langs: 24 сентября [ru] / september 24 [en] / 24. september [de] / 24 septembre [fr] / 24 settembre [it] / 24 de septiembre [es]
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Lighthouse / Lighthouse
#1 Block Island Southeast Light
Block Island Southeast Light is a lighthouse located on Mohegan Bluffs at the southeastern corner of Block Island , Rhode Island . [3] [4] [5] It was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1997 as one of the most architecturally sophisticated lighthouses built in the United States in the 19
- ... 0001131 (NRHP) 97001264 (NHL) [1] Significant dates Added to NRHP August 6, 1990 [1] Designated NHL september 24, 1997 [2] DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY Although Congress appropriated $9,000 to build this light in 1856, ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 General Motors
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
- ... RS STRIKE Main article: 2007 General Motors strike The 2007 General Motors strike was a strike from september 24 to 26, 2007, by the United Auto Workers (UAW) against General Motors. On September 24, 2007, General ...
- ... a strike from September 24 to 26, 2007, by the United Auto Workers (UAW) against General Motors. On september 24, 2007, General Motors workers represented by the United Auto Workers union went on strike against th ...
#2 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
- ... mber 1870 [39] Jose A. Morene 45 535 tons 30 May 1870 [40] Covadonga 47 590 tons Iron Screw Steamer 24 september 1870 [41] Strathtay 48 1081 tons William Thomson, Dundee 8 March 1871 [42] Thane 49 1074 tons R. A. ...
#3 Honda
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. [3] ( Japanese : 本田技研工業株式会社 , Hepburn : Honda Giken Kōgyō KK , IPA: [honda] ( listen ) ; / ˈ h ɒ n d ə / ; commonly known as simply Honda ) is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato,
- ... nt (7267) Industry Manufacturing Founded Hamamatsu , Japan (October 1946 ( 1946-10 ) , incorporated 24 september 1948 ; 74 years ago ( 1948-09-24 ) ) Founder Soichiro Honda Headquarters Minato, Tokyo , Japan Area ...
Ship / Ship
#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
- ... after Friedrich Ihn Z15 Erich Steinbrinck Laid down: Blohm & Voss Hamburg, 30 March 1935 Launched: 24 september 1936 Commissioned: 31 May 1938 Fate: Transferred to the Soviet Union, served in the Baltic Fleet as ...
- ... Anton Schmitt Laid down: DeSchiMAG Bremen, 3 January 1938 Launched: 20 September 1938 Commissioned: 24 september 1939 Fate: sunk on 10 April 1940 Named after Anton Schmitt ZERSTÖRER 1936A "NARVIK" Main article: T ...
#2 Somers-class destroyer
The Somers -class destroyer was a class of five 1850-ton United States Navy destroyers based on the Porter class . They were answers to the large destroyers that the Japanese navy was building at the time, and were initially intended to be flotilla leaders . They were laid down from 1935–1936 and co
- ... y 1936 30 July 1938 9 November 1938 19 October 1945 Sold for scrap 1947 Jouett DD-396 26 March 1936 24 september 1938 25 January 1939 1 November 1945 Sold for scrap 1946 SEE ALSO Wikimedia Commons has media relat ...
#3 HMS Legion (G74)
HMS Legion was an L-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She entered service during the Second World War , and had a short but eventful career, serving in Home waters and the Mediterranean . She was sunk in an air attack on Malta in 1942. The ship had been adopted by the British civil community of th
- ... to Gibraltar and resumed escorting capital ships supplying aircraft to Malta. She provided cover on 24 september for the convoys of Operation Halberd . During the operation, the ships came under heavy air attack ...
#4 JS Setogiri
JS Setogiri (DD-156) is an Asagiri -class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . Asagiri-class destroyer JS Setogiri on 16 November 2007 History Japan Name Setogiri (せとぎり) Ordered 1985 Builder Hitachi , Maizuru Laid down 9 March 1987 Launched 12 September 1988 Commissioned 14 February
- ... June 2008. JS Setogiri during RIMPAC 2008. JS Setogiri at Akita on 13 October 2008. JS Setogiri on 24 september 2017. JS Setogiri in Tokyo Bay on 29 September 2017. JS Setogiri on 23 February 2018.
#5 USS Benham (DD-796)
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
- ... s on Peleliu and Angaur . After a final series of strikes against airfields on Luzon between 21 and 24 september , the task force steamed to Ulithi on 29 September to rearm and refuel. On 6 October, TG 38.2 put to ...
#6 USS Blue (DD-744)
USS Blue (DD-744) , an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , was the second United States Navy ship of that name, for Lieutenant Commander John S. Blue (1902–1942). Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Blue . History United States Name Blue Namesake John S. Blue B
- ... September); capture of the southern Palaus (6 September – 14 October); Philippine Islands raids (9–2 24 september ; Luzon raids (5–6, 13–14 and 18 November and 14–16 December); Formosa raids (3–4, 9, and 15 January ...
#7 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
- ... Works 25 July 1919 29 September 1940 Columbia C USS Haraden Wickes Seattle Dry Dock Co. 6 June 1919 24 september 1940 Niagara C USS Thatcher Wickes Bethlehem Steel Fore River 14 January 1919 26 September 1940 St. ...
- ... 1 March 1919 29 September 1940 St. Croix A USS McCook Clemson Bethlehem Steel Quincy 30 April 1919 24 september 1940 St. Francis A USS Bancroft Clemson Bethlehem Steel Quincy 30 June 1919 24 September 1940 Town ...
- ... April 1919 24 September 1940 St. Francis A USS Bancroft Clemson Bethlehem Steel Quincy 30 June 1919 24 september 1940 Town -class destroyers assigned to the Royal Navy [12] Name Type ex- USN Class Builder Complet ...
- ... LEF; relegated to training ship August 1943 She was scrapped on 21 March 1946. Columbia USS Haraden 24 september 1940 convoy escort with WLEF; relegated to replenishment hulk Feb 1944 She was scrapped on 7 August ...
- ... WLEF. relegated to submarine depot ship 1943 She was scrapped on 5 March 1946. St. Croix USS McCook 24 september 1940 escorting convoy ON 113 she attacked and sank U-90 on 27 July 1942; escorting convoy KMS-10 , ...
- ... with very heavy loss of life; only one of St Croix's crew of 147 survived. St. Francis USS Bancroft 24 september 1940 convoy escort with MOEF ; relegated to training early 1944 She was wrecked while being towed f ...
#8 JS Suzunami
JS Suzunami ( すずなみ ) is the fifth vessel of the Takanami -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 Suzunami . This article needs additional citations for verificati
- ... y during Malabar 2018 History Japan Name Suzunami (すずなみ) Ordered 2002 Builder IHI , Uraga Laid down 24 september 2003 Launched 26 August 2004 Commissioned 16 February 2006 Homeport Ōminato Identification MMSI num ...
- ... ildup plan of 1996, and was built by IHI Marine United shipyards in Yokohama . She was laid down on 24 september 2003 and launched on 26 August 2004. The destroyer was commissioned into service on 16 February 200 ...
#9 Murasame-class destroyer (1994)
The Murasame -class destroyer ( むらさめ型護衛艦 , Murasame-gata-goei-kan ) is a class of destroyers , serving with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). This is the first class of the second-generation general-purpose destroyers of the JMSDF. [1] Destroyer class in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defen
- ... tember 1998 15 March 2000 Kure DD-106 Samidare (Poetic term for the Rainy Season) 11 September 1997 24 september 1998 21 March 2000 Kure DD-107 Ikazuchi (Ferocious Thunder) 25 February 1998 24 June 1999 14 March ...
#10 USS Preble (DD-345)
The fourth USS Preble (DD-345/DM-20/AG-99) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I , and saw combat in World War II as a minelayer . She was named for Commodore Edward Preble . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Preble . History
- ... the movie. She was assigned to Rotating Reserve Destroyer Squadron 20 at the Mare Island Navy Yard 24 september 1932. In May 1934 Preble engaged in Fleet Problem 15 off the Panama Canal and in Cuban waters, befo ...
#11 USS Evans (DD-78)
The first USS Evans (DD–78) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I , later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Mansfield . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Evans . History United States Name USS Evans Builder Bath Iron Works Laid
- ... 9 for neutrality patrol duty in the Antilles , and exercises in various parts of the Caribbean . On 24 september 1940, she sailed from Key West for Halifax , Nova Scotia , where she was decommissioned 23 October ...
#12 USS Israel (DD-98)
The first USS Israel (DD-98) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and the years following. Wickes-class destroyer USS Israel at Split , Yugoslavia History United States Name Israel Namesake Joseph Israel Builder Fore River Shipyard , Quincy, Massachusetts Laid d
- ... out of Boston , Israel rendezvoused with the battleship South Carolina at Newport, Rhode Island on 24 september 1918, and performed escort duty on the East Coast as a unit of the Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet ...
#13 HMAS Quadrant
HMAS Quadrant (G11/D11/F01) , named for the navigational instrument , [2] was a Q-class destroyer operated by the Royal Navy as HMS Quadrant (G67/D17) during World War II, and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1945 to 1957. The ship was built during the early 1940s as one of the War Emergency Pro
- ... mesake The navigational instrument Builder R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company Limited Laid down 24 september 1940 Launched 28 February 1942 Commissioned 26 November 1942 Decommissioned Late 1945 Honours and a ...
- ... yer was laid down by R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company Limited at Hebburn-on-Tyne , England on 24 september 1940. [2] She was launched on 28 February 1942 by the wife of one of the shipyard's directors. [2] ...
#14 HMS Escapade
HMS Escapade was an E-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. Although assigned to the Home Fleet upon completion in 1934, the ship was attached to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1935–1936 during the Abyssinia Crisis . During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 she spent considerable
- ... to cover Convoy PQ 17 to the Soviet Union, the destroyer was refitted at Liverpool from 20 July to 24 september . Following the completion of the refit, she escorted the aircraft carrier HMS Furious to Gibraltar, ...
#15 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
- ... t for overhaul at San Francisco from 1 January to 11 February 1943, she remained on this duty until 24 september 1943. After scouting convoys to Efate , New Hebrides , and Noumea , New Caledonia , Dorsey sailed t ...
#16 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
- ... rd, and conducted ASW barrier patrols before returning to Newport, Rhode Island , in August. [6] On 24 september , after several weeks of post-deployment repairs and upkeep, she steamed into Narragansett Bay to as ...
#17 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
- ... panese had evacuated Kiska. The destroyer returned to Adak on 12 September and remained there until 24 september . She put to sea again on the 24th, made a brief stop back at Kiska on the 25th, and then headed on ...
#18 HMS Savage (G20)
HMS Savage was an S-class destroyer of the Royal Navy launched on 24 September 1942. The vessel was adopted by the town of Burton upon Trent . Savage differed from the rest of the class in being fitted with a new 4.5-inch (114 mm) gun, with a twin mounting for the QF Mk III gun forward and two sin
- HMS Savage was an S-class destroyer of the Royal Navy launched on 24 september 1942. The vessel was adopted by the town of Burton upon Trent . Savage differed from the rest of th ...
- ... 1941 Builder R&W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co , Hebburn Yard number 651 Laid down 7 December 1941 Launched 24 september 1942 Completed 8 June 1943 Identification Pennant number : G20 Honours and awards Arctic 1943–44 No ...
- ... R&W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co , Hebburn , Newcastle upon Tyne , on 7 December 1941 and was launched on 24 september 1942. The destroyer was completed on 8 June 1943, and assigned the pennant number G20. [13] Followi ...
#19 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 1,570 19 May 1939 Sunk in A-bomb test 1946 Annapolis Royal Canadian Navy Town Destroyer 1,190 24 september 1940 paid off 4 June 1945 Antelope Royal Navy A Destroyer 1,350 20 March 1930 Scrapped 1946 Anthony ...
- ... troyer 1,219 16 May 1934 scrapped 1961 Caldwell Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy Town Destroyer 1,190 24 september 1940 to RCN 1942, scrapped 1944 Caldwell United States Navy Benson Destroyer 1,620 10 June 1942 dec ...
- ... a") Destroyer 1,710 14 July 1944 paid off December 1968, scrapped 1971 Cameron Town Destroyer 1,190 24 september 1940 constructive loss 5 December 1940 Camicia Nera Regia Marina Soldati Destroyer 1,850 30 June 19 ...
- ... ner Destroyer 2,200 16 May 1944 to Argentina 1974 Columbia Royal Canadian Navy Town Destroyer 1,060 24 september 1940 paid off August 1945 Comet Royal Navy C ("Co") Destroyer 1,885 6 June 1945 Paid off 1958, scra ...
- ... t 1972 Garland Royal Navy Polish Navy G Destroyer 1,350 3 March 1936 to Poland 3 May 1940, paid off 24 september 1946 Garm Royal Norwegian Navy Draug Destroyer 578 6 July 1914 sunk 26 April 1940 Gatling United St ...
- ... yer 1,620 18 September 1942 decommissioned 1946, sunk as target 1973 Gillis Clemson Destroyer 1,215 24 september 1919 sold for scrap 29 January 1946 Gilmer Destroyer 1,215 30 April 1920 sold for scrap 3 December ...
- ... r 1936 to Dominican Republic after war Hovey United States Navy Clemson Destroyer minesweeper 1,190 24 september 1919 sunk 7 January 1945 Howard Wickes Destroyer minesweeper 1,190 29 January 1920 sold for scrap 1 ...
- ... 50 7 November 1923 sunk as target ship early 1950s Niagara Royal Canadian Navy Town Destroyer 1,190 24 september 1940 paid off 27 May 1946 Niblack United States Navy Gleaves Destroyer 1,630 1 August 1940 Sold 16 ...
- ... in 14 January 1955, preserved as museum ship Reuben James United States Navy Clemson Destroyer 1,215 24 september r 1920 sunk by U-552 , 31 October 1941 Revnostny Soviet Navy Gnevny Destroyer 1,587 14 December 1941 ...
- ... eptember 1945 paid off April 1962, scrapped 1967 Somali Tribal Destroyer 1,891 12 December 1938 sunk 24 september r 1942 Somers United States Navy Somers Destroyer 1,850 1 December 1937 scrapped 1947 Soobrazitelny ...
- ... oyer 1,700 7 June 1941 scrapped 1966 Southard United States Navy Clemson Destroyer minesweeper 1,215 24 september r 1919 wrecked 9 October 1945, wreck destroyed 14 January 1946 Southerland Gearing Destroyer 2,425 2 ...
- ... 2 4 July 1958 captured incomplete by Italy as Spalato 14 April 1941, launched 18 July 1943, scuttled 24 september r 1943, re-launched by SFR Yugoslavia as Split March 1950, commissioned 4 July 1958, scrapped 1986 S ...
- ... 1941, to USSR as Dostoyny 16 July 1944, scrapped 1949 St. Clair Royal Canadian Navy Destroyer 1,190 24 september r 1940 paid off 1946 St. Croix Destroyer 1,215 24 September 1940 sunk 22 September 1943 St. Francis ...
- ... Clair Royal Canadian Navy Destroyer 1,190 24 September 1940 paid off 1946 St. Croix Destroyer 1,215 24 september r 1940 sunk 22 September 1943 St. Francis Destroyer 1,215 24 September 1940 paid off 1945, sank unde ...
- ... 1946 St. Croix Destroyer 1,215 24 September 1940 sunk 22 September 1943 St. Francis Destroyer 1,215 24 september r 1940 paid off 1945, sank under tow July 1945 St. Kitts Royal Navy Battle Destroyer 2,325 21 Januar ...
- ... ctober 1944 Urania Royal Navy U Destroyer 1,777 18 January 1944 scrapped 1971 Urchin Destroyer 1,777 24 september r 1943 paid off 1964, scrapped 1967 Uritsky Soviet Navy Orfey Destroyer 1,260 November 1915 sunk as ...
- ... 21 Wilhelm Heidkamp Destroyer 2,411 20 June 1939 sunk 10 April 1940 Z22 Anton Schmitt Destroyer 2,41 24 september er 1939 sunk 10 April 1940 Z23 Type 1936A ("Narvik") Destroyer 2,603 15 September 1940 scuttled 21 A ...
#20 Mirabello-class destroyer
The Mirabello class were a group of three destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during World War I . Carlo Alberto Racchia was sunk by a mine in the Black Sea during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War in 1920. The remaining two ships, obsolescent by 1938, were re-r
- ... ember 1914 2 June 1916 21 December 1916 Sunk by mines, 21 June 1920 Augusto Riboty 27 February 1915 24 september 1916 5 May 1917 Allocated to USSR as war reparation; scrapped , 1951