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HMS J4 HMS " J4 ( later HMAS " J4 ) was a " J " - class submarine built by HM Dockyard at Pembroke in Wales and launched on 2 February 1916 . She was transferred to Australia on 25 March 1919 and operated out of Geelong until 12 July 1922 , when she was paid off . " J4 " was sold on 26 February 1924 , but sank at her moorings at Williamstown , Victoria on 10 July 1924 . She was raised and scuttled in ship graveyard off Port Phillip Heads . The J4 wreck , also known as the " Shallow " or " 90 foot Submarine " , is submerged in of water in the ship graveyard and is a popular dive site .
General Electric AN / FPS - 7 Radar The AN / FPS - 7 Radar was a Long Range Search Radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command . In the mid - 1950s General Electric developed a radar with a search altitude of 100 , 000 feet and a range of 270 miles . This radar was significant in that it was the first stacked - beam radar to enter into production in the United States . The antenna was fed signals from several feed horn s arranged in a vertical stack , producing a series of horizontal beams separated vertically in space . By comparing the returns from the different feeds , altitude information could be determined without the need for a separate height - finder radar . Designed to operate in the L - band at 1250 to 1350 MHz , the radar deployed in late 1959 and the early 1960s . The AN / FPS - 7 was used for both air defense and air traffic control in New York , Kansas City , Houston , Spokane , San Antonio , and elsewhere . In the early 1960s a modification called AN / ECP - 91 was installed to improve its electronic countermeasure ( ECM ) capability . About thirty units were produced . Another modification was the AN / FPS - 107 which also operated in the L - Band which was manufactured by Westinghouse .
TN 90 France developed the TN - 90 for the Hadès tactical missile . It replaced the AN - 51 / Pluton weapon system in 1991 . Both the 30 Hadès missiles , and their TN - 90 warheads were placed directly in storage and in 1996 , retired .
Amberley Castle Amberley Castle is in the village of Amberley , West Sussex ( ) . It is a Grade I listed building . It was erected as a 12th - century manor house and fortified in 1377 . It then had a stonework enclosure with high curtain walls , towers , a hall and a gateway and was used as a fortress for the bishops of Chichester . It has now been much modified and is in use as a hotel .
Alikersantti Alikersantti ( Undersergeant in Swedish ) is the lowest Finnish non - commissioned officer military rank . Alikersantti is one rank above a Korpraali ( Lance - Corporal ) and one below a Kersantti ( Sergeant ) . A holder of this rank is typically a squad leader , assistant squad leader , gun section leader or a fighting vehicle commander . Obtaining the rank . Conscripts are first given basic military training for 2 months . About 30 % are selected for NCO training ( " aliupseerikoulu " or " AUK " ) , which lasts 4 months . Most " alikersantti " s are posted to companies for squad leader duty . This is the most common conscript leader rank . Additionally , in many specialist branches with a 12 - month service the rank is given automatically and the " alikersantti " is not given a command , e . g . assistant mechanic ( " apumekaanikko " ) in the Air Force . It is also the highest rank that can be given to a soldier that has not completed any NCO course .
USS Sylph ( PY - 5 ) USS " Sylph " ( PY - 5 ) was a steam yacht that served as a Presidential yacht from the late 19th century through to the early 1920s . A converted yacht , she was purchased in June 1898 from her builder , the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works , of Chester , Pennsylvania , and commissioned on 18 August 1898 at the Norfolk Navy Yard . She was the third U . S . Navy ship to bear the name . Service history . Soon after commissioning , " Sylph " was assigned to the Washington Navy Yard , where she served as a yacht for the President and other high officials . President McKinley was the first President to use her . In 1902 , she began alternating with first " Dolphin " then " Mayflower " as the President ' s yacht , and she also served the Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the Navy in the same manner . President Theodore Roosevelt frequently cruised in " Sylph " to his summer place at Oyster Bay , New York , and President William Howard Taft used her for excursions off the New England coast during the summers of his term . More often , " Sylph " cruised up and down the Potomac River , near Washington , D . C . . She went on sightseeing excursions in Chesapeake Bay and to George Washington ' s home at Mount Vernon , Virginia , on the Potomac just below Washington . Among her famous passengers , the yacht numbered the King of Belgium and the Crown Prince of Sweden . Woodrow Wilson was the last President to use " Sylph " as the presidential yacht . After his term of office , she operated from the Washington Navy Yard for the Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the Navy and often marked pleasure cruises to Mount Vernon with patients of the Naval Hospital embarked . On 24 January 1921 , she was called upon to carry the body of the late minister of Sweden down the Potomac and through the over Chesapeake Bay to Hampton Roads . " Sylph " continued in special service at Washington throughout her career . On 17 July 1921 , she received the alphanumeric designation , PY - 5 . She continued to cross the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers until 19 November 1928 , when she moored at the Washington Navy Yard to remain for the rest of her career . Decommission and sale . On 2 April 1929 , " Sylph " was taken in tow to Norfolk , Virginia . On the 27th , she was decommissioned there , and her name was struck from the Navy list two days later . On 26 November 1929 , her hulk was sold to Mr . Frank B . Clair of Brooklyn , New York . Fishing career . Later , the Sylph served as a deep sea fishing vessel , open to the public and operating out of Sheepshead Bay , Brooklyn . She later sank in a storm during a fishing voyage .
John Coit Spooner John Coit Spooner ( January 6 , 1843June 11 , 1919 ) was a Republican politician and lawyer from Wisconsin . He served in the United States Senate from 1885 to 1891 and from 1897 to 1907 . Biography . Born in Lawrenceburg , Indiana , Spooner moved with his parents to Madison , Wisconsin in 1859 . He attended the common schools and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1864 . During the Civil War , he enlisted as a private in the Union Army and at the close of the war was brevetted major . He served as private and military secretary to the Governor of Wisconsin , studied law , and was admitted to the bar in 1867 , then serving as assistant attorney general of Wisconsin until 1870 . Spooner moved to Hudson , Wisconsin and practiced law there from 1870 to 1884 . He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1872 and was a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents . He was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1884 and served from 1885 to 1891 , being defeated for reelection by William F . Vilas . He served as chairman of the Committee on Claims from 1886 to 1891 . Afterwards , he was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 1892 and moved back to Madison in 1893 . He was elected to the U . S . Senate again in 1896 , was reelected in 1903 , and served from 1897 until his resignation in 1907 . He served as chairman of the Committee on Canadian Relations from 1897 to 1899 and of the Committee on Rules from 1899 to 1907 . As a Senator , he sponsored the Spooner Act , which directed President Theodore Roosevelt to purchase the Panama Canal Zone . A popular figure in Republican politics , he turned down three cabinet posts during his political career : Secretary of the Interior in President William McKinley ' s administration in 1898 , Attorney General under President McKinley in 1901 , and Secretary of State in President William Howard Taft ' s administration in 1909 . Spooner and fellow Wisconsin Senator , Robert M . La Follette , were known to be bitter rivals . Spooner disagreed with La Follette ' s progressive policies , which were opposed to his own conservative policies . Spooner was also one of the early opponents of direct primary elections . At the time , party nominees were selected by the party officials , sometimes by party bosses . Although the system left much to be desired , Spooner had this to say in description of political campaigns after the reform of direct primary elections : After his retirement from the Senate , he practiced law in New York City at the firm of Spooner & Cotton until his death there on June 11 , 1919 . He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison , Wisconsin .
First Battle of Salvador da Bahia The First Battle of Salvador was a military engagement between Dutch forces under Governor John Maurice , Prince of Nassau - Siegen numbering circa 4600 supported by 30 ships ( led by Johan van der Mast ) and the Portuguese defensors of the city , commanded by Luís Barbalho . The battle resulted in a crushing victory for the Portuguese .
James F . Lind James Francis Lind ( October 17 , 1900 – April 11 , 1975 ) was a Democratic member of the U . S . House of Representatives from Pennsylvania . James F . Lind was born in York , Pennsylvania . He graduated from the Penn State Extension School as an accountant . He served in the United States Army from 1917 to 1920 , 1941 to 1946 , and in 1953 . He also served in the United States Army Reserve from 1934 to 1941 , and the Pennsylvania National Guard from 1934 to 1941 . He served on the Veterans ’ Administration of York County , Pennsylvania , from 1946 to 1947 , and as chief clerk to the York County Board of Commissioners in 1948 . Lind was elected as a Democrat to the 81st Congress in 1948 , defeating incumbent Republican Congressman Chester H . Gross , and was re - elected to the 82nd Congress in 1950 . He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1952 , defeated by Republican S . Walter Stauffer . After his time in Congress , he served as controller of York County . He died on April 11 , 1975 , in York and is interred in Arlington National Cemetery .
Genoese crossbowmen The Genoese crossbowmen ( ) were a famous military corps of the Middle Ages , which acted both in defence of the Republic of Genoa , and as mercenaries for other Italian or European powers . Armed with crossbow s made in Genoa by the Balistai Corporation , they fought both on land and in naval battles ; notable cases of the latter are the battles of Meloria and Curzola . They came also from other parts of Liguria , but were trained and organized in Genoa . Apart from the crossbow , they were equipped with a dagger , a light metal helmet , a gorget , a hauberk and a large shield , called a " pavese " ( pavise ) , which was used while reloading the crossbow . A groom often supported the shield during the reloading . Commanders of the companies usually came from the . History . The Genoese crossbowmen came to prominence during the First Crusade , when the Genoese commander Guglielmo Embriaco used them in the course of the siege of Jerusalem , and again at the Battle of Jaffa in 1192 during the Third Crusade . The Genoese crossbowmen remained one of the most respected military corps until the 16th century , well after the introduction of black - powder weapons in Europe . The heavy losses created by Genoese crossbows led medieval monarchs to extreme measures . Emperor Frederick II , after the defeat at the siege of Parma triggered by a Genoese sally , ordered that the crossbowmen taken prisoner have their fingers cut off . During the Battle of Crécy , in August 1346 , upwards of 5 , 000 Genoese crossbowmen were employed by the French in the first line against the English . At around 4 PM , a sudden rainstorm arose . The English longbowmen simply removed their bowstrings , and stored them under their water - resistant leather caps to keep them dry . Crossbows , on the other hand , cannot be unstrung and restrung without tools . The strings of the crossbows thus became stretched upon being drenched by rain . When the rain - soaked and now - stretched crossbow strings were used roughly an hour later during the initial attack against the emplaced and defending English , the crossbows were largely rendered useless , with their maximum ranges and bolt speeds greatly reduced from their normal performance . When the Genoese crossbowmen came under heavy long distance clouds of clothyard shafts from the English longbowmen , the Genoese commander , Ottone Doria , ordered his troops to retreat . The French knights behind the Genoese crossbowmen saw this as cowardice and cut them down as they retreated . Most of the crossbowmen were killed , their commander included . Losing only a very small number of soldiers , the English won the battle handily through directed long distance shooting with longbows against the French men - at - arms and the Genoese crossbowmen .
Independent Battalion West Virginia Infantry The Independent Battalion West Virginia Infantry was an infantry battalion that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The Independent Battalion was organized at Wheeling in western Virginia between October 1 , 1862 and January 9 , 1863 . The battalion remained in garrison in Wheeling during its entire service . Company " B " of the battalion was mustered out on April 23 , 1864 . Company " A " of the battalion was mustered out on May 31 , 1865 .
Croatian – Ottoman Wars Croatian – Ottoman Wars ( , ) can refer to one of the several conflicts between the Kingdom of Croatia ( in Kingdom of Hungary - Croatia and in Habsburg Monarchy ) and the Ottoman Empire : The Kingdom of Croatia - Hungary gradually lost most of its territory on the eastern Adriatic coast to the Ottomans , leaving only the possessions of the Republic of Venice in Dalmatia , for whom the Croats took part in the Ottoman – Venetian Wars . Of particular note for the history of Dalmatia was the Morean War .
Sir Richard King , 1st Baronet Admiral Sir Richard King , 1st Baronet ( 10 August 1730 – 7 November 1806 ) was a British naval officer and colonial governor . Naval career . King was born in Gosport , the son of Curtis King and Mary Barnett . He joined the Royal Navy in 1738 and served in HMS " Berwick " . In 1745 made a lieutenant in HMS " Tiger " and in 1756 he was promoted to commander of the fireship HMS " Blaze " . He took part in the capture of Calcutta in 1756 and commanded the landing party at the capture of Hoogly in 1757 . In 1763 he was given command of HMS " Grafton " and in 1770 he took over HMS " Northumberland " . He went on to command HMS " Pallas " from 1778 and HMS " Exeter " from 1779 . He was knighted in 1782 for his service near Madras , India . Promoted Rear Admiral in 1787 , he was appointed commander - in - chief of The Downs in 1790 . In 1792 he became a baronet and was made commander - in - chief and governor of Newfoundland . While King was in office France had declared war on Britain and King captured St . Pierre and Miquelon for the British . Promoted Vice - Admiral in 1793 , he became Member of Parliament for Rochester the same year . In 1794 he was appointed Commander - in - Chief , Plymouth and in 1795 he was promoted to Admiral . Family . In 1769 he married Susannah Margaretta Coker ; they had four recorded children including his son Richard .
Percy Hansen Brigadier Percy Howard Hansen VC , DSO , MC ( 26 October 1890 in Dresden – 12 February 1951 ) , was a Danish recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . He was 24 years old , and a captain in the 6th Battalion , The Lincolnshire Regiment , British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . Hansen served in Second World War . He later achieved the rank of Brigadier . He is one of only fourteen men not born British or Commonwealth citizens to have received the Victoria Cross , although he was born in Durban , Natal , at the time a British colony , and his birthplace is listed as such by the noted military historian Max Arthur in his book , Symbol of Courage ( page 651 ) .
John Eglit John Eglit ( born October 17 , 1874 ) was a seaman serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish – American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery . He continued to serve in the navy until being lost at sea while aboard the steamer Monroe off the shores of Virginia in 1914 . His grave is located at Arlington National Cemetery . Biography . Eglit was born October 17 , 1874 in Finland and after entering the navy he was sent to fight in the Spanish – American War aboard the U . S . S . Nashville . He continued to serve in the navy after the war and went on achieve the rank of Chief Master At Arms . On January 31 , 1914 he was a passenger aboard the Old dominion steamer Monroe when it sank off Virginia ’ s eastern shore . He was declared lost at sea but was given a grave in site MI , site 306 - A at Arlington National Cemetery Arlington , Virginia . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Seaman , U . S . Navy . Born : 17 October 1874 , Finland . Accredited to : New York . G . O . No . : 521 , 7 July 1899 . Citation : On board the U . S . S . Nashville during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos , Cuba , 11 May 1898 . Facing the heavy fire of the enemy , Eglit set an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action .
Classic Fighter Industries Me 262 Project The Me 262 Project is a company formed to build flyable reproductions of the Messerschmitt Me 262 , the world ' s first operational jet fighter . The project was started with the Texas Airplane Factory and administered by Classic Fighter Industries . It is based at Paine Field in Everett , Washington , near Seattle . The project team of designers , engineers and technicians recently completed the flight test program and delivery of the first of five jets . The aircraft are powered by General Electric CJ610 turbojet engines , concealed inside detailed reproductions of the original Junkers Jumo 004B engines and nacelles .
Heinrich Keese Heinrich Keese ( 18 April 1918 – 27 May 2006 ) was a highly decorated Major der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
19th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 19th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 19th Iowa Infantry was organized at Keokuk , Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on August 25 , 1862 . The regiment was mustered out on July 10 , 1865 . Total strength and casualties . The 19th Iowa mustered 1132 men at one time or another during its existence . It suffered 6 officers and 86 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 98 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 192 fatalities .
George Wythe McCook George Wythe McCook ( November 21 , 1821 – December 28 , 1877 ) was a lawyer , politician , and soldier from the state of Ohio in the United States . He was the Ohio Attorney General and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War . He was a member of the famed Fighting McCooks , a prominent military family that contributed more than a dozen officers to the war effort . Early life and career . McCook was born in Canonsburg , Pennsylvania , the son of a local attorney , Daniel McCook and Martha Latimer McCook . He was one of an evantual twelve children ( nine boys and three girls ) . In 1826 the family moved to New Lisbon , Ohio , and then to Carrollton . He graduated from Ohio University and subsequently studied law with Edwin M . Stanton , and afterward became his partner . He served as an officer in the 3rd Ohio Infantry Regiment throughout the Mexican War , and returned from the war as its commander . He was the Attorney General of Ohio from 1854 – 1856 and edited the first volume of the " Ohio State Reports . " During his term in office , McCook specialized in railroad law . His skill in this area was noticed by the Steubenville and Indiana Railroad Company , and after his term ended , the company sent him to Europe on legal business . McCook was a delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention in Charleston , South Carolina . Civil War service . At the war ' s outset , McCook was one of the first four brigadier generals selected by the Governor of Ohio to command the troops from that state , but , because of impaired health from his Mexican service , McCook was prevented from accepting that post . Later , he was appointed as the lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Ohio Infantry , and spent much of the war recruiting volunteers for several new regiments . He was named by Governor William Dennison as the Ohio Adjutant General . Later , he accepted an appointment as the colonel of the 157th Ohio Infantry , Hundred Days Regiment . He was second - in - command of the prisoner - of - war camp at Fort Delaware . At the end of the war , he received the brevet rank of brigadier general , dating from March 13 , 1865 . Postbellum career . After the war , McCook resumed his legal practice and political career . In 1871 he was the Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio . However , he lost to another former Union Army officer , Col . Edward F . Noyes , by more than twenty thousand votes . He , with the Rev . Dr . Charles Beatty , were the largest contributors to the erection of the Second Presbyterian Church at Steubenville , Ohio , of which he was a trustee . McCook died in Steubenville and is buried in Union Cemetery .
Taurus MT - 40 The Taurus MT - 40 submachine gun is the result of an agreement between the Taurus and the state - owned Chilean FAMAE , the largest manufacturer of weapons in that country . The FAMAE provided the design of their submachine SAF for taurus , which began production in 40 caliber to be part of a product line aimed at the Brazilian military police market . Currently , many police forces all over Brazil are already making use of this submachine . Later , the Taurus stated to produce it in 9mm caliber