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Mk 13 missile launcher The Mk - 13 guided missile launching system ( GMLS ) is a single - arm missile launcher designed for use on frigate s and other military vessels . The Mark 13 is equipped to fire the RIM - 66 Standard , RGM - 84 Harpoon , and RIM - 24 Tartar missiles for anti - air and anti - ship defense , and is capable of firing the Standard at a rate of one every eight seconds . Its 40 - round magazine consists of two concentric rings of vertically stored missiles , 24 in the outer ring and 16 in the inner . In case of a fire , the system is equipped with magazine sprinkling , CO suppression and booster suppression . The Mk13 launcher is most typically employed as part of the Mk74 Guided Missile Launch System , or the Mk92 Fire Control System . Though the launcher was original armament on U . S . Navy " Perry " - class frigate s ( and their derivatives ) , in order to save costs on an obsolete system , by 2004 all active U . S . Navy vessels have had the system removed . It was also fitted on " Cassard " - class frigate s , as well as the last ten American Charles F . Adams class destroyer s , the American California class cruiser s , the German Lütjens class destroyer s and Australian Perth class destroyer s , Adelaide class frigate s , and Royal Netherlands Navy Tromp - class frigate s and Jacob van Heemskerck - class frigate s . Because of its distinctive single - armed design , the Mk 13 is often referred to as the " one - armed bandit . " The Mk - 22 guided missile launching system ( GMLS ) is a variation of the Mk - 13 launcher which has only the inner 16 round storage ring of the Mk - 13 launcher .
Sopwith Snapper The Sopwith Snapper was a prototype British Fighter aircraft of the First World War . A single - engined biplane designed by the Sopwith Aviation Company to replace the Sopwith Snipe fighter , it first flew after the end of the war , but did not enter service owing to the failure of its engine , only three aircraft being built . Development and design . In 1918 , the British Air Ministry developed a requirement for a single - seat fighter to replace the Royal Air Force ' s Sopwith Snipe s , even though the Snipe had yet to enter service . This requirement , RAF Type 1 , specified the new ABC Dragonfly air - cooled radial engine , which had been ordered into production in large numbers on the basis of excellent promised performance and ease of production despite the fact that it had yet to complete testing . To meet this requirement , Sopwith produced two new and completely different designs , a triplane ( the Sopwith Snark ) and a more conventional biplane , which was named the Snapper . The Air Ministry ordered three prototype Snappers , along with three Snarks . ( In addition Sopwith received orders for 300 Dragonfly powered Snipes as the Sopwith Dragon ) . The Snapper was a small single - bay biplane with heavily staggered wings . It was originally intended to have a wooden monocoque fuselage ( as did the Sopwith Snail lightweight fighter and the Snark ) , but this was abandoned to ease production , with a more conventional wire - braced fabric covered fuselage substituted . The cockpit was positioned aft of the wings , providing good visibility to the pilot , while two forward firing synchronised Vickers machine gun s were mounted on the fuselage top decking . The change in fuselage design delayed production of the fuselage , with further delays being caused by the engine which was overweight , and suffered from catastrophic reliability and vibration problems . The first Snapper flew at Brooklands in May 1919 , soon followed by the other two aircraft . Although performance was good when the Dragonfly was working correctly , the engines problems were unsolvable , with the engine eventually being cancelled in September 1919 . Although Sopwith attempted to enter one of the Snappers ( with the civil registration " K149 " ) into the 1919 Aerial Derby where it was to be flown by Harry Hawker , this was forbidden by the Air Ministry ( officially as its engine was still classified as Secret ) and the three Snappers were used for test flying by the Royal Aircraft Establishment .
Pryluky ( air base ) Pryluky ( also given as Priluki ) is an air base in Chernihiv Oblast , Ukraine located 6 km west of Pryluky . This airfield was Ukraine ' s primary Tupolev Tu - 160 bomber base ( with Uzyn having the nation ' s Tupolev Tu - 95 fleet ) . There are revetments for 20 large aircraft . Pryluky accepted the USSR ' s first Tu - 160 ( Blackjack ) in April 1987 , building its fleet up to 19 by 1994 . By the mid 1990s , the Pryluky Regiment had lost its value as a combat unit . The 184th GvTBAP ' s 19 " Blackjacks " were effectively grounded because of a lack of technical support , spare parts and fuel . At this point in time , Ukraine considered the Tu - 160s more of a bargaining chip in their economic negotiations with Russia . Certainly , they were of very limited value to Ukraine from a military standpoint , but discussions with Russia concerning their return bogged down . Between October 1999 and February 2000 Ukraine turned over 8 Tu - 160 bombers to Russia to pay off energy debts ; these are now at Russia ' s Engels - 2 air base . Units stationed at Pryluky included :
Escadron de transport , d ' entraînement et de calibrage The Escadron de transport , d ' entraînement et de calibration 00 . 065 ( ETEC 65 , " Transportation , training and calibration squadron " ) is a unit of the French Air Force , under direct command of the Minister of Defence , in charge of the transportation of the President , the Prime Minister and other French government officials . History . In July 1945 , the GAEL ( groupe aérien d ' entraînement et de liaison ) was created . It was first based at Le Bourget Airport , then relocated to the Villacoublay Air Base . In 1969 , the GAEL was split in two units , then in 1984 in three units . In 1991 , the three units were merged again into the l ' ETEC 00 . 065 ( escadron de transport , d ' entraînement et de calibration ) , which was still called " GAEL " . In July 1995 , the French president Jacques Chirac decided to disslove the Groupe de Liaisons Aériennes Ministérielles ( GLAM ) . The GLAM ' s aircraft were transferred to the ETEC . Aircraft . The ETEC uses In 2003 , the ETEC provided 673 flight hours for the President , 516 for the Prime Minister , 602 for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 318 for the Ministry of Defence . A flight hour typically costs : Flight are identified as " COTAM 0xy " , with the callsign " COTAM 001 " ( " COTAM Unité " ) being reserved for the President and " COTAM 002 " for foreign presidents .
Herringbone ( formation ) A Herringbone is a military formation . When in formation , the person at the front of the squad faces forward , while the rest of the squad lines up behind them , facing left and right , alternating as such . The final member of the squad in the herringbone formation faces backwards . When the squad decides to relocate , the person next to the member facing backwards will tap him on the shoulder to make sure he is not left behind . This formation is performed commonly after crossing obstacle s .
Battle of Bellevue The Battle of Bellevue on 18 October 1870 was fought during the Franco - Prussian War and ended in a Prussian victory . The French forces under Marshal François Achille Bazaine attempted to break through the lines of the Prussians investing Metz . They were unsuccessful and were driven back into the city with a loss of 1 , 193 soldiers and 64 officers . The Prussians lost 1 , 703 soldiers and 75 officers . < br >
Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland The Inventory of Historic Battlefields is a heritage register listing nationally significant battle fields in Scotland . The inventory was published for consultation in December 2010 by Historic Scotland , an agency of the Scottish Government . Seventeen sites were included in the first phase of the inventory , with a number of other sites under consideration for inclusion at a later date . The list of battlefields is intended to guide landowners , developers , local authorities and the Scottish Ministers in the future development of these areas to protect the historic significance and archaeological potential of these sites . The inventory entries summarise historic sources , archaeological evidence and finds , significance , and provide a map defining the extent of the battlefield . Selection criteria used for identifying nationally important sites were : historical association ; physical remains and archaeological potential ; cultural association ; and landscape context .
USS Mink ( IX - 123 ) USS " Mink " ( IX - 123 ) , an " Armadillo " - class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the mink , a mammal found in the cooler latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere , valued for its lustrous fur . Her keel was laid down as " Judah Touro " 20 October 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract ( T . Z . ET1 . S . C3 ) by Delta S . B . Shipbuilding Company , New Orleans , Louisiana . She was launched on 4 December 1943 sponsored by Mrs . E . S . Lazarus , renamed " Mink " 27 October 1943 , acquired by the Navy 8 January 1944 , and commissioned on 9 January 1944 with Lieutenant W . J . Meagher in command . After shakedown off Texas , " Mink " arrived Balboa , Panama Canal Zone , on 2 February 1944 . She then sailed to Milne Bay , New Guinea , with a cargo of diesel oil and motor gasoline , arriving 12 March to strengthen the service force of the Seventh Fleet . After unloading cargo and fuel along the coast of New Guinea , she joined a convoy which anchored in Seeadler Harbor , Admiralty Islands , on 30 May . " Mink " spent the next two months discharging cargoes , of aviation gasoline , diesel , and lubricating oil to many ships and craft during the buildup for the invasion of the Philippines . She arrived in Leyte Gulf , Philippines , on 24 October from Hollandia , New Guinea . " Mink " ’ s gunners shot down two Japanese planes during the Battle for Leyte Gulf . " Mink " steamed with a convoy to Lingayen Gulf , Luzon , reaching her destination 13 January 1945 . There Vice Admiral Thomas C . Kinkaid and the Seventh Fleet landed United States Army troops in an amphibious operation which contributed greatly to the success of the Luzon campaign . For the next four months , " Mink " steamed off Morotai , refueling ships , and during the final month of the war , she ranged from Luzon to Mindanao , refueling craft . Following the Japanese surrender , she sailed under the command of Lt . Harold C . " Brownie " Brown to Newport News , Virginia , arriving 16 May 1946 . " Mink " decommissioned on 26 June and was delivered to the War Shipping Administration on 27 June . On 19 July she was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register . Renamed " Judah Touro " , she was subsequently sold into merchant service , and later carried the names " Seavalor " , " Apukia " , and " Eleni V " . " Mink " received three battle star s for World War II service . A black and white photograph of the ship during its launching exists . It is in a historical display on the first floor of Touro Infirmary in New Orleans , Louisiana . References . This was not the only US naval ship named Mink . Drawings for a Civil War - era sidewheel steamer named " Mink " exist .
William Read Scurry William Read Scurry ( February 10 , 1821 – April 30 , 1864 ) was a general in the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War . Biography . Scurry was born in Gallatin , Tennessee . He moved to Texas in 1839 and became a lawyer and district attorney . Scurry was married to Janette ( Jeannitte ) B . Sutton on December 17 , 1846 and had seven children . He represented Red River County in the Ninth Congress of the Republic of Texas in 1844 and 1845 and served in the House of Representatives in 1845 , promoting the annexation of Texas to the United States . Enlisting as a private in the Mexican - American War , Scurry rose to the rank of major by July 1846 . Afterward , he practiced law in Clinton , Texas , and was co - owner and editor of the " Austin State Gazette " . In 1856 Scurry became a delegate to the state Democratic nominating convention , and in 1861 he was a delegate to the Secession Convention . In July 1861 , he became a lieutenant colonel in the Fourth Texas Cavalry , part of the Sibley Brigade which launched the New Mexico Campaign at the outset of 1862 . He distinguished himself as an officer at the Battle of Valverde , February 21 – 22 , 1862 , and as well by commanding the Confederate forces in the Battle of Glorieta Pass , March 26 – 28 , 1862 . He was promoted to full colonel on March 28 , 1862 , and subsequently played a key role in leading the Confederate retreat from New Mexico . He was promoted to brigadier general on September 12 , 1862 . Along with fellow New Mexico Campaign veterans , he helped recapture Galveston , Texas on January 1 , 1863 . Scurry took command of the Third Brigade of Walker ' s Texas Division in October 1863 and led them into the Battle of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill , April 1864 . The Third then transferred to Arkansas to fight against Gen . Frederick Steele , who was about to invade Texas . Scurry was killed at the Battle of Jenkins ' Ferry on April 30 , 1864 , and was buried in the State Cemetery at Austin , Texas in May 1864 . Texas erected a thirteen - foot - high white marble shaft over his grave . Scurry County , Texas , is named in his honor .
Nicholas Fish Nicholas Fish ( 1758 – 1833 ) was an American Revolutionary soldier , born in New York City . He attended Princeton but left before graduating to pursue the study of law at King ' s College ( now Columbia University ) through the office of John Morin Scott in New York . There he became actively interested in the organization of the Sons of Liberty . American Revolutionary War . In 1776 he was appointed by Scott aide - de - camp on his staff . Scott had been commissioned brigadier general . On August 21 , 1776 he was appointed major of the 2nd New York Regiment . He served as a division inspector under Major General von Steuben in 1778 . He participated in the battles of Saratoga and Monmouth , in Sullivan ' s expedition against the Native Americans in 1779 , and in the Virginia and Yorktown campaigns , in which he served for a time on the staff of Lafayette . He was an original member of the New York Society of the Cincinnati and served as its president from 1797 to 1804 and from 1805 to 1806 . His son , Hamilton Fish , would serve as the Society ' s President General from 1854 to 1893 . After War Years . In 1786 he was appointed adjutant general of New York State , which position he held for many years . In 1794 he was appointed by Washington supervisor of the Federal revenue in New York City . On two occasions Fish ran unsuccessfully for United States Congress , losing to Samuel L . Mitchill in 1804 and Gurdon S . Mumford in 1806 . Fish also twice ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of New York . In 1810 , he was the Federalist candidate , but lost to incumbent John Broome . Broome subsequently died one month into his term in August 1810 . Fish ran in a special election for Lieutenant Governor in 1811 to fill the vacancy created by Broome ' s death , but lost to the then - mayor of New York City , DeWitt Clinton . During the War of 1812 , Fish served as a member of the City Committee of Defense . Fish died in 1833 , and was buried in the churchyard of St . Mark ' s Church in - the - Bowery in New York City .
Harold John Colley Harold John Colley VC MM ( 26 May 1894 – 25 August 1918 ) 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 . Colley was 24 years old , and an acting sergeant in the 10th Battalion , The Lancashire Fusiliers , British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 25 August 1918 at Martinpuich , France , during a strong counter - attack Sergeant Colley ' s company was holding an advanced position with two platoons in advance and two in support . The forward platoons were ordered to hold on at all costs and Sergeant Colley went , without orders , to help these two platoons . He rallied the men , then formed a defensive flank and held it , although out of the two platoons only three men remained unwounded and the sergeant himself was dangerously wounded and died the same day . It was entirely due to his action that the enemy was prevented from breaking through . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Fusilier Museum , Bury , Lancashire
59th Infantry Regiment ( United States ) The 59th Infantry Regiment is a Regiment of the United States Army first established in 1917 . It appears that the last remaining element of the Regiment , 1st Battalion , 59th Infantry , was part of the 191st Infantry Brigade until 1968 . The 191st Infantry Brigade disbanded in 1968 and it seems likely that the 59th Infantry disappeared for all practical purposes at that time . History . The 59th Infantry , organized in 1917 by transfer of men from the 4th Infantry , saw hard fighting as a part of the 4th Division in Champaign in the Aisne - Marne engagement , in Lorraine at St Mihiel and at the Meuse - Argonne . In the Aisne - Marne offensive the regiment did gallant service against the Chateau - de - Diable north of the Vesle River . In this action " a squad of machine gunners , in woolen olive drab uniforms were sighted approaching the flank of the 59th from the direction of the Chateau - de - Diable . Cautioned by one of his men that the approaching men were American the Sergeant commanding the flank platoon yelled , ' They come from the wrong direction , let ' em have it . ' The dead men were later identified as Germans in American uniforms . " The coat of arms was originally approved for the 59th Infantry Regiment , Organized Reserves on 10 Sep 1921 . It was amended on 18 Nov 1921 to correct the wording of the blazon . It was redesignated for the 59th Armored Infantry Regiment on 8 Jul 1943 . On 30 Nov 1943 the coat of arms was redesignated for the 59th Armored Infantry Battalion . It was amended on 26 Oct 1951 . On 16 Jun 1952 it was redesignated for the 59th Infantry Regiment , Organized Reserves . The coat of arms was amended on 24 Sep 1959 to withdraw " Organized Reserves " from the designation and to delete the Organized Reserves ' crest . On 5 Aug 1970 it was amended to reinstate the crest of the Army Reserves and revise the symbolism . Lineage . Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as the 59th Infantry . Organized 8 June 1917 at Gettysburg National Park , Pennsylvania from personnel of the 4th Infantry Regiment . Assigned to the 4th Infantry Division 19 November 1917 . relieved from the 4th Division and demoblized 28 September 1922 . Battalions Inactivated at Camp Cook , California 9 – 12 November 1945 . 16th , 67th , and 59th Armored Infantry Battalions consolidated to form 59th Infantry 22 February 1952 . relieved from the 13th Armor Division , and assigned to the 96th Infantry Division , and reorganized 1 March 1952 with Headquarters at Phoenix . reorganized 20 May 1959 as the 59th infantry , a parent Regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System . Campaign Streamers . World War I World War II
USS Billfish ( SSN - 676 ) USS " Billfish " ( SSN - 676 ) , a " Sturgeon " - class attack submarine , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the billfish , a name used for any fish , such as gar or spearfish , with bill - shaped jaws . Construction and commissioning . The contract to build " Billfish " was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton , Connecticut , on 15 July 1966 and her keel was laid down on 20 September 1968 . She was launched on 1 May 1970 sponsored by Mrs . Earle G . Wheeler , the wife of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle G . Wheeler ( 1908 – 1975 ) , and commissioned on 12 March 1971 with Commander Richard M . Hughes in command . Service history . " Billfish " was one of the few submarines fitted to carry Mystic class deep submergence rescue vehicle during the 1980s . Decommissioning and disposal . " Billfish " was decommissioned on 1 July 1999 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register the same day . Her scrapping via the Nuclear - Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton , Washington , was completed on 26 April 2000 .
Henry Johnson ( sailor ) Henry Johnson ( born 1824 , date of death unknown ) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U . S . military ' s highest decoration , the Medal of Honor , for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay . Born in 1824 in Norway , Johnson immigrated to the United States and was living in New York when he joined the Navy in 1857 . He served during the Civil War as a seaman on the . At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5 , 1864 , he was among the crew of a small boat sent from " Metacomet " to rescue survivors of the , which had been sunk by a naval mine ( then known as a " torpedo " ) . Despite intense fire , the boat crew was able to pull ten " Tecumseh " men from the water . For this action , Johnson was awarded the Medal of Honor three years later , on February 23 , 1867 . Five other members of the boat crew also received the medal : Seaman James Avery , Quarter Gunner Charles Baker , Ordinary Seaman John C . Donnelly , Captain of the Forecastle John Harris , and Landsman Daniel Noble . Johnson ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : As seaman on board the U . S . S . " Metacomet " , Johnson served as a member of the boat ' s crew which went to the rescue of the U . S . Monitor " Tecumseh " when that vessel was struck by a torpedo in passing the enemy forts in Mobile Bay , 5 August 1864 . He braved the enemy fire which was said by the admiral [ David Farragut ] to be " one of the most galling " he had ever seen , and aided in rescuing from death 10 of the crew of the " Tecumseh " , thereby eliciting the admiration of both friend and foe .
Henry R . Pease Henry Roberts Pease ( February 19 , 1835January 2 , 1907 ) was a United States Senator from Mississippi . Life and politics . Born in Winsted , Connecticut , he received a normal - school training , engaged in teaching from 1848 to 1859 , studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Washington , D . C . During the Civil War he entered the Union Army as a private in 1862 and attained the rank of captain ; he was superintendent of education of Louisiana while that State was under military rule and was appointed superintendent of education of freedmen in Mississippi in 1867 . In 1869 he was elected State superintendent of education of Mississippi , and was elected as a Republican to the U . S . Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Adelbert Ames and served from February 3 , 1874 , to March 4 , 1875 ; he was not a candidate for reelection . In 1875 he was postmaster of Vicksburg , Mississippi , and he established and edited the " Mississippi Educational Journal " . Pease moved to Dakota in 1881 and settled in Watertown ( now South Dakota ) where he was receiver of the United States land office there from 1881 to 1885 . From 1895 to 1896 he served one term as a member of the South Dakota Senate , representing Marshall and Roberts Counties . He died in Watertown in 1907 ; interment was in Mount Hope Cemetery .