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Mizunokojima Lighthouse ( 水ノ子島灯台 , Mizunokojima Tōdai ) is an active lighthouse located in Japan 's Bungo Channel . [3] Lighthouse Mizunokojima Lighthouse Mizunoko Sima 水ノ子島灯台 Mizunokojima Lighthouse seen in May 2009 Location Bungo Channel Japan Coordinates 33°02′37.8″N 132°10′36.3″E Tower Construct
The Choptank River Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located near Oxford, Maryland . In its second incarnation it was the only such light moved from another location in the Chesapeake Bay . Lighthouse in Maryland, United States Lighthouse Choptank River Light Undated photograph of Choptank River Lig
The Hooper Island Light is a lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay , west of Middle Hooper Island in Maryland . [2] [3] [4] The lighthouse is located in a U.S. Navy controlled "danger area" and because of that, overnight occupation of the structure is prohibited. [5] Lighthouse in Maryland, United States
#1 Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
The Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited was a Scottish shipbuilding company in the Govan area on the Clyde in Glasgow. Fairfields , as it is often known, was a major warship builder, turning out many vessels for the Royal Navy and other navies through the First World War and the
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
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
#2 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 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
HMS Rigorous was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during World War I . Launched on 30 September 1916, the vessel operated as part of the Grand Fleet , operating as part of destroyer flotillas hunting German ships that were attacking convoys. One flotilla was successful in destro
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
#7 Soviet destroyer Besposhchadny (1936)
Besposhchadny 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 Black Sea Fleet . After the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) in June 1941, the ship
USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Alfred Austell Cunningham , a USMC officer and aviator . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer History United States Namesake Alfred Austell Cunningham Builder Bethlehem Mar
#9 USS Lofberg
USS Lofberg (DD-759) , was an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2012 ) USS Lofberg at San Francisco on 3 May 1945 History United States Name USS Lofberg Namesake Gus Brynolf L
#10 HMS Milne (1914)
HMS Milne was a Royal Navy Admiralty M-class destroyer . Milne was built by John Brown & Company from 1913 to 1914 and was completed in December that year. She served through the remainder of the First World War , at first with the Harwich Force with which she took part in the Battle of Dogger Bank
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
Chios was a Medea -class destroyer laid down for the Greek Navy by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company , Govan in 1914. She was launched as 16 December 1914 and completed for service in the Royal Navy as HMS Melampus on 29 June 1915. [1] On 16 April 1917 she accidentally rammed and sank t
#13 USS Haynsworth
USS Haynsworth (DD-700) , was an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Haynsworth underway in the 1950s History United States Name Haynsworth Namesake William McCall Haynsworth Jr. Builder Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Laid down 1
USS Ross (DDG-71) is an Arleigh Burke -class guided-missile destroyer in the United States Navy . She is the second Navy ship to be named Ross , the first Navy ship named for Medal of Honor recipient Donald K. Ross and the 21st destroyer of her class. The first Ross , DD-563 , was named for David Ro
#15 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
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
#17 Soviet destroyer Strogy (1939)
Strogy ( Russian : Строгий , lit. ' Strict ' ) was one of 18 Storozhevoy -class destroyers (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 , Strogy was rebuilt to the modified Project 7U desig
#18 USS Stoddard
USS Stoddard (DD-566) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Master's Mate James Stoddard , who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Civil War . She was the last Fletcher to be stricken from the U.S. Navy, in 1975. Fletcher-class destroyer USS Stoddard (DD-566) in
HMS Eclipse was an E-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service in the Atlantic, Arctic, and Mediterranean theatres during World War II , until sunk by a mine in the Aegean Sea on 24 October 1943. [1] E-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, in service from 1934 to 1943 For other ships with the
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