langs: 17 сентября [ru] / september 17 [en] / 17. september [de] / 17 septembre [fr] / 17 settembre [it] / 17 de septiembre [es]
days: september 14 / september 15 / september 16 / september 17 / september 18 / september 19 / september 20
Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Low Isles Light
Low Isles Light , also known as Low Islets Light or Low Island Light , is an active lighthouse located on Low Island , a coral cay which together with Woody Island forms the Low Isles group, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of Port Douglas , Queensland , Australia . The island is situated on
- ... w Island. [12] Construction completed by August of that year [8] and light was finally displayed on 17 september 1878. The lens was a Chance Brothers 3rd order (500 mm focal length ) revolving dioptric supported ...
Ship / Ship
#1 HMS Laforey (G99)
HMS Laforey was an L-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She was commissioned in and served during the Second World War , and was torpedoed and sunk by a U-boat in 1944. She had been adopted by the civil community of Northampton in November 1941. Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the
- ... scorted Leinster into Gibraltar. Laforey then sailed for Southampton for a refit, arriving there on 17 september . She spent October and most of November under refit, followed by a period of post-trial workup exer ...
#2 USS Harding (DD-625)
USS Harding (DD-625) (later DMS-28), a Gleaves -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seth Harding . Gleaves-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Harding . History United States Name Harding Namesake Seth Harding Builder Seattle-Tacoma
- ... a Saipan . From Hawaii , Harding transited the Panama Canal via San Diego and arrived at Norfolk on 17 september . She decommissioned on 2 November 1945, and was sold for scrap on 16 April 1947 to Luia Brothers Co ...
#3 Weapon-class destroyer
The Weapon class was a class of destroyers built for the British Royal Navy towards the end of World War II . They were the smaller counterpart to the Battle class (which followed them) and were the first new destroyer designs for the Royal Navy since the Second World War Emergency Programme . 20 sh
- ... rpion (ex- Tomahawk , ex- Centaur ) G64/D64 J. Samuel White , Cowes 16 December 1944 15 August 1946 17 september 1947 Broken up, 1971 Sword (ex- Celt ) G85 17 September 1945 not launched not completed Cancelled 1 ...
- ... ite , Cowes 16 December 1944 15 August 1946 17 September 1947 Broken up, 1971 Sword (ex- Celt ) G85 17 september 1945 not launched not completed Cancelled 15 October 1945, scrapped on slip Musket G78 not laid dow ...
#4 Hunt-class destroyer
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-
- ... Launched: 27 June 1942 Completed: 18 December 1942 Fate: Paid off 4 December 1945 and broken up on 17 september 1962 at Faslane. Brissenden Laid down: 28 February 1941 Launched: 15 September 1942 Completed: 12 F ...
#5 USS Upshur (DD-144)
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
- ... classified as HX 150 —put to sea from Halifax, Nova Scotia , escorted locally by Canadian units. On 17 september , about 150 miles (240 km) out of Argentia, the American escort group under Captain Morton L. Deyo , ...
#6 Soviet destroyer Grozyashchy (1937)
Grozyashchy ( Russian : Грозящий , lit. ' Threatening ' ) was one of 29 Gnevny -class destroyers (officially known as Project 7 ) built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Completed in 1939, she was assigned to the Baltic Fleet and played a minor role in the Winter War of 1939–1940 against
- ... honikidze) , Leningrad Yard number 513 301 Laid down 18 June 1936 Launched 5 January 1937 Completed 17 september 1939 Reclassified As a target ship , 18 April 1958 Stricken 17 February 1956 Fate Scrapped after 24 ...
- ... ished by Shipyard No. 189 (Ordzhonikidze) where she was given yard number 301, and was completed on 17 september 1939. [10] Assigned to the Baltic Fleet, she bombarded Finnish fortifications on Utö in Åland on 14 ...
#7 Soviet destroyer Sovershenny (1940)
Sovershenny ( Совершенный ) 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 , Sovershenny was completed in 1941 to the modified Project 7U design. The
- ... y was laid down at Shipyard No. 200 (named after 61 Communards) in Nikolayev as yard number 1073 on 17 september 1936 as a Gnevny -class destroyer with the name Besstrashny . [7] She was relaid down as a Project ...
#8 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
- ... service. She was still under overhaul when the war ended, and after being made seaworthy, sailed on 17 september 1945 for inactivation at Philadelphia . Schley was decommissioned on 9 November 1945 and struck fro ...
#9 USS Niblack (DD-424)
USS Niblack (DD-424) , a Gleaves -class destroyer , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Albert Parker Niblack . Niblack became the Director of Naval Intelligence 1 March 1919, and Naval Attache in London 6 August 1920. As Vice Admiral , he commanded U.S. Naval Forces in Europe
- ... een, but when the situation ashore became desperate, she joined the fire-support destroyers. On 16–1 17 september she conducted eleven call-fire support missions. American forces advancing after the bombardment sen ...
#10 Soviet destroyer Razyaryonny (1941)
Razyaryonny ( Russian : Разъярённый , lit. ' Furious ' ) was one of 29 Gnevny -class destroyer s (officially known as Project 7 ) built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Originally named Peredovoy , she was renamed Razyaryonny before completion in late 1941, and was assigned to the Pacifi
- ... uth)) , Nikolayev Shipyard No. 199 , Komsomolsk-on-Amur Yard number 326 Laid down 15 September 1936 17 september 1937 Launched 22 May 1941 Completed 27 November 1941 Commissioned 14 December 1941 Renamed OS-4 , 2 ...
- ... t Komsomolsk-on-Amur in the Russian Far East , for completion where the ship was laid down again on 17 september 1937 as Peredovoy . She was renamed Razvitoy on 25 September 1940 and was launched on 22 May 1941 a ...
#11 USS Dorsey (DD-117)
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
- ... hen she proceeded to New York arriving on 21 July. Dorsey sailed from New York with her division on 17 september 1919 for the west coast , arriving at San Diego on 12 October. She joined in fleet maneuvers in the ...
#12 USS Barry (DD-933)
USS Barry (DD-933) was one of eighteen Forrest Sherman –class destroyers of the United States Navy , and was the third US destroyer to be named for Commodore John Barry . Commissioned in 1954, she spent most of her career in the Caribbean, Atlantic, and Mediterranean, but also served in the Vietna
- ... de Grand Canyon at İzmir , Turkey, and fleet operations in Augusta Bay, Sicily , she sailed for home 17 september r. Entering Boston Naval Shipyard 14 October, Barry received, after extensive alternations to her fo ...
#13 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
- ... Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation , San Francisco, California Laid down 29 November 1941 Launched 17 september 1942 Commissioned 20 March 1943 Decommissioned 15 September 1960 Stricken 1 October 1960 Fate Sold ...
- ... on 29 November 1941 at San Francisco, California , by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation ; launched on 17 september 1942; sponsored by Miss Eva Ammen; and commissioned on 20 March 1943, Commander John C. Daniel in c ...
#14 USS Healy (DD-672)
USS Healy (DD-672) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Fletcher-class destroyer History United States Namesake Howard R. Healy Builder Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. , Kearny, N.J. Laid down 4 March 1943 Launched 4 July 1943 Commissioned 3 September 1943 Decommissioned 1
- ... again on 28 August, the group hit the Bonins, Palaus, and various targets in the Philippines until 17 september . Healy was detached that date and joined a carrier task group for direct support of the Peleliu inv ...
#15 List of destroyers of World War II
This is a list of destroyers of the Second World War . [1] [2] [3] [4] Ships of World War II A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z aircraft carriers battleships battlecruisers cruisers coastal ships monitors destroyers torpedo boats frigates corvettes minor warships mine warfare amphib
- ... royer 1,900 21 November 1929 sunk 8 June 1942 Aquilone Turbine Destroyer 1,070 3 December 1927 sunk 17 september 1940 Arare Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio Destroyer 2,370 15 April 1939 sunk 5 July 1942 Arashi Kag ...
- ... yer 2,250 5 June 1945 to Iran 1977 Borea Regia Marina Turbine Destroyer 1,070 14 November 1927 sunk 17 september 1940 Boreas Royal Navy Royal Hellenic Navy B Destroyer 1,350 20 February 1931 to Greece as Salamis ...
- ... st 10 October 1957 Grozny Destroyer 1,587 9 December 1938 scrapped 1960 Grozyashchy Destroyer 1,587 17 september 1939 scrapped 1950s Guépard French Navy Guépard Destroyer 2,398 13 August 1929 scuttled 27 November ...
- ... Swedish Navy Klas Destroyer 1,020 1932 stricken 15 August 1958 Klas Uggla Destroyer 1,020 1932 sunk 17 september 1941 Knapp United States Navy Fletcher Destroyer 2,500 16 September 1943 Decommissioned: 4 March 19 ...
- ... ited States Navy Benham Destroyer 1,656 30 March 1939 scrapped 1947 Lansdale Benson Destroyer 1,620 17 september 1940 sunk 20 April 1944 Lansdowne Gleaves Destroyer 1,630 29 April 1942 to Turkey 1949, scrapped 19 ...
- ... ober 1942 Odake Tachibana Destroyer 1,288 15 May 1945 to United States 14 July 1947, sunk as target 17 september 1947 Odin Royal Norwegian Navy Kriegsmarine Sleipner Destroyer 735 1939 captured by Germany as Pant ...
- ... 5 to United Kingdom 23 August 1947, sunk as target 1947 Sundsvall Swedish Navy Visby Destroyer 1,135 17 september r 1943 decommissioned 1 July 1982, scrapped 1984 Surovy Soviet Navy Storozhevoy Destroyer 1,700 31 M ...
- ... ptember 1943, sunk 1944, refloated 1948 and broken up Verity Royal Navy W (Admiralty) Destroyer 1,14 17 september er 1919 scrapped 4 March 1947 Versatile V (Admiralty) Destroyer 1,272 11 February 1918 scrapped 7 Ma ...
#16 Italian destroyer Borea (1927)
Borea was one of eight Turbine -class destroyer s built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the late 1920s. She was named after a northerly wind, Borea, bringing frigid, dry air to the Italian peninsula. The ship played a minor role in the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1937, supporting the
- ... Launched 28 January 1927 Completed 14 November 1927 Identification BR Motto Romanamente Fate Sunk, 17 september 1940 General characteristics (as built) Class and type Turbine -class destroyer Displacement 1,090 ...
- ... ipoli bringing the total number of vessels present in the harbor to 32. [13] During the night of 16- 17 september nine Swordfish bombers of 815 Squadron RAF carrying bombs and torpedoes, and six from 819 Squadron ...
#17 JS Hiei
JS Hiei (DDH-142) was the second ship of the Haruna -class helicopter destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force . Haruna-class helicopter destroyer For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Hiei . JDS Hiei at Pearl Harbor on 5 July 2006 History Japan Name Hiei (ひえい) Namesake
- ... August 3, 2001, participated in the US dispatch training with the JDS Chōkai and JDS Samidare . On september 17, 2002, based on the Act on Special Measures Against Terrorism, dispatched to the Indian Ocean with J ...
#18 USS Parker (DD-604)
USS Parker (DD-604) was a Benson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Foxhall A. Parker, Jr. Benson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Parker . History United States Name USS Parker (DD-604) Namesake Foxhall A. Par
- ... as an escort to a convoy proceeding to Korea, arriving Jinsen 15 September and returning to Okinawa 17 september 1945. The final wartime mission, the trip home: She continued from Okinawa , leaving on 26 Septembe ...
#19 Soviet destroyer Dzerzhinsky
Dzerzhinsky ( Дзержинский ) was one of eight Fidonisy -class destroyers built for the Imperial Russian Navy during World War I . She was originally named Kaliakria ( Калиакрия ) before she was renamed Dzerzhinsky in 1926. Destroyer of the Soviet Navy A postwar view of sister ship Zheleznyakov Histor
- ... ders of the Isthmus of Perekop against the German advance. Departing Sevastopol for Karkinit Bay on 17 september , she expended 206 shells that day against Alekseyevka, Khorly, and Skadovsk before returning to Sev ...
#20 Spanish destroyer Almirante Antequera
Almirante Antequera (AA) was a 2nd series Churruca -class destroyer that fought on the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War and, after the war, joined the post-war Spanish Navy . She was named after Juan Bautista Antequera y Bobadilla , a vice admiral and Spanish Minister of the Navy. This a
- ... , as well as in the Battle of Cape Cherchell , while under the command of Captain Alberto Bayo . On 17 september 1937, Almirante Antequera along with the destroyers Gravina , Sánchez Barcáiztegui and Escaño , the ...