langs: 26 сентября [ru] / september 26 [en] / 26. september [de] / 26 septembre [fr] / 26 settembre [it] / 26 de septiembre [es]
days: september 23 / september 24 / september 25 / september 26 / september 27 / september 28 / september 29
The St. Johns Light is an active lighthouse in Jacksonville, Florida , marking the mouth of the St. Johns River . [1] [2] [3] Built in 1954, it is located on Naval Station Mayport in the Mayport area. It was erected to replace a lightship , which itself replaced the still-standing Old St. Johns Rive
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
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
#3 Suzuki
Suzuki Motor Corporation ( Japanese : スズキ株式会社 , Hepburn : Suzuki Kabushiki-Gaisha ) [4] is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu , Japan. [5] Suzuki manufactures automobiles , motorcycles , all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) , outboard marine engines , wheelchairs and a
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
#2 JS Kongō
JS Kongō (DDG-173) is a Kongō -class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Kongō is the third Japanese naval vessel named after Mount Kongō . She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki , Nagasaki on 8 May 1990. Launching ceremony happened on 26
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
The I-class destroyers were a group of nine destroyers , including a flotilla leader , built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. Four similar ships were ordered by the Turkish Navy , of which two were purchased for the Royal Navy, bringing the number of these ships British service to 11—although th
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
USS Wilkinson (DL-5) was a Mitscher class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was named for Vice Admiral Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson USN (1888 – 1946). USS Wilkinson (DL-5) in late 1950s History United States Namesake Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson Builder Bethlehem Steel , Fore River Shi
HMS Cheerful was a 30-knot, three-funnel torpedo boat destroyer built by Hawthorn Leslie. She was ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896–1897 Naval Estimates, launched in 1898 and saw action during World War I. She was mined off the Shetland Islands in 1917 and sank with the loss of 44 officers an
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
#9 USS Morton
USS Morton (DD-948) was a Forrest Sherman -class destroyer of the United States Navy , named for Commander Dudley "Mush" Morton USN (1907 – 1943), commanding officer of USS Wahoo (SS-238) during World War II . History United States Namesake Dudley "Mush" Morton Ordered 27 January 1956 Builder In
The first USS Sands (DD-243/APD-13) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was the first ship named for Benjamin F. Sands and his son, James H. Sands . Clemson-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Sands . History United States Namesa
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
USS Sampson (DDG-102) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer in the United States Navy . Funding for the Flight IIA (5"/62, one 20mm CIWS variant) ship was authorized in 2002 and her keel was laid on 20 March 2005. She is the fourth US Navy ship named to honor Rear Admiral William T. Sampson . Arleigh
#13 JS Asagiri
JS Asagiri (DD-151) is an Asagiri -class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . Asagiri-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see Japanese destroyer Asagiri . JS Asagiri at Subic Bay on 1 July 1990 History Japan Name Asagiri (あさぎり) Namesake Asagiri (1929) Ordered 29 March
HMS Wild Swan was an Admiralty modified W-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy . She was one of four destroyers ordered in 1918 from Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson , Wallsend-on-Tyne under the 14th Order for Destroyers of the Emergency War Program of 1917–18. She was the second Royal Navy shi
USS Allen (DD-66) was a Sampson -class destroyer of the United States Navy launched in 1916. She was the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant William Henry Allen (1784–1813), a naval officer during the War of 1812 . She was the longest-serving destroyer on the Naval Vessel Register when she was sol
USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774) was an Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer which served in the United States Navy during World War II. Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2009 ) History United States Name Hugh W. Hadley Namesake Hugh William Had
#17 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 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
HMS Matabele was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service in World War II , being sunk by a U-boat on 17 January 1942. She has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Matabele , which in common with the other ships of the Tribal class, was named after an ethnic group
#20 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