langs: 18 сентября [ru] / september 18 [en] / 18. september [de] / 18 septembre [fr] / 18 settembre [it] / 18 de septiembre [es]
days: september 15 / september 16 / september 17 / september 18 / september 19 / september 20 / september 21
Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Sandy Hook Light
The Sandy Hook Lighthouse , located about one and a half statute miles (2.4 km) inland from the tip of Sandy Hook , New Jersey , is the oldest working lighthouse in the United States. [4] It was designed and built on June 11, 1764 by Isaac Conro . At that time, it stood only 500 feet (150 metres)
- ... , Sandy Hook Bay and the New York City skyline. Sandy Hook Lighthouse in 2021 IN POPULAR CULTURE On september 18, 2009 the Sandy Hook Light was filmed as a fictional backdrop for final episode of the longest runni ...
#2 Planier Light
Planier Light is an active lighthouse on the small Île de Planier (Planier island), 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France . At a height of 216 feet (66 m) it is the twelfth-tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world. [2] [3] Lighthouse Planier Light Planier Light,
- ... were interrupted in October 1878 and terminated on May 21, 1879. A second auction was presented on september 18, 1879 and the tower was completed in July 1881. On December 1, 1881 the new light was moved to the n ...
#3 Orient Point Light
Orient Point Light is a sparkplug lighthouse off Orient Point, New York in Plum Gut of Long Island Sound – the deep and narrow gap between Orient Point and Plum Island . [3] [4] [5] [6] It was built in 1899 and was automated in 1954. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Pla
- ... e a required additional deposit; a second auction followed in 2013. The lighthouse was purchased on september 18, 2013, by sculptor Randy Polumbo with a high bid of $252,000. Polumbo, the founder of the eco-constr ...
#4 Evangelistas Lighthouse
The Evangelistas Lighthouse ( Spanish : Faro Evangelistas ) is one of the most exposed, isolated and least accessible in the world. Sited on the Evangelistas Islets on Chile 's continental shelf in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean , it is the landfall light for ships crossing the Pacific eastwards to
- ... lantern and balcony with red trim [1] Heritage Historical Monument of Chile Racon N Light First lit 18 september 1896 Focal height 58 metres (190 ft) Lens 500 mm Range 56 kilometres (35 mi) Characteristic flashin ...
- ... ost of the 80 workers were Croats and Chilotes , ten of whom were dismissed for insubordination. By 18 september 1896 the lighthouse had been sufficiently completed for Jorge Montt to visit for a ceremonial turni ...
#5 Presque Isle Light
The Presque Isle Light , historically nicknamed the "Flash Light" , is a lighthouse on the shore of Lake Erie in U.S. state of Pennsylvania . [2] It is one of three lighthouses in Erie , along with the Erie Land Light and the North Pier Light . The lighthouse is situated on the northern shoreline of
- ... se the tower's height by 17 feet 4 inches (5.3 m) . [18] [19] It took one month — from August 19 to september 18, 1896 — for bricklayers to extend to the tower. [19] ELECTRIFICATION AND AUTOMATION A single, 150- w ...
#6 Kannonzaki Lighthouse
Kannonzaki Lighthouse (観音埼灯台) is a lighthouse on Cape Kannon , on Miura Peninsula , in Yokosuka, Kanagawa , Japan . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2015 ) Lighthouse Kannonzaki Lighthouse Kannon Saki 観音埼灯台 Kannonzaki Lighthouse Location Cape Kannon Miura Peninsu
- ... as fractured with cracks and the top collapsed. Restoration work on the lighthouse was commenced on september 18, 1924, and, on June 1, 1925, the present Kannonzaki Lighthouse was completed. Kannonzaki is best kno ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 Gourlay Brothers
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
- ... 2 [49] Malaga 57 1007 tons Malcolm and Company, London for the Mediterranean iron ore trade Steamer 18 september 1872 [50] Pelayo 58 700 tons Steamer 13 January 1873 [51] SS Abbotsford 56 2537 tons Williamson, Mi ...
Ship / Ship
#1 A-class destroyer (1913)
The A class as designated in 1913 was a heterogeneous group of torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1890s. Some 42 vessels were constructed to the individual designs of their builders to meet Admiralty specifications, the only uniting feature being a specified top speed
- ... nderland . Hardy , launched 16 December 1895, sold for breaking up 11 July 1911. Haughty , launched 18 september 1895, sold for breaking up 10 April 1912. Janus -class destroyer ; all built by Palmers , Jarrow . ...
#2 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-
- ... 57. Cleveland Builder: Yarrow , Scotstoun Laid down: 7 July 1939 Launched: 24 April 1940 Completed: 18 september 1940 Fate: Paid off September 1945; sold to be broken up 1957, but wrecked en route to the scrapyar ...
#3 USS Mervine (DD-322)
USS Mervine (DD-322) was a Clemson -class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1921 to 1930. She was scrapped in 1931. Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Mervine . History United States Namesake William Mervine Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporat
- ... ompleted a good will trip to Samoa and Australia in the summer of 1925 (1 July to 26 September). On 18 september 1929 she entered San Diego for the last time. Decommissioned 4 June 1930, she was towed to Mare Isl ...
#4 Fletcher-class destroyer
The Fletcher class was a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II . The class was designed in 1939, as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types of the Porter and Somers classes. Some went on to serve during the Korean War and into the Vietnam War
- ... a target on 16 May 1979 D 171 Zerstörer 2 USS Ringgold 14 July 1959 transferred to Hellenic Navy on 18 september 1981 D 172 Zerstörer 3 USS Wadsworth 6 October 1959 transferred to Hellenic Navy on 15 October 1980 ...
- ... -28 Thyella USS Bradford 27 September 1962 struck in 1981, scrapped in 1981 D-42 Kimon USS Ringgold 18 september 1981 struck in 1993, scrapped in 1993 D-56 Lonchi USS Hall 9 February 1960 struck on 10 October 199 ...
#5 Indomito-class destroyer
The Indomito class was a class of destroyers of the Italian Royal Navy ( Italian : Règia Marina ) before and during World War I . Six were built at Naples by Societa Pattison between 1910 and 1913. They were the first large Italian destroyers and the first fitted with steam turbines . The class is s
- ... ary 1913 Stricken 11 July 1937 Insidioso (IS) Pattison, Naples 1912 30 September 1913 1914 Stricken 18 september 1938. Reinstated as a target ship and convoy escort on 1 March 1941 but scuttled at Pola on 10 Sept ...
#6 French destroyer Basque
The French destroyer Basque was one of 14 L'Adroit -class destroyers built for the French Navy during the 1920s. Destroyer of the French Navy For other ships with the same name, see French ship Basque . History France Name Basque Ordered 1 June 1926 Builder Ateliers et Chantiers de Seine-Maritime Ro
- ... nce Name Basque Ordered 1 June 1926 Builder Ateliers et Chantiers de Seine-Maritime Rouen Laid down 18 september 1926 Launched 25 May 1929 Completed 5 March 1931 In service 24 October 1940 Stricken 10 December 19 ...
- ... 0-kilogram (220 lb) depth charges were carried. [2] CONSTRUCTION AND CAREER Basque was laid down on 18 september 1926, launched on 25 May 1929 and completed on 5 March 1931. Postwar, she underwent a major overhau ...
#7 USS Isabel
USS Isabel (SP-521) , later PY-10 , was a yacht in commission in the United States Navy as a destroyer from 1917 to 1920 and as a patrol yacht from 1921 to 1946. Patrol vessel of the United States Navy USS Isabel (PY-10) at Hankow , China , in 1937, dressed overall for the coronation of King George
- ... sland , New York , for duty as a tender for the famous flying boats of the NC-4 flotilla. Reporting 18 september 1919, she cruised the United States East Coast with the aircraft from Maine to Florida before retur ...
#8 USS Shaw (DD-373)
USS Shaw (DD-373) was a Mahan -class destroyer and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain John Shaw , a naval officer. Commissioned in 1936, Shaw was plagued by construction deficiencies and was not fully operational until 1938. After training in the Atlantic, she was tran
- ... Builder Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Laid down 1 October 1934 Launched 28 October 1935 Commissioned 18 september 1936 Decommissioned 2 October 1945 Stricken 4 October 1945 Fate Scrapped July 1946 General characte ...
- ... Pennsylvania ; launched on 28 October 1935, sponsored by Miss Dorthy L. Tinker; and commissioned on 18 september 1936. Following commissioning, Shaw remained at Philadelphia until April 1937, when she crossed the ...
#9 HMS Haughty (1895)
HMS Haughty was a Hardy -class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy . She was launched by William Doxford & Sons on 18 September 1895, served in home waters, and was sold on 10 April 1912. Hardy-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see HMS Haughty . History United Kingdom Name H
- ... y -class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy . She was launched by William Doxford & Sons on 18 september 1895, served in home waters, and was sold on 10 April 1912. Hardy-class destroyer For other ships w ...
- ... er 1893 Builder William Doxford & Sons , Pallion Yard number 225 [1] Laid down 28 May 1894 Launched 18 september 1895 [1] [2] Sponsored by Miss Greta Doxford Fate Sold for scrapping, 10 April 1912 [1] General cha ...
- ... s laid down as Yard Number 227 at Doxford's Sunderland shipyard on 28 May 1894, and was launched on 18 september 1895, with Miss Greta Doxford, daughter of William Theodore Doxford , serving as a sponsor. [2] [3] ...
#10 USS Kimberly (DD-521)
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.
- ... s on ASW patrols, shore bombardment and training exercises, before steaming toward San Francisco on 18 september . As the tempo of the Pacific war increased, Kimberly arrived at Manus , Admiralty Islands , to prep ...
#11 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
- ... r eases on strategic base sites in the western hemisphere. She arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia , on 18 september 1940 and officially turned over to the Royal Navy on 23 September 1940. Her name was subsequently s ...
#12 USS Cowell (DD-167)
The first USS Cowell (DD–167) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I . She was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Brighton , and later to the Soviet Navy as Zharky . [note 1] Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Cowell . History Uni
- ... for patrol duty in the Atlantic. She cruised along the United States East Coast on this duty until 18 september 1940 when she arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia , there to be decommissioned 23 September 1940 and tr ...
#13 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
- ... e Dorsey Namesake John Dorsey Builder William Cramp & Sons , Philadelphia Yard number 454 Laid down 18 september 1917 Launched 9 April 1918 Commissioned 16 September 1918 Decommissioned 9 March 1923 Identificatio ...
#14 USS Spence
USS Spence (DD-512) , a Fletcher class destroyer , was laid down on 18 May 1942 by the Bath Iron Works , Bath, Maine ; launched on 27 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Eben Learned; and commissioned on 8 January 1943, Lieutenant Commander H. J. Armstrong in command. The ship was named for Robert T. Sp
- ... sland on 1 September. On the 13 September, she proceeded to Efate and arrived at Havannah Harbor on 18 september . Spence was attached to Destroyer Division (DesDiv) 46 of Destroyer Squadron (DesRon) 23 . The squa ...
#15 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
- ... issioned Decommissioned Fate Source Mahan DD-364 United Dry Dock, Inc. 12 June 1934 15 October 1935 18 september 1936 — Ship severely damaged on 7 December 1944 by kamikaze attack; abandoned and sunk by a US dest ...
- ... ber 1941 Ship sold for scrap on 25 November 1947 [37] 15 November 1943 17 December 1945 Shaw DD-373 18 september 1936 2 October 1945 Ship scrapped in July 1946 [38] Tucker DD-374 Norfolk Navy Yard 15 August 1934 ...
- ... — Sunk during Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942 [41] Perkins DD-377 15 November 1934 18 september 1936 Ship sunk on 29 November 1943, when rammed by an Australian troopship [42] Smith DD-378 Mare I ...
- ... 1935 18 April 1936 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 (Considere ...
#16 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
- ... ossible. Departing the New Hebrides on the 14th, the transports arrived off Kukum , Guadalcanal, on 18 september . Later that same day, the 7th Marines took up a position astride " Bloody Ridge ", guarding the per ...
#17 Palestro-class destroyer
The Palestro -class were four destroyers of the Italian Regia Marina that saw service from the mid-1920s to World War II. Line drawing of a Palestro -class destroyer Class overview Name Palestro class Builders Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando , Livorno Operators Regia Marina Kriegsmarine Succeed
- ... ned into the Kriegsmarine on 28 October 1943 as TA17 . She was mined on 18 June 1944, and bombed on 18 september 1944 while under repair. She was finally scuttled at Salamis on 12 October 1944. [3] Solferino (SL) ...
#18 USS Conolly
USS Conolly (DD-979) , named for Admiral Richard Lansing Conolly USN , was a Spruance -class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi . Spruance-class destroyer Not to be confused with USS Connolly . This article needs additional citations
- ... er 1975 Launched 3 June 1977 Acquired 25 September 1978 Commissioned 14 October 1978 Decommissioned 18 september 1998 Stricken 18 September 1998 Identification Callsign : NRLC Hull number : DD-979 Motto Leading T ...
- ... 7 Acquired 25 September 1978 Commissioned 14 October 1978 Decommissioned 18 September 1998 Stricken 18 september 1998 Identification Callsign : NRLC Hull number : DD-979 Motto Leading The Way Fate Sunk as target ...
- ... , Conolly moved its homeport from Norfolk, Virginia to Mayport, Florida. Conolly was decommissioned 18 september 1998 and laid up at Philadelphia Naval Intermediate Ship Maintenance Facility. Conolly was sunk as ...
#19 USS Hopewell (DD-681)
USS Hopewell (DD-681) was a Fletcher -class destroyer in service the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947 and from 1951 to 1970. She was finally sunk as a target in 1972. Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Hopewell . History United States Name Hopewell Namesake Poll
- ... initial landing, to assume screening duties, and shot down an attacking Japanese plane that day. On 18 september , she supported an auxiliary landing on Morotai, and sailed 25 September with a convoy for Humboldt ...
#20 USS Chung-Hoon
USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) is an Arleigh Burke -class Aegis destroyer serving in the United States Navy (USN). Chung-Hoon was named in honor of Rear Admiral Gordon Pai'ea Chung-Hoon (1910–1979), recipient of the Navy Cross and the Silver Star . Arleig-Burke class destroyer USS Chung-Hoon on 2 October 2
- ... unched 15 December 2002 Sponsored by Michelle Punana Chung-Hoon Acquired 22 March 2004 Commissioned 18 september 2004 Homeport Pearl Harbor Identification MMSI number : 369952000 Callsign : NGPC Hull number : DDG ...
- ... onsored by Michelle Punana Chung-Hoon of Honolulu , Hawaii, Chung-Hoon's niece, and commissioned on 18 september 2004. [1] She is part of the Pacific Fleet and homeported in Pearl Harbor , Hawaii. SERVICE HISTORY ...