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Shuvalan lighthouse is located on the Absheron Peninsula in the Republic of Azerbaijan . Built in 1907, it is located near the rescue station at Cape Shoulan. [1] Lighthouse in Azerbaijan Lighthouse Shuvalan lighthouse Şüvəlan mayakı Location Shuvalan , Khazar raion , Azerbaijan Coordinates 40°29′53
#2 Boston Light
Boston Light is a lighthouse located on Little Brewster Island in outer Boston Harbor , Massachusetts . [3] [4] The first lighthouse to be built on the site dates back to 1716, and was the first lighthouse to be built in what is now the United States . The current lighthouse dates from 1783, is the
The Blüse Neuwerk (also called Feuerblüse) was built in 1644 by the city of Hamburg on the island Neuwerk . Together with the other beacons and the Great Tower Neuwerk , which was just a fortification at the time, it was the first lighthouse in the Elbe estuary and, after the Blüse Helgoland (1630)
Iojimazaki Lighthouse ( 伊王島灯台 , iōjima tōdai ) is a lighthouse in Iōjima, Nagasaki , Japan . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2019 ) Lighthouse Iojimazaki Lighthouse Iō Sima 伊王島灯台 Location Iōjima, Nagasaki Japan Coordinates 32°42′50.7″N 129°45′40.5″E Tower Constr
West Quoddy Head , in Quoddy Head State Park , Lubec, Maine , is the easternmost point of the contiguous United States . [2] [3] [4] In 1808 a lighthouse was constructed at the site to guide ships through the Quoddy Narrows. The current tower, with distinctive red-and-white stripes, was constructed
Absheron lighthouse or Gurgan lighthouse ( Azerbaijani : Abşeron mayakı ) is located on the Absheron peninsula , on the Absheron mountain. Built in 1860, [1] it is the largest of the peninsula's lighthouses. [2] Lighthouse in Azerbaijan Lighthouse Absheron lighthouse Abşeron mayakı Absheron Lighthou
Sambro Island Lighthouse is a landfall lighthouse located at the entrance to Halifax Harbour , Nova Scotia , on an island near the community of Sambro in the Halifax Regional Municipality . It is the oldest surviving lighthouse in North America and its construction is a National Historic Event . [2]
#8 Inchkeith
Inchkeith (from the Scottish Gaelic : Innis Cheith ) is an island in the Firth of Forth , Scotland, administratively part of the Fife council area. This article is about the island of Scotland. For the community in Canada, see Inchkeith, Saskatchewan . Not to be confused with Keith Inch , now part o
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
General Electric Company ( GE ) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston . American multinational conglomerate "GE" redirects here. For other uses, see GE (disambiguation) . Not to be confused with the former British Ge
#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
USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) , was the lead ship of her class of destroyers . The ship was named for Allen Melancthon Sumner , a United States Marine Corps captain , who was killed in action during World War I . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) in April 1959 History Unite
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
USS Hollister (DD-788) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for the three Hollister brothers , who were killed in 1943 while serving in the Navy during World War II . Gearing-class destroyer USS Hollister underway on 2 October 1969 History United States Name Hollister Nam
USS Porter (DD-800) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , the fourth Navy ship named for Commodore David Porter (1780 – 1843), and his son Admiral David Dixon Porter (1813–1891). Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Porter . History United States
#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
#7 HMS Seafire
HMS Seafire was an S-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the First World War . She saw service during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War . The ship was sold for scrap in 1936. Destroyer of the Royal Navy Seafire circa 1918 History United Kingdom Name Seafire Ordered July 19
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
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
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
#11 USS Wilkinson
USS Wilkinson (DL-5) was a Mitscher class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was named for Vice Admiral Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson USN (1888 – 1946). USS Wilkinson (DL-5) in late 1950s History United States Namesake Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson Builder Bethlehem Steel , Fore River Shi
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
#13 Soviet destroyer Stoyky (1938)
Stoyky ( Russian : Стойкий , lit. ' Steadfast ' ) was one of 18 Storozhevoy -class destroyer (officially known as Project 7U ) built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Although she began construction as a Project 7 Gnevny -class destroyer , Stoyky was completed in 1940 to the modified Proj
HMS Chelmer was a Thornycroft-type River-Class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1903–1904 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Chelmer in eastern England, north-east of London, she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy. Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships wit
#15 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
HMS Wild Swan was an Admiralty modified W-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy . She was one of four destroyers ordered in 1918 from Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson , Wallsend-on-Tyne under the 14th Order for Destroyers of the Emergency War Program of 1917–18. She was the second Royal Navy shi
USS Dorsey (DD–117) , reclassified DMS-1 on 19 November 1940, was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I . She was named for John Dorsey. Wickes-class destroyer USS Dorsey underway History United States Name Dorsey Namesake John Dorsey Builder William Cramp & Sons , P
USS Farragut (DDG-99) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer in the United States Navy . She is the fifth Navy ship named for Admiral David Farragut (1801–1870), and the 49th ship of the Arleigh Burke class. For other ships with the same name, see USS Farragut . USS Farragut on 14 September 2019 His
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
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