langs: 16 сентября [ru] / september 16 [en] / 16. september [de] / 16 septembre [fr] / 16 settembre [it] / 16 de septiembre [es]
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The Milwaukee Breakwater lighthouse was built in 1926 in the harbor of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County , Wisconsin to mark the entrance to the harbor. One of the last fully enclosed breakwater lighthouses in the Great Lakes , [8] [9] [10] the structure was placed on the National Register of Historic P
#2 Livorno Lighthouse (Fanale dei Pisani)
The Livorno Lighthouse ( Italian : Faro di Livorno ) is an active lighthouse located at the south entrance of the Port of Livorno in Tuscany on the Ligurian Sea . [3] Lighthouse Fanale dei Pisani Fanale dei Pisani Location Livorno Tuscany Italy Coordinates 43°32′38″N 10°17′41″E Tower Constructed 115
The Hams Bluff Light is an historic lighthouse on Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands . It was first lit in 1915 under the Danish Government. It was since transferred to the United States Lighthouse Service and later came under the jurisdiction of the United States Coast Guard . The historic tower has
Kashinozaki Lighthouse ( 樫野埼灯台 , Kashinozaki tōdai ) is a lighthouse located on the island of Kii Ōshima , off the southwestern coast of Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region of Japan. [2] Administratively, the island is part of the town of Kushimoto , Wakayama Prefecture . Lighthouse Kashinozaki Light
Roman Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse in False Bay , near Simon's Town . It is the only lighthouse in South Africa built on a single rock. [1] [2] Lighthouse in False Bay, near Simon's Town, South Africa Lighthouse Roman Rock Lighthouse Location Simon's Town Western Cape South Africa Coordinates 34°
Squaw Island Light is a privately owned lighthouse located on Ojibwa Island (formerly Squaw Island) in Lake Michigan , about six miles (10 km) north of Beaver Island . The island is part of St. James Township in Charlevoix County of the U.S. state of Michigan . There are 0.30406 square kilometres
Point Sur Lighthouse is a lightstation at Point Sur 24.6 miles (39.6 km) south of Monterey, California at the peak of the 361-foot (110 m) rock at the head of the point. It was established in 1889 and is part of Point Sur State Historic Park . The light house is 40 feet (12 m) tall and 270 fee
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
#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
#2 HMS Holcombe
HMS Holcombe was a Type III Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She was named after the Holcombe Hunt in Lancashire. She was the first and thus far only ship of the Royal Navy named HMS Holcombe. British destroyer HMS Holcombe History United Kingdom Name HMS Holcombe Ordered 23 August 1940 Buil
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 John Rodgers (DD-983) , a Spruance -class destroyer , was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the three generations of the Rodgers family who served in the navy. Spruance-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS John Rodgers . USS John Rodgers on 7 March 1
The French destroyer Opiniâtre was one of four Aventurier -class destroyers that was built for the Argentine Navy in the early 1910s. The ships were taken over by the French Navy after the start of the First World War in August 1914. She was scrapped in 1935. Destroyer of the French Navy Sister ship
#6 JS Murasame
JS Murasame ( むらさめ ) is the lead vessel of the Murasame -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 Murasame . JS Murasame at Pearl Harbor in 2006 History Japan Name
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
HMS Petard was an Admiralty M-class destroyer destroyer built by Denny for the Royal Navy , commenced 5 July 1915 and launched on 24 March 1916. She saw service during the First World War . Postwar, she was sold for breaking up on 9 May 1921. For other ships with the same name, see HMS Petard . Admi
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
USS Upshur (DD–144) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II . She was the first ship named for Rear Admiral John Henry Upshur . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Upshur . USS Upshur circa 1940-1941 History United States
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
USS Sampson (DDG-102) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer in the United States Navy . Funding for the Flight IIA (5"/62, one 20mm CIWS variant) ship was authorized in 2002 and her keel was laid on 20 March 2005. She is the fourth US Navy ship named to honor Rear Admiral William T. Sampson . Arleigh
The second USS Sampson (DD-394) was a Somers -class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was named of William Thomas Sampson a rear admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War . Somers-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see US
#14 HMCS Mackenzie
HMCS Mackenzie was a Mackenzie -class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and later the Canadian Forces . She was the lead ship of her class and is the first Canadian naval unit to carry this name. The ship was named for the Mackenzie River , the largest river system in Canada and
USS Kimberly (DD-521) was a Fletcher -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947, then from 1951 to 1954. In 1967, she was transferred to the Republic of China Navy where she served as ROCS An Yang (DD-18/DDG-918) until 1999. The destroyer was sunk as a target in 2003.
USS Mugford (DD-389) , a Bagley -class destroyer , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Mugford , who commanded the schooner Franklin in the Continental Navy , serving through 1775. Bagley-class destroyer For other ships of this name, see USS Mugford . USS Mugford (DD-389
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
#19 Japanese destroyer Fumizuki (1926)
Fumizuki ( 文月 , ”July” ) was one of twelve Mutsuki -class destroyers , built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War , she participated in the Philippines Campaign in December 1941 and the Dutch East Indies Campaign in early 1942. In March, she was assigned to c
USS Lynde McCormick (DD-958/DDG-8) was a Charles F. Adams -class destroyer in the United States Navy . Charles F. Adams-class destroyer USS Lynde McCormick underway in 1974 History United States Name Lynde McCormick Namesake Lynde D. McCormick Ordered 28 March 1957 Builder Defoe Shipbuilding Company