Renamed Fidonisy ( Фидониси ), 9 January 1917 Fa ...
- ... k Sea Fleet ship list on 2 July 1915, Fidonisy was laid down in the Russud Shipyard in Nikolayev on 29 october 1915. The ship was launched on 18 May 1916, completed on 25 May 1917 [1] and was accepted for servi ...
#10 HMCS Saguenay (DDH 206)
HMCS Saguenay was a St. Laurent -class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1956–1990. She was the second vessel in her class and the second Canadian naval unit to carry the name HMCS Saguenay . After being discarded by the Canadian Forces, the ship w
- ... y the Canadian Forces for the Destroyer Life Extension (DELEX) project. This refit was commenced on 29 october 1979 by Versatile Vickers at Montreal , Quebec and was completed on 23 May 1980. [15] On 3 April 19 ...
#11 USS Benham (DD-796)
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
- ... intensive training exercises out of Newport in preparation for a possible emergency deployment. On 29 october , Israeli forces attacked Egyptian forces in the Sinai , followed two days later by British and Fren ...
#12 USS Sigourney (DD-643)
USS Sigourney (DD-643) was a Fletcher -class destroyer , the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Sigourney , an officer during the War of 1812 . Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Sigourney . USS Sigourney (DD-643) underway during the early o
- ... ot take part in the torpedo attacks on the Japanese fleet launched by other American destroyers. On 29 october , Sigourney withdrew from Leyte and returned to Seeadler Harbor, arriving on 3 November. Nine days l ...
#13 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
- ... us Thunder) 25 February 1998 24 June 1999 14 March 2001 Yokosuka DD-108 Akebono (Light of Daybreak) 29 october 1999 25 September 2000 19 March 2002 Kure DD-109 Ariake (Daybreak) 18 May 1999 16 October 2000 6 Ma ...
#14 HMS Venetia
HMS Venetia (D53) was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I and World War II . Destroyer of the Royal Navy History United Kingdom Name HMS Venetia Ordered 30 June 1916 [1] Builder Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company , Govan [2] Laid down 2 February
- ... r Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company , Govan [2] Laid down 2 February 1917 [2] Launched 29 october 1917 [2] Completed 19 December 1917 [2] Commissioned 19 December 1917 [1] Decommissioned 1920s/1930 ...
- ... ary 1917 by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Govan , Scotland, and launched on 29 october 1917. She was completed on 19 December 1917 [2] and commissioned into service the same day. [1] Her ...
#15 Leningrad-class destroyer
The six Leningrad -class destroyer leaders were built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1930s. They were inspired by the contre-torpilleurs built for the French Navy . They were ordered in two batches of three ships each; the first group was designated Project 1 and the second Project 38. These ships
- ... Nikolayev 19 October 1932 9 September 1934 19 November 1938 Sunk by aircraft, 6 October 1943 Moskva 29 october 1932 1934 10 August 1938 Sunk on 26 June 1941, most likely by Romanian mines Project 38 Minsk Shipy ...
#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 .
- ... apanese northern force in the Battle off Cape Engaño on 25 October. Charrette replenished at Ulithi 29 october to 2 November 1944, then joined the screen of the fast carriers for strikes on Luzon airfields earl ...
#17 USS Schley (DD-103)
USS Schley (DD-103) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated, APD-14 in World War II . She was the first ship named in honor of Winfield Scott Schley . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Schley . USS Schley underw
- ... hley Namesake Winfield Scott Schley Builder Union Iron Works , San Francisco , California Laid down 29 october 1917 Launched 28 March 1918 Commissioned 20 September 1918 Decommissioned 1 June 1922 Identificatio ...
- ... ounder gun 12 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes CONSTRUCTION AND COMMISSIONING Schley was laid down on 29 october 1917 by Union Iron Works , San Francisco, California . The ship was launched on 28 March 1918, spon ...
#18 USS Lyman K. Swenson
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.
- ... ed States. She reached Seattle on 15 October, and then settled down in dry dock at San Francisco on 29 october . Lyman K. Swenson returned to the Far East as part of the 7th Fleet from 2 March 1946 to 22 Februar ...
#19 USS Williamson (DD-244)
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
- ... liamson Builder New York Shipbuilding Laid down 27 March 1919 Launched 16 October 1919 Commissioned 29 october 1920 Decommissioned 8 November 1945 Stricken 19 December 1945 Fate Sold for scrap, 30 October 1946 ...
- ... ent of alphanumeric hull numbers on 17 July 1920, and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 29 october 1920. SERVICE HISTORY 1920S The new destroyer was partially fitted out at Philadelphia into mid-Dec ...
#20 USS Ammen (DD-527)
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
- ... Bay and five other escort carriers. Ammen served with that outfit until the early morning hours of 29 october when she was reassigned to TG 77.2 inside Leyte Gulf. Later that day, the destroyer resumed duty sc ...