langs: 8 октября [ru] / october 8 [en] / 8. oktober [de] / 8 octobre [fr] / 8 ottobre [it] / 8 de octubre [es]
days: october 5 / october 6 / october 7 / october 8 / october 9 / october 10 / october 11
Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Sodus Point Light
Sodus Point Light is a lighthouse that was built on Sodus Point on Lake Ontario , New York. The lighthouse has been replaced by a modern skeleton tower. The lighthouse tower is a square, pyramidal cast iron tower on a concrete and stone pier. It is white with red trim. There is a 2 1 ⁄ 2 story limes
- ... r of Historic Places Area 1 acre (0.40 ha) Built 1871 NRHP reference No. 76001288 [1] Added to NRHP october 08, 1976
#2 Inishtrahull Lighthouse
Inishtrahull Lighthouse is the northerly most lighthouse in Ireland located on the Inishtrahull Island off the coast of County Donegal . Coupled with the lighthouse on Tory Island they form the two main landfall lights for shipping from the Atlantic rounding the north coast of Ireland, and navigatio
- ... continue the lighthouse at the east end. The existing lighthouse was completed and began service on 8 october 1958. It is 23 metres tall to the balcony and has a Lantern of 19 feet tall. In 1987, the 1958 opti ...
#3 Portsmouth Harbor Light
Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located within Fort Constitution in New Castle , New Hampshire , United States. Lighthouse Portsmouth Harbor Light Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Location Portsmouth Harbor, Piscataqua River, New Castle , New Hampshire Coordinates 43°4′15.7″N 70°42
- ... Victorian MPS Light Stations of the United States MPS NRHP reference No. 09000816 [1] Added to NRHP october 8, 2009 HISTORY The station was established in 1771 and was the 10th of 11 light stations established ...
#4 Manistee Pierhead lights
The Manistee Pierhead lights are a pair of active aids to navigation located on the north and south pier in the harbor of Manistee, Michigan , "Lake Michigan’s Victorian Port City." [2] Lighthouses in Michigan, United States Lighthouse North Pierhead Light Manistee Breakwater Lighthouse Location Man
- ... Y The first light was on the south pier in 1870. Unfortunately, it burnt in the Great fire of 1871, october 8, 1871, along with the town of Manistee. [3] [4] Coincidentally, Manistee burnt on the same day as th ...
#5 Cape San Blas Light
The Cape San Blas Light is a lighthouse in the state of Florida in the United States. There were four built between 1849 and 1885. It was located at Cape San Blas in the northwestern part of the state. Due to beach erosion and weather damage over the decades, it was moved in 2014 to Port St. Joe . T
- ... a. Condemnation proceedings to obtain title to the new site, however, dragged on until 1894 when on october 8 and October 9 a gale badly damaged the lighthouse extinguishing the light and wrecking the keeper's ...
#6 Waugoshance Light
The ruined lighthouse at Waugoshance protects boats from a shoal area at the northern end of Lake Michigan . The lighthouse is located in Emmet County, Michigan , United States, and in U.S. Coast Guard District No. 9. [9] [10] It is about 15 miles (24 km) west of Mackinaw City . Due to erosion and
- ... n Michigan around Holland and the fire in the Thumb near Port Huron [17] —that took place beginning october 8, 1871, casting an impenetrable pall across Lake Michigan for the better part of a week. However, man ...
#7 Måseskär
Måseskär (en: The Gull Skerry ) is a rocky island and a lighthouse station located in the sea of Skagerrak on the west coast of Sweden. Lighthouse Måseskärs lighthouse Måseskär Location Måseskär , Orust Municipality , Sweden Coordinates 58°05′38″N 11°19′49″E Tower Constructed 1978 Construction fib
- ... heck) Power source colza oil, kerosene, electricity Heritage governmental listed building First lit 8 october 1865 Deactivated 31 August 1978 Focal height 33.8 m (111 ft) Lens 2nd order Fresnel lens Range 17 n ...
Ship / Ship
#1 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
- ... Hans Lüdemann Laid down: DeSchiMAG Bremen, 9 September 1936 Launched: 1 December 1937 Commissioned: 8 october 1938 Fate: scuttled on 13 April 1940 Named after Hans Lüdemann Z19 Hermann Künne Laid down: DeSchiM ...
#2 USS Humphreys (DD-236)
USS Humphreys (DD-236/APD-12) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Joshua Humphreys , a pioneer US shipbuilder. Clemson-class destroyer For a ship with a similar name, see USNS Joshua Humphreys . History United States Namesake Joshua Humphr
- ... landing 22 September. After bringing reinforcements 8 days later, the ship took casualties to Buna 8 october and arrived at Goodenough Island 19 October for amphibious exercises. [1] Seizure of New Britain wa ...
#3 HMS Active (H14)
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
- ... which on 8 May she sank the Vichy French submarine Monge . Later while being based in Cape Town on 8 october she sank the German submarine U-179 en route to Penang . During the rest of the war the ship served ...
#4 German destroyer Hessen
Hessen (D184) was the fourth ship of the Hamburg-class destroyer of the German Navy . [1] Hamburg-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see German ship Hessen . Hessen on 1 September 1986. History Germany Name Hessen Namesake Hessen Builder H. C. Stülcken Sohn , Hamburg Laid down 5 Feb
- ... en Builder H. C. Stülcken Sohn , Hamburg Laid down 5 February 1961 Launched 4 May 1963 Commissioned 8 october 1968 Decommissioned 29 March 1990 Identification Pennant number : D184 Callsign : DRAD Fate Scrappe ...
- ... en was laid down on 5 February 1961 and launched on 4 May 1963 in Hamburg . She was commissioned on 8 october 1968 and decommissioned on 29 March 1990. Finally towed to Portugal and scrapped in 1991. [2] GALLE ...
#5 USS Milius
USS Milius (DDG-69) is an Arleigh Burke -class Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy . It is the first United States Navy Ship named after a POW/MIA from the Vietnam War. She is named after Captain Paul L. Milius, a Naval Aviator presumed killed following the crash of his aircraft
- ... rsian Gulf [4] 6 December 2004 – 6 June 2005 West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf [4] 10 April 2007 – 8 october 2007 Scheduled Deployment with BHR ESG [4] December 2008-July 2009 West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gu ...
#6 HMS Venomous
HMS Venomous (ex- Venom ), was a Modified W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the Russian Civil War and World War II . Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Venom . HMS Venomous ca. 1919, when her pennant number was G98 History United Kin
- ... nd , and her crew took part in preventing a coal strike from paralysing the British economy. [4] On 8 october 1923, Venomous recommissioned at Chatham for service in the Mediterranean Fleet , [6] in which she ...
#7 USS Isherwood (DD-520)
USS Isherwood (DD-520) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Isherwood (1822 – 1915). Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Isherwood . History United States Namesake Benjamin F. Isherwood
- ... ioned 12 April 1943 Decommissioned 11 September 1961 Stricken 15 January 1974 Fate Loaned to Peru , 8 october 1961 Peru Name Almirante Guise (DD-72) Acquired 8 October 1961 Stricken 1981 Fate Scrapped in 1981 ...
- ... ken 15 January 1974 Fate Loaned to Peru , 8 October 1961 Peru Name Almirante Guise (DD-72) Acquired 8 october 1961 Stricken 1981 Fate Scrapped in 1981 General characteristics Class and type Fletcher -class des ...
- ... RVICE For other ships with the same name, see BAP Almirante Guise . Isherwood was loaned to Peru on 8 october 1961 who renamed the ship BAP Almirante Guise (DD-72) . She was stricken and scrapped in 1981. AWAR ...
#8 USS Barry (DD-2)
USS Barry , was a Bainbridge -class destroyer , she was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore John Barry (1745–1803). Bainbridge-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Barry . USS Barry in port soon after completion, c. 1902-1903. History United Stat
- ... ilippines for the first time since the previous fall. After stopping off at Amoy, China , from 3 to 8 october , the warships arrived back at Cavite on the 10th. [3] ASIATIC STATION On the Asiatic Station she se ...
#9 Town-class destroyer
The Town-class destroyers were a group of 50 destroyers of the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy that were in service during the Second World War . They were transferred from the United States Navy in exchange for military bases in the British West Indies and Newfoundland , as outlined in the D
- ... 1 March 1919 23 September 1940 Belmont A USS Satterlee Clemson Newport News SB Co. 22 December 1919 8 october 1940 Beverley A USS Branch Clemson Newport News SB Co. 3 April 1920 8 October 1940 Bradford A USS M ...
- ... Co. 22 December 1919 8 October 1940 Beverley A USS Branch Clemson Newport News SB Co. 3 April 1920 8 october 1940 Bradford A USS McLanahan Clemson Bethlehem Steel Squantum 5 September 1919 8 October 1940 Brig ...
- ... pril 1920 8 October 1940 Bradford A USS McLanahan Clemson Bethlehem Steel Squantum 5 September 1919 8 october 1940 Brighton C USS Cowell Wickes Bethlehem Steel Fore River 17 March 1919 23 September 1940 Broadw ...
- ... SB Co. 28 February 1920 2 October 1940 Broadway A USS Hunt Clemson Newport News SB Co. 8 June 1920 8 october 1940 Burnham A USS Aulick Clemson Bethlehem Steel Quincy 26 July 1919 8 October 1940 Burwell A USS ...
- ... SB Co. 8 June 1920 8 October 1940 Burnham A USS Aulick Clemson Bethlehem Steel Quincy 26 July 1919 8 october 1940 Burwell A USS Laub Clemson Bethlehem Steel Squantum 17 March 1919 8 October 1940 Buxton A USS ...
- ... uincy 26 July 1919 8 October 1940 Burwell A USS Laub Clemson Bethlehem Steel Squantum 17 March 1919 8 october 1940 Buxton A USS Edwards Clemson Bethlehem Steel Squantum 24 April 1919 8 October 1940 Caldwell B ...
- ... um 17 March 1919 8 October 1940 Buxton A USS Edwards Clemson Bethlehem Steel Squantum 24 April 1919 8 october 1940 Caldwell B USS Hale Wickes Bath Iron Works 12 June 1919 9 September 1940 Cameron A USS Welles ...
- ... September 1940 to Norway as HNoMS Bath in April 1941 lost on 19 August 1941) Belmont USS Satterlee 8 october 1940 convoy escort with Western Approaches Command while escorting troop convoy NA-2 from St. John' ...
- ... by U-82 on 31 January 1942 and sank with the loss of her entire ship's company. Beverley USS Branch 8 october 1940 she attacked and sank U-187 on 4 February 1942. Beverley was torpedoed by U-188 on 11 April 19 ...
- ... 943 and was sunk with the loss of all but four of the ship's company of 152. Bradford USS McLanahan 8 october 1940 convoy escort with Western Approaches Command consigned for scrapping in August 1946. Brighton ...
- ... land and Iceland , Broadwater was torpedoed by U-101 and sunk on 18 October 1941. Broadway USS Hunt 8 october 1940 while escorting convoy OB 318 , Broadway took part in the attack on U-110 on 9 May 1941; aband ...
- ... U-89 in the North Atlantic on 14 May 1943 allocated for scrapping in March 1948. Burnham USS Aulick 8 october 1940 convoy escort with Western Approaches Command She was scrapped on 2 December 1948. Burwell USS ...
- ... convoy escort with Western Approaches Command She was scrapped on 2 December 1948. Burwell USS Laub 8 october 1940 one of the ships involved in the recovery of U-570 after its surrender to an RAF aircraft cons ...
- ... 70 after its surrender to an RAF aircraft consigned for scrapping in March 1947. Buxton USS Edwards 8 october 1940 to Canada as HMCS Buxton in August 1942 Scrapped 21 March 1946 Caldwell USS Hale 9 September 1 ...
#10 USS Colahan
USS Colahan (DD-658) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Fletcher-class destroyer History United States Namesake Charles E. Colahan Builder Bethlehem Mariners Harbor , Staten Island, New York Laid down 24 October 1942 Launched 3 May 1943 Commissioned 23 August 1943 Decommissi
- ... 27 August, the destroyer became harbor entrance control vessel for Tokyo Bay until 3 September. On 8 october , she aided the Japanese MV Kiri Marti , which had gone aground on Miyake Shima , and transferred th ...
#11 USS Aulick (DD-258)
The second USS Aulick (DD-258) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Burnham (H82) during World War II . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Aulick . USS Aulick in 1939-1940 History United St
- ... nery) [1] Laid down 3 December 1918 Launched 11 April 1919 Commissioned 26 July 1919 Decommissioned 8 october 1940 Stricken 8 January 1941 Identification DD-258 Fate Transferred to United Kingdom, 8 October 19 ...
- ... ed 8 October 1940 Stricken 8 January 1941 Identification DD-258 Fate Transferred to United Kingdom, 8 october 1940 United Kingdom Name HMS Burnham Acquired 8 October 1940 Commissioned 8 October 1940 Identifica ...
- ... DD-258 Fate Transferred to United Kingdom, 8 October 1940 United Kingdom Name HMS Burnham Acquired 8 october 1940 Commissioned 8 October 1940 Identification Pennant number : H82 Fate Sold for scrap, March 194 ...
- ... United Kingdom, 8 October 1940 United Kingdom Name HMS Burnham Acquired 8 October 1940 Commissioned 8 october 1940 Identification Pennant number : H82 Fate Sold for scrap, March 1947 General characteristics Cl ...
- ... pon her reactivation, Aulick returned to the east coast where she served until the fall of 1940. On 8 october 1940, Aulick was decommissioned at Halifax, Nova Scotia , and transferred to the British under the ...
#12 USS Picking
USS Picking (DD-685) , a Fletcher -class destroyer , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Sherwood Picking (1890 – 1941), a submarine commander during World War I . Fletcher-class destroyer History United States Name Picking Namesake Sherwood Picking Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporat
- ... he made another tour of the Far East, and returned 24 January 1958. On her next WestPac deployment, 8 october 1958 to 27 March 1959, she operated with an antisubmarine hunter-killer group led by the aircraft c ...
#13 USS Thomas (DD-182)
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
- ... e following autumn, a heavy gale severely damaged St Albans while she was escorting convoy ON 22 on 8 october . Despite the high seas and strong winds, St Albans ' s Norwegian reached Reykjavík , Iceland safely ...
#14 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
- ... STORY Wrestler ′s first deployment was in 1921, to the Atlantic Fleet's 5th Destroyer Flotilla . On 8 october 1921, the American steamer West Camak rammed the British passenger ship Rowan from astern in fog in ...
#15 USS Thorn (DD-647)
USS Thorn (DD-647) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Thorn . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Thorn . History United States Name Thorn Namesake Jonathan Thorn Builder Federal Shipbuilding and Drydoc
- ... treaming her homeward-bound pennant, Thorn , in company with DesRon 19, steamed out of Tokyo Bay on 8 october and joined the battleships Tennessee and California off Wakayama the following day. On 15 October, ...
#16 USS Ingraham (DD-694)
USS Ingraham (DD-694) was a United States Navy Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , the third ship in U.S. Navy history to be named for Duncan Ingraham . She was in commission from 1944 to 1971. Following her US service, she was sold to the Hellenic Navy and renamed Miaoulis . The ship was sunk as a t
- ... d in a wreath laying ceremony at the site of the Battle of Coral Sea . She returned to San Diego on 8 october 1947. Ingraham operated along the California coast until 4 April 1949 when she departed San Diego f ...
#17 Mahan-class destroyer
The Mahan -class destroyers of the United States Navy were a series of 18 destroyers of which the first 16 were laid down in 1934. The last two of the 18, Dunlap and Fanning (this pair laid down in 1935), are sometimes considered a separate ship class . All 18 were commissioned in 1936 and 1937. Mah
- ... 6 12 June 1937 14 December 1945 Ship sold on 31 December 1947 [45] Fanning DD-385 18 September 1936 8 october 1937 14 December 1945 Ship decommissioned 14 December 1945 and later sold (Considered by Naval Hist ...
#18 USS Benner (DD-807)
USS Benner (DD/DDR-807) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Marine Second Lieutenant Stanley G. Benner (1916–1942), who was killed during the Battle of Guadalcanal . Gearing-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Benner . USS Benner (DD-807) off
- ... nwangtao , as well as the Korean port of Pusan , before sailing for San Diego, where she arrived on 8 october . Following 11 months of local operations in California waters, the destroyer departed San Diego for ...
- ... at sea. Following a series of inspections and a tender availability, Benner departed Long Beach on 8 october for another Far Eastern deployment. After brief stops at Pearl Harbor , Midway , and Yokosuka , she ...
#19 Branlebas-class destroyer
The Branlebas class [lower-alpha 1] was a class of ten destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Eight of the ships survived the First World War and were scrapped afterwards. Sape underway Class overview Name Branlebas class Operators French Navy Preceded by Cla
- ... [5] Laid down [5] Launched [5] Operational History Branlebas [lower-alpha 2] Normand November 1905 8 october 1907 Sunk by mine 30 September 1915 [9] Étendard Dyle et Bacalan , Bordeaux December 1905 20 March ...
#20 HMS Flirt (1897)
HMS Flirt was a Palmer three funnel, 30 knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates. She was the fifth ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1782 for a 14-gun brig in service until 1795. [1] Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same nam
- ... October 1907, Flirt underwent a refit at Portsmouth Dockyard , but collided with a harbour wall on 8 october when returning to harbour after steam trials, damaging her bow. [14] After repair she joined the Ha ...