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LÉ Eithne ( P31 ) LÉ " Eithne " ( P31 ) is an " Eithne " - class ship in the Irish Naval Service . The ship is named after Eithne , a tragic heroine and the daughter of the one - eyed Fomorian King , Balor in an early Irish romantic tale . " Eithne " was originally built as a long range fisheries patrol vessel , intended to be at sea for up to 19 days . It was originally planned to order four vessels of this class , but budget restrictions prevented this . " Eithne " can also carry a SA365f Dauphin helicopter , and is the only ship in the Irish Naval Service fleet to have a flight deck . Helicopter operations have stopped in recent years , due in part to the purchase of CASA CN235 - 100MP Persuader Maritime Patrol Aircraft and decommissioning of the Dauphin helicopters . The vessel was fitted with retractable fin stabilisers to reduce rolling during helicopter operations at sea . " Eithne " is currently the flagship of the Irish Naval Service . " Eithne " was the last ship to have been built in the Republic of Ireland , constructed at Verolme Dockyard at Rushbrook , Cork and completed in 1984 . Shipbuilding operations ceased at the yard in 1984 , and the yard went into receivership . Buenos Aires voyage . In April – June 2006 " Eithne " travelled to Buenos Aires , Argentina , in the first - ever deployment of an Irish warship in the southern hemisphere , in order to participate in commemorations of the impending sesquicentenary of the death of Admiral William Brown who had been born in Ireland . The ship brought back a statue of Brown to be displayed in Dublin .
William Macarmick William Macarmick ( baptised 15 September 1742 – 20 August 1815 ) was Lieutenant - Governor of Cape Breton and a MP . Early life and military service . Macarmick was born in Truro , Cornwall , Great Britain , into a family active in local politics in business . His father James was a wine merchant and served as the local mayor . Macarmick was educated at the Truro Grammar School , and followed his father into both the wine business and politics , winning the mayoral office of Truro in 1770 . Before his political career began however , Macarmick served in the British Army . Acquiring a lieutenant ' s commission in the 75th Regiment of Foot in 1759 , he was in 1764 promoted to captain in the 46th Foot before being placed on half pay . When the American Revolutionary War broke out , Macarmick at his own expense recruited and established the 93rd Regiment of Foot , winning appointment as its colonel in February 1780 . Political career . Following the American war Macarmick became involved in national politics . In 1784 he won election to Parliament representing Truro , a post he held until he was appointed lieutenant governor of Cape Breton Island in 1787 . In 1787 he introduced to the Truro School a medal that was awarded annually to students who excelled in oration . When the British took control of Cape Breton after the Seven Years ' War , attention was focused on the working of the mines on a commercial basis , which were thought to provide an inexhaustible source of revenue . Due to these commercial possibilities , in 1784 the island was separated politically from neighbouring Nova Scotia . In its first few years the colonial leadership was beset by political squabbles under Lieutenant Governor J . F . W . DesBarres , and Macarmick was instructed to end the factionalism . He was able to do so , but only by alienating all of the major political actors against him . Macarmick requested leave to return to England in 1794 , after financial perquisites from the province ' s extensive coal fields were withdrawn . He left the province in 1795 , but retained the post of lieutenant governor until his death in 1815 . In his absence the province was governed by a succession of colonial administrators . Despite his half - pay status in the military he continued to be promoted , rising to lieutenant general in 1803 and full general in 1813 . He died at West Looe , Cornwall , on 20 August 1815 .
Clyde King ( rower ) Clyde Whitlock King ( September 6 , 1898 – August 20 , 1982 ) was an American rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics . In 1920 he was part of the American boat from the United States Naval Academy , which won the gold medal in the eights . He graduated from USNA in 1922 , served during World War II and Korea , and rose to the rank of rear admiral . He is buried with his wife Marjorie in Golden Gate National Cemetery .
James Welch ( VC ) James Welch VC ( 7 July 1889 – 28 June 1978 ) was an English 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 . James Welch was born at Stratfield Saye . He was 27 years old , and a Lance - Corporal in the 1st Battalion , The Royal Berkshire Regiment ( Princess Charlotte of Wales ' s ) , British Army during the First World War when he performed the actions for which he was awarded the VC . On 29 April 1917 near Oppy , France , Lance - Corporal Welch entered an enemy trench and killed one man after a severe hand - to - hand struggle . Then , armed only with an empty revolver , he chased four of the enemy across the open and captured them single - handed . He handled his machine - gun with the utmost fearlessness , and more than once went into the open , exposed to heavy fire , to search for and collect ammunition and spare parts in order to keep his guns in action , which he succeeded in doing for over five hours , until wounded by a shell . He later achieved the rank of sergeant . He died on 28 June 1978 at Bournemouth and was cremated . His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Royal Gloucestershire , Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment ( Salisbury ) Museum , Salisbury , Wiltshire , England .
BPM - 97 The BPM - 97 ( " Boyevaya Pogranichnaya Mashina " - " Battle Vehicle of the Border Guard " ) or Выстрел ( Vystrel ) is the Russian military designation for the KAMAZ 43269 Vystrel 4x4 wheeled mine - resistant , ambush protected ( MRAP ) vehicle . It is still in the prototype phase and only two being produced were fitted with several different turrets like the one of the BTR - 80 A . The vehicle is based on the KAMAZ - 43269 and as the name suggests was designed for the Russian Border Guards . The latest model has bulletproof side windows and no gun turret . It has been ordered by Kazakhstan and by the MVD Internal Troops , Federal Prison Service and EMERCOM . History . Development began in 1997 at the initiative of the head of the Russian Border Guard Service Andrei Nikolaev . Armored vehicle meant to replace the main transport border guards the GAZ - 66 . But after a government funding default in 1998 and the much delayed public funding of the project finally stopped . In order to offset the cost of the development in the absence of government orders , machines were allowed to be sold to civilian companies . The armored vehicle was used for the transportation of explosives , money and valuable goods . After receiving permission in 2005 , some cars were sold to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan . Production of the " Vystrel " is ongoing at the JSC " Remdizel " plant in Naberezhnye Chelny . Where the armoured body and KAMAZ 4326 truck chassis are integrated . Description . The hull is made of welded Aluminium alloy - The upper part of the shell withstands hits from a 12 . 7x108mm - NSV machine gun at a distance of 300 metres , the lower part from 7 . 62x54mmR SVD rifles at a distance of 30 m . The vehicle is divided into the engine compartment and separate crew areas . The body has both side and rear doors , and roof hatches for exiting . Armament . Armament varies , the BPM - 97 is available with pintle mounted or turret mounted 7 . 62 mm , 12 . 7 mm machine guns such as the Kord 12 . 7mm , 14 . 5 mm KPV heavy machine gun s in a BTR - 80 type turret , and a combination turret fitted with a sighting device with 30 mm cannon and 30 mm AGS - 30 automatic grenade launchers . Variants . An upgraded KAMAZ - 43269 Vistrel with new windscreen and wipers , updated air intake and NBC protection system was introduced during 2011 Exhibition of military vehicles at Bronnitsy test range .
Bombardment of Ancona The Bombardment of Ancona was a naval engagement of the Adriatic Campaign of World War I between the navies of Italy and Austria - Hungary . Forces of the Imperial and Royal Navy attacked and bombarded military and civilian targets all across Ancona in central Italy and several other nearby islands and communities in response to Italy ' s declaration of war on Austria - Hungary . When Italy declared war against Austria - Hungary on 23 May 1915 , the Austrian fleet was quick to react , the navy launched several attacks on the Marche region of Italy . That day , the destroyer and torpedo boat " Tb 53T " bombarded the port of Ancona . The destroyer , on a reconnaissance mission between Palagruža and Cape Gargano , shelled the semaphore and radio station at Vieste . Defending those waters at the time was the Italian destroyer . A small duel commenced with " Lika " coming out as the victor , damaging the enemy destroyer . The next day on May 24 , the majority of the Austrian fleet at Pula steamed for the Adriatic coast of Italy . This included the dreadnought s , , and eight pre - dreadnought s . Other Austro - Hungarian ships were already in enemy waters or proceeding to the Ancona coast themselves . The fleet bombarded several of the Italian coastal cities and other targets in and around the Province of Ancona , especially damaging the city of Ancona . SMS " Tegetthoff " and the destroyer shelled the Italian airship " Città di Ferrara " off Ancona . The pre - dreadnought and two torpedo boat s bombarded Potenza Picena , then returned to Pula naval base . The pre - dreadnought — along with two more torpedo boats — bombarded Senigallia , destroying a train and damaging a railway station and a bridge , before returning to Pula . The torpedo boat was unsuccessfully bombed by an Italian flying boat . Austrian light cruiser bombarded the Italian signal station at Cretaccio Island , while — with two torpedo boats — shelled Rimini , damaging a freight train . The destroyer attacked the signal station near Torre di Mileto . The light cruiser , a destroyer and two torpedo boats entered Corsini Channel and shelled an Italian torpedo boat station , another semaphore station , and few batteries of coastal artillery . The light cruiser — supported by four destroyers — ran into the Italian destroyer " Turbine " , in a pitched battle south of Pelagosa . The destroyer shelled the railway embankment near Manfredonia while the destroyer shelled the Manfredonia railway station . Finally Austro - Hungarian flying boats dropped ordnance on Venice and seaplane hangars at Chiaravalle . Heavy damage was inflicted by the Austrian navy , and 63 people , both Italian military and civilian personnel , died in Ancona alone . Austrian casualties were minimal if any . The war in the Adriatic Sea continued , culminating in a large British blockade to try stop the attacking Austro - Hungarian fleet . The " Otranto Barrage " would be raided by the Austro - Hungarians , several times throughout the war . Bibliography . Literature External links
USS Joy ( SP - 643 ) USS " Joy " ( SP - 643 ) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918 . " Joy " was built as a private motor yacht of the same name by B . F . Wood at City Island in the Bronx , New York , in 1905 . In June 1917 , the U . S . Navy acquired her from her owners , T . M . Jones and P . C . Kauffman of Newport , Rhode Island , for use as a section patrol boat during World War I . She was commissioned as USS " Joy " ( SP - 643 ) in 1917 . Assigned to the 2nd Naval District in southern New England , " Joy " performed patrol duty until declared unfit for service sometime in 1918 . " Joy " was returned to Jones and Kauffman on 6 May 1919 .
Olga Krasilnikova Olga Krasilnikova was a Russia n woman who disguised herself as a man to fight in World War I . In 1915 , she participated in nineteen battles in Poland , before being returned to Moscow because of a leg wound . She was decorated with the Cross of St . George .
Roland Shaw Roland Shaw was a soldier in the 2 / 4th Bn King ' s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry . He fought at Vaulx - Vraucourt and may have served under Richard Annesley West . On 2 September 1918 Shaw distinguished himself in combat . All of his superior officers had been killed or wounded early in the battle and according to the London Gazette , " Cpl Shaw took command of the platoon , and though wounded himself he led the men forward with fine gallantry and endurance until the final objective , a position of the greatest importance , had been won . He gave in only when the consolidation was completed , when he was exhausted by loss of blood . His splendid example was worthy of great praise . " For his gallantry Shaw was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal .
William B . Avery William Bailey Avery ( September 10 , 1840 - July 19 , 1894 ) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War . Biography . Avery served in the American Civil War in the 1st New York Marine Artillery for the Union Army . He received the Medal of Honor on September 2 , 1893 for his bravery at the Battle of Tranter ' s Creek . Medal of Honor citation . Citation : Handled his battery with greatest coolness amidst the hottest fire .
Wolfgang W . E . Samuel Wolfgang W . E . Samuel ( born February 2 , 1935 ) is a German - born American author and a veteran of the United States Air Force . Early years . Born in Germany , ten year - old Samuel fled with his mother and sister from his home town of Sagan ( now Zagan in Poland ) in 1945 as the Red Army approached . As a " Flüchtling " ( refugee ) , he underwent privation and re - settlement in the post - war years . His mother was raped and his grandfather was killed by German communists . He describes how he and his mother eventually settled near a U . S . airbase in western Germany , where his mother met and married an American serviceman . Military career . After the family emigrated to the United States , Samuel attended the University of Colorado at Boulder , graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business in 1960 , and subsequently the National War College . He served in the United States Air Force for 30 years , retiring with the rank of colonel in 1985 . He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal multiple times during his years of active duty . As of 2008 , he resided in Fairfax Station , Virginia . Author . As of 2010 , Samuel has published seven books . The first , " German Boy : A Refugee ' s Story " , is a memoir detailing the war years and his post - war life as a refugee , and features a foreword by historian Stephen Ambrose . His second book , " I Always Wanted to Fly : America ' s Cold War Airmen " , is a compilation of oral histories of American aviators of the Cold War era . " The War of Our Childhood : Memories of World War II " , another oral history compilation , tells of twenty - seven Germans who experienced the war as children . " American Raiders : The Race to Capture the Luftwaffe ' s Secrets " , is an account of the efforts made by the United States military to acquire German military technology . " Glory Days : The Untold Story of the Men Who Flew the B - 66 Destroyer into the Face of Fear " recounts some of the adventures of the often unsung crews of the B - 66 , RB - 66 and EB - 66 aircraft . His most recent work is " Watson ' s Whizzer ' s : Operation Lusty and the Race for Nazi Aviation Technology " . 978 - 1 - 57806 - 902 - 6
Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 09 Vandenberg Air Force Base Launch Facility 09 ( LC - 09 ) is a former US Air Force Intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility on Vandenberg AFB , California , USA . It was a launch site for the land - based Minuteman missile series .
Battle of Sepeia At the Battle of Sepeia ( 494 BC ) , the Spartan forces of Cleomenes I defeated the Argives , fully establishing Spartan dominance in the Peloponnese . The closest thing to a contemporaneous source for the description of the battle is , as for many events in this time period , the Histories of Herodotus ( written approximately fifty years later , c . 440 BC ) . According to Herodotus , the Spartan army tricked the Argives into believing that the Spartans were going to their evening meal , and when the Argives did the same , the Spartans seized up their arms and attacked them , gaining an overwhelming victory . The battle is a controversial one in terms of the Spartan legend for , according to Herodotus , Spartan King Cleomenes massacred the remaining Argives — most by burning them alive in the sacred grove of Argos to which they had fled for refuge .
100 mm field gun M1944 ( BS - 3 ) The 100 mm field gun M1944 ( BS - 3 ) ( ) was a Soviet 100 mm anti - tank and field gun . The gun was successfully employed in the late stages of World War II , and remained in service into the 1950s , being replaced in Soviet service by the T - 12 antitank gun and the 85 mm antitank gun D - 48 in 1955 . The BS - 3 was also sold to a number of other countries and in some of these countries the gun is still in service . A number of BS - 3 pieces are still stored in Russian Army arsenals . Also at least 12 BS - 3 cannons are active in 18th Machinegun & Artillery Division , located on the Kuril islands , used as anti - ship and anti - landing guns ( 2012 ) . History . The BS - 3 was based on a B - 34 naval gun . The development team was led by V . G . Grabin . The gun was employed by light artillery brigades of tank armies ( 20 pieces along with 48 ZiS - 3 ) and by corps artillery . In the Second World War the BS - 3 was successfully used as a powerful anti - tank gun . It was capable of defeating any contemporary tank at long range . The gun was also used as a field gun . Though in this role it was less powerful than the 122 mm A - 19 , as it fired a smaller round , the BS - 3 was more mobile and had a higher rate of fire .
Chesapeake raid The Chesapeake raid was an American Revolutionary War campaign by British naval forces under the command of Commodore Sir George Collier and land forces led by Major General Edward Mathew . Between May 10 and May 24 , 1779 , these forces raided economic and military targets up and down the Chesapeake Bay . The speed with which the British moved caught many of the bay ' s communities by surprise , and there was no effective resistance . The British destroyed economically important supplies of tobacco and coal , and destroyed naval ships , port facilities , and storehouses full of military supplies .
12th Virginia Cavalry The 12th Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War . It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia . Virginia ’ s 12th Cavalry Regiment ( originally called 10th Regiment ) was organized at Conrad ' s Store , Virginia , in June 1862 , with ten companies from the 7th Virginia Cavalry regiment , which consisted of twenty - nine companies at the time . The unit served in W . E . Jones ' , Rosser ' s , and J . Dearing ' s Brigade , Army of Northern Virginia . It fought in Northern Virginia , in the Maryland Campaign , at Brandy Station , then was involved in various conflicts in the western part of Virginia . The regiment continued the fight at Bristoe and Mine Run , in the battles around The Wilderness and Cold Harbor , and in Early ' s operations in the Shenandoah Valley . During mid - April , 1865 , it disbanded . The field officers were Colonel Asher W . Harman , Lieutenant Colonels Richard H . Burks and Thomas B . Massie , and Major John L . Knott .
Canadian Forces Housing Agency The Canadian Forces Housing Agency is a Special Operating Agency , established in October 1995 , to operate and maintain 15 , 000 military family housing units across Canada for military members and their families located on wings and bases . Funds are distributed amongst Housing Management Offices on a pro - rata basis by portfolio size and condition in relation to others nationally , and on average occupancy rates at each site . The organization is headed by a Chief Executive Officer . The housing units are located in :
Donegal Castle Donegal Castle ( ) is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal town , County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland . For most of the last two centuries , the majority of the buildings lay in ruins but the castle was almost fully restored in the late 1990s . The castle consists of a 15th - century rectangular keep with a later Jacobean style wing . The complex is sited on a bend in the River Eske , near the mouth of Donegal Bay , and is surrounded by a 17th - century boundary wall . There is a small gatehouse at its entrance mirroring the design of the keep . Most of the stonework was constructed from locally sourced limestone with some sandstone . The castle was the stronghold of the O ' Donnell clan , Lords of Tír Conaill and one of the most powerful Gaelic families in Ireland from the 5th to the 16th centuries . History . Donegal ( Irish , Dún na nGall ) , translates as " Fort of the Foreigner " possibly coming from a Viking fortress in the area destroyed in 1159 . However , due to hundreds of years of development , no archaeological evidence of this early fortress has been found . The elder Sir Hugh O ’ Donnell , wealthy chief of the O ’ Donnell clan , built the castle in 1474 . At the same time , he and his wife Nuala , built a Franciscan monastery further down the river . A local legend tells of a tunnel connecting the two but no evidence for this has been found . The castle was regarded as one of the finest Gaelic castles in Ireland . This was indicated by a report by the visiting English Viceroy , the Lord Deputy of Ireland , Sir Henry Sidney , in 1566 , in a letter to William Cecil , 1st Baron Burghley , the Lord High Treasurer , describing it as " " the largest and strongest fortress in all Ireland " " , adding : " " it is the greatest I ever saw in an Irishman ' s hands : and would appear to be in good keeping ; one of the fairest situated in good soil and so nigh a portable water a boat of ten tonnes could come within ten yards of it " " In 1607 , after the Nine Years war the leaders of the O ' Donnell clan left Ireland in the Flight of the Earls . In 1611 the castle and its lands were granted to an English Captain , Basil Brooke . The keep had been severely damaged by the departing O ' Donnells to prevent the castle being used against the Gaelic clans but was quickly restored by its new owners . Brooke also added windows , a gable and a large manor - house wing to the keep , all in the Jacobean style . The Brooke family owned the castle for many generations until it fell into a ruinous state in the 18th century . In 1898 the then owner , the Earl of Arran , donated the castle to the Office of Public Works . Restoration . Recently the Office of Public Works has renovated the castle . The keep has had new roofing and flooring added , in keeping with the original styles and techniques used in the 15th and 17th centuries . The stonework has been restored and the manor wing has been partially roofed . The oak timbers used came from the Brookeborough Estate in County Fermanagh . The castle is now open to the public and often hosts events such as Gaelic cultural evenings . External links . town