langs: 23 сентября [ru] / september 23 [en] / 23. september [de] / 23 septembre [fr] / 23 settembre [it] / 23 de septiembre [es]
days: september 20 / september 21 / september 22 / september 23 / september 24 / september 25 / september 26
Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Troubridge Island Lighthouse
Troubridge Island Lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse in the Australian state of South Australia located on Troubridge Island in Gulf St Vincent about 74 kilometres (46 miles) southwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast by east of Edithburgh on Yorke
- ... and rail [1] Power source solar power Operator State Government Heritage state heritage place since 23 september 1982 [2] Light Deactivated 2001 [1] Focal height 25 metres (82 ft) Intensity white: 1800 cd red: 36 ...
#2 Väderöbod
Väderöbod is a lighthouse and an island in the southern part of Väderöarna archipelago located in Bohuslän, Sweden . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2021 ) Lighthouse Väderöbod lighthouse Väderöbod Väderöbod Lighthouse Location Väderöarna Bohuslän Sweden Coordinates
- ... tructure designed by Gustaf von Heidenstam , was commissioned in 1867 and first lit on the night of 23 september that year. The light ran on colza oil . It was updated with a kerosene lamp in 1887, and in 1907 a ...
#3 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,
- ... . It was approved November 17, 1823 and construction started at February 9, 1824, but terminated on september 23, 1825. It was later continued by a new contractor called Melchioni, and the new light was lit on Mar ...
#4 California Lighthouse
The California Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at Hudishibana near Arashi Beach and the Sasariwichi [2] dunes on the northwest tip of Aruba . For a list of lighthouses in the U.S. state of California , see List of lighthouses in California . Lighthouse California Lighthouse Noordwestpunt Californ
- ... tic electronic This lighthouse was named for the steamship California , which was wrecked nearby on september 23, 1891. DESCRIPTION The lighthouse has completed a recent restoration in May 2016 which coincided wit ...
#5 Big Sable Point Light
The Big Sable Point Light is a lighthouse on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan near Ludington in Mason County , Michigan , at the Ludington State Park . [11] It is an active aid to navigation . [5] Lighthouse in Michigan, United States Lighthouse Big Sable Point Light Location Ludington , Michigan
- ... calendar is available). Bus transportation is available June 24, July 13 & 29, August 12 & 26th and september 23, 2017. Buses travel from the State Park Rangers House inside the State Park to the lighthouse is fro ...
#6 Point Sur Lighthouse
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
- ... g to reporters. [17] December 5, 1909 - Majestic October 3, 1915 – Catania July 21, 1916 – Shna-Yak september 23, 1921 – G.C. Lindquer September 16, 1922 – Thomas Wand March 4, 1923 – Babinda April 4, 1930 Panama ...
Ship / Ship
#1 HMS Veteran (D72)
HMS Veteran was an Admiralty modified W-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy . She was ordered in April 1918 from John Brown & Company under the 14th War Program. She was the third Royal Navy ship to carry the name. [1] Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Vete
- ... ber she was nominated for a special convoy RB1. On the 16th she sailed with HMS Vanoc . [1] LOSS On 23 september 1942, Convoy RB1 was sighted by U-380 and U-boat Group Blitz was ordered to attack. Groups Vorwarts ...
#2 HMCS Iroquois (G89)
HMCS Iroquois was a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War and Korean War . She was named for the Iroquois First Nations. Iroquois was the first ship to bear this name and the first ship of the class to serve with the Royal Canadian Navy. [2] Destro
- ... red 5 April 1940 Builder Vickers Armstrong , Newcastle-on-Tyne Laid down 19 September 1940 Launched 23 september 1941 Commissioned 30 November 1942 Decommissioned 22 February 1946 Identification Pennant number ; ...
- ... n on 19 September 1940 by Vickers-Armstrong at Newcastle on Tyne in the United Kingdom and launched 23 september the following year. [2] Iroquois was originally laid down as Athabaskan . However, due to bomb dama ...
#3 USS McKean (DD-784)
USS McKean (DD-784) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy built by the Todd Pacific Ship Building Company in Seattle , Washington state . Gearing-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS McKean . USS McKean (DD-784) in 1952 History United States Name USS McKean
- ... ield reported during the Korean War . McKean dropped five depth charges on a suspected submarine on 23 september 1950. Commander John Weatherwax, a former World War II submarine officer, took command of McKean in ...
#4 USS Heywood L. Edwards
USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663) was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named after Lieutenant Commander Heywood L. Edwards (1905 – 1941), captain of the destroyer USS Reuben James , the first U.S. Navy ship sunk in World War II . Following the war, the ship was transferred to
- ... ut an ammunition dump. She encountered a group of barges with reinforcements shortly after midnight 23 september and after illuminating them with star shell engaged with her main guns. By dawn, she claimed 14 of ...
#5 USS Barry (DD-2)
USS Barry , was a Bainbridge -class destroyer , she was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore John Barry (1745–1803). Bainbridge-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Barry . USS Barry in port soon after completion, c. 1902-1903. History United Stat
- ... damaged propeller, and at Bombay, India, before reaching the southern terminus of the Suez Canal on 23 september . The division transited the canal on 25 September arriving at Port Said, Egypt, early in the aftern ...
#6 HMS Glasgow (D88)
HMS Glasgow was a Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy . The last of the Batch 1 Type 42 destroyers, Glasgow was commissioned in 1979. The destroyer fought during the Falklands War , and on 12 May 1982 was damaged by a bomb from an Argentine A-4 Skyhawk . Glasgow was part of the Royal Navy’s 3rd Dest
- ... the fleet. Named after the Scottish city of Glasgow , she was the eighth ship to bear the name. On 23 september 1976, while being fitted out, a fire on board killed eight men and injured a further six. The ship ...
#7 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
- ... her propellers were damaged after they struck a reef and had to go to Kronstadt for repairs. On 22–2 23 september the ship was hit three times by German bombs which started a large fire that had to be put out by fl ...
#8 Town-class destroyer
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
- ... SN Class Builder Completed Transferred Bath C USS Hopewell Wickes Newport News SB Co. 21 March 1919 23 september 1940 Belmont A USS Satterlee Clemson Newport News SB Co. 22 December 1919 8 October 1940 Beverley A ...
- ... September 1919 8 October 1940 Brighton C USS Cowell Wickes Bethlehem Steel Fore River 17 March 1919 23 september 1940 Broadwater A USS Mason Clemson Newport News SB Co. 28 February 1920 2 October 1940 Broadway A ...
- ... orks 21 April 1919 9 September 1940 Charlestown C USS Abbot Wickes Newport News SB Co. 18 July 1919 23 september 1940 Chelsea B USS Crowninshield Wickes Bath Iron Works 6 August 1919 9 September 1940 Chesterfield ...
- ... 1 May 1920 9 September 1940 Georgetown C USS Maddox Wickes Bethlehem Steel Fore River 10 March 1919 23 september 1940 Hamilton C USS Kalk Wickes Bethlehem Steel Fore River 29 March 1919 23 September 1940 Lancaste ...
- ... 10 March 1919 23 September 1940 Hamilton C USS Kalk Wickes Bethlehem Steel Fore River 29 March 1919 23 september 1940 Lancaster B USS Philip Wickes Bath Iron Works 25 August 1919 23 October 1940 Leamington B USS ...
- ... 1 July 1919 26 November 1940 Roxborough C USS Foote Wickes Bethlehem Steel Fore River 21 March 1919 23 september 1940 Salisbury B USS Claxton Wickes Mare Island Navy Yard 13 September 1919 5 December 1940 St Alba ...
- ... d 13 September 1919 5 December 1940 St Albans C USS Thomas Wickes Newport News SB Co. 25 April 1919 23 september 1940 St. Mary's C USS Doran Wickes Newport News SB Co. 26 August 1919 23 September 1940 Sherwood A ...
- ... o. 25 April 1919 23 September 1940 St. Mary's C USS Doran Wickes Newport News SB Co. 26 August 1919 23 september 1940 Sherwood A USS Rodgers Clemson Bethlehem Steel Quincy 22 July 1919 23 October 1940 Stanley A U ...
- ... Navy Town -class destroyers of the Royal Navy Name Ex- Date acquired Service Fate Bath USS Hopewell 23 september 1940 to Norway as HNoMS Bath in April 1941 lost on 19 August 1941) Belmont USS Satterlee 8 October ...
- ... escort with Western Approaches Command consigned for scrapping in August 1946. Brighton USS Cowell 23 september 1940 to the Soviet Union as Zharky on 16 July 1944; returned to the Royal Navy on 4 March 1949 She ...
- ... oy escort with Western Approaches Command She was scrapped on 2 January 1948. Charlestown USS Abbot 23 september 1940 convoy escort with Western Approaches Command She was scrapped on 3 December 1948. Chelsea USS ...
- ... escort with Western Approaches Command She was scrapped on 18 February 1947. Georgetown USS Maddox 23 september 1940 to Canada as HMCS Georgetown in September 1942; to the Soviet Union as Zhyostky in August 1944 ...
- ... oviet Union as Zhyostky in August 1944. [13] returned and scrapped September 1952 Hamilton USS Kalk 23 september 1940 to Canada as HMCS Hamilton in June 1941 sold for scrap July 1945, sank under tow to breakers L ...
- ... r striking a mine Rockingham was abandoned and sank with the loss of one life. Roxborough USS Foote 23 september 1940 while with convoy HX-222 Roxborough met with such heavy weather that the entire bridge structu ...
- ... as beached on 3 October 1943 as a target for RAF rocket-equipped Beaufighters. St Albans USS Thomas 23 september 1940 to Norway as HNoMS St. Albans in April 1941; to the Soviet Union as Dostoyny in July 1944; ret ...
- ... rned to the Royal Navy on 28 February 1949 towed for scrapping on 18 May 1949. St. Mary's USS Doran 23 september 1940 convoy escort with Western Approaches Command She was scrapped in December 1945. Stanley USS M ...
#9 HMS Verulam (R28)
HMS Verulam was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War . Frigate of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Verulam . Verulam anchored in the Clyde , December 1943 History United Kingdom Name HMS Verulam Ordered 1 September 1941
- ... 8/F29 Honours and awards Arctic 1944 Normandy 1944 Norway 1944 Malaya 1945 Burma 1945 Fate Scrapped 23 september 1972 General characteristics V-class destroyer Class and type V-class destroyer Displacement 1,808 ...
#10 PNS Shah Jahan (D-186)
PNS Shah Jahan (DDG-186) was a Tariq -class destroyer in service with the Pakistan Navy since being recommissioned in 1994. Based on the British design, Type 21 frigate , she previously served in the Royal Navy as HMS Active as a general purpose frigate . [3] For other ships with the same name, se
- ... ilder Vosper Thornycroft in England Laid down 23 July 1971 Launched 23 November 1972 Recommissioned 23 september 1994 In service 1994–2021 Out of service 1 January 2021 Homeport Naval Base Karachi Identification ...
#11 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
- ... performed escort and patrol duties. Training on the 5"/38 caliber gun Shaw departed the Marianas on 23 september . Following a tender repair availability at Eniwetok , she rejoined the 7th Amphibious Force on 20 O ...
#12 Leningrad-class destroyer
The six Leningrad -class destroyer leaders were built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1930s. They were inspired by the contre-torpilleurs built for the French Navy . They were ordered in two batches of three ships each; the first group was designated Project 1 and the second Project 38. These ships
- ... yard No. 190 (Zhdanov), Leningrad 5 October 1934 6 November 1935 15 February 1939 Sunk by aircraft, 23 september 1941. Salvaged , and sunk as a target, 1958 Baku Shipyard No. 198 (Marti South), Nikolayev, and Shi ...
- ... d of August 1941. [16] Minsk was sunk in Kronstadt harbor by Junkers Ju 87 dive-bombers of StG 2 on 23 september . She was later salvaged and recommissioned on 22 June 1943. [17] Leningrad was part of the third ev ...
#13 HMS Greyhound (H05)
HMS Greyhound was a G-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the 1930s. Greyhound participated in the Norwegian Campaign in April 1940, the Dunkirk evacuation in May and the Battle of Dakar in September before being transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet in November. The ship generally escorted
- ... nd of August when the British reinforced the Mediterranean Fleet. [5] During the Battle of Dakar on 23 september , Greyhound , the destroyer Fury , and the Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Australia engaged the Vichy ...
#14 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
- ... 8 Commissioned 25 April 1919 Decommissioned 30 June 1922 Recommissioned 17 June 1940 Decommissioned 23 september 1940 Stricken 8 January 1941 Identification DD-182 Fate Transferred to United Kingdom , 23 Septembe ...
- ... 3 September 1940 Stricken 8 January 1941 Identification DD-182 Fate Transferred to United Kingdom , 23 september 1940 United Kingdom Name HMS St Albans Namesake St Albans Commissioned 23 September 1940 Fate Trans ...
- ... nited Kingdom , 23 September 1940 United Kingdom Name HMS St Albans Namesake St Albans Commissioned 23 september 1940 Fate Transferred to Royal Norwegian Navy in April 1941 Norway Name HNoMS St Albans Commissione ...
- ... ived at Halifax, Nova Scotia , on 18 September 1940 and officially turned over to the Royal Navy on 23 september 1940. Her name was subsequently struck from the United States Navy list on 8 January 1941. AS HMS S ...
#15 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
- ... 918 Commissioned 17 March 1919 Decommissioned 27 June 1922 Commissioned 17 June 1940 Decommissioned 23 september 1940 Identification Hull number : DD-167 Fate Transferred to United Kingdom , 23 September 1940 Uni ...
- ... issioned 23 September 1940 Identification Hull number : DD-167 Fate Transferred to United Kingdom , 23 september 1940 United Kingdom Name HMS Brighton Commissioned 23 September 1940 Identification Pennant number ...
- ... ate Transferred to United Kingdom , 23 September 1940 United Kingdom Name HMS Brighton Commissioned 23 september 1940 Identification Pennant number : I08 Fate Transferred to USSR, 16 July 1944 Soviet Union Name Z ...
- ... duty until 18 September 1940 when she arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia , there to be decommissioned 23 september 1940 and transferred to the Royal Navy the same day in the land bases for destroyers exchange . AS ...
#16 French destroyer Le Fantasque
Le Fantasque ("The capricious one") was the lead ship of her class of six large destroyers ( contre-torpilleur , "Torpedo-boat destroyer") built for the Marine Nationale (French Navy) during the 1930s. The ship entered service in 1935 and participated in the Second World War . When war was declared
- ... uating Corsica on 10 September, the Allies began landing troops. Between the nights of 13/14 and 22/ 23 september , Le Fantasque helped to landed 3,750 troops at Ajaccio , along with 430 long tons (437 t) of suppli ...
#17 Kidd-class destroyer
The Kidd -class destroyers were a series of four guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) based on the Spruance class . In contrast to their predecessor's focus on anti-submarine warfare , the Kidd s were designed as more advanced multipurpose ships with the addition of considerably enhanced anti-aircraft c
- ... 03; commissioned as ROCS Kee Lung (DDG-1801) Chandler DDG-996 7 May 1979 28 June 1980 13 March 1982 23 september 1999 Sold to Taiwan, 30 May 2003; commissioned as ROCS Ma Kong (DDG-1805) Original name: USS Kidd ( ...
#18 USS Decatur (DDG-73)
USS Decatur (DDG-73) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer in the United States Navy . She is named for the former naval officer Stephen Decatur, Jr . This ship is the 22nd destroyer of her class. USS Decatur was the 13th ship of this class to be built at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine , and construc
- ... ea for Operation Noble Eagle off the coast of the San Francisco Bay Area. Returning to San Diego on 23 september , the warship spent seven weeks preparing for her deployment with the John C. Stennis battle group o ...
#19 USS Halsey Powell
USS Halsey Powell (DD-686) , was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy . Fletcher-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Seoul . USS Halsey Powell underway on 23 September 1962 History United States Name Halsey Powell Namesake Halsey Powell Builder Bethlehem Mar
- ... -class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Seoul . USS Halsey Powell underway on 23 september 1962 History United States Name Halsey Powell Namesake Halsey Powell Builder Bethlehem Mariners Har ...
#20 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
- ... n Hawaii for an ASW readiness evaluation, the warship continued on to Japan, mooring at Yokosuka on 23 september . On 12 October, Benner joined TF 77 for patrol and surveillance duties off the coast of Vietnam . O ...