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Sir James Douglas , 1st Baronet Admiral Sir James Douglas , 1st Baronet ( 1703 – 2 November 1787 ) naval officer and Commodore of Newfoundland . Naval career . Douglas became a captain in the Royal Navy in 1744 In 1745 commanded the HMS " Mermaid " at Louisbourg and in 1746 he commanded the HMS " Vigilante " at Louisbourg . In 1746 was appointed Commodore of Newfoundland by Vice - Admiral Isaac Townsend . He then served as a Member of Parliament for Orkney & Shetland from 1754 to 1768 . In 1757 served as a member of the court martial which tried and convicted Admiral Byng and in 1759 he was knighted for his participation in the capture of Québec . He was commander of the squadron which captured Dominica in 1761 . In 1762 he served in the fleet under George Rodney which captured Martinique and then served in the fleet under George Pocock which captured Havana . He was promoted Vice - Admiral in 1770 and Admiral in 1778 . In 1786 he was made a Baronet . Family . Douglas was the son of George Douglas , 7th laird of Friarshaw , Roxburghshire , and Elizabeth , daughter of Sir Patrick Scott , baronet , of Ancrum , also of Roxburghshire . This Douglas line descended from the Douglas of Cavers branch of the family , and were lawyers and merchants . They took the title Douglas of Friarshaw from the original seat of the family in the parish of Lilliesleaf . Douglas was twice married : first in 1753 to Helen ( d . 1766 ) , daughter of Thomas Brisbane of Brisbane in Ayrshire ; the couple had four sons and three daughters . His second wife was Lady Helen Boyle , daughter of John Boyle , 2nd Earl of Glasgow and Helenor , née Morison . Sir George Douglas , 2nd Baronet , was a captain in the 25th Regiment of Foot and later commanded the Kelso Volunteers . He sold the old estate of Friarshaw in 1788 and became MP for Roxburgh .
20th Ohio Battery 20th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The battery was organized at Camp Taylor in Cleveland , Ohio and mustered in October 29 , 1862 for a three year enlistment under Captain Louis Smithwright . The battery was attached to 2nd Division , XX Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to October 1863 . 1st Division , Artillery Reserve , Department of the Cumberland , to November 1863 . Artillery , 3rd Division , IV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to December 1863 . Garrison Artillery , Chattanooga , Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to November 1864 . Garrison Artillery , at Nashville , Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to February 1865 . Garrison Artillery , at Chattanooga , Tennessee , until July 1865 . The 20th Ohio Battery mustered out of service on July 19 , 1865 . Detailed service . Moved to Murfreesboro , Tenn . , December 31 , 1862 , arriving there February 8 , 1863 . Duty at Murfreesboro , Tenn . , until June 1863 . Tullahoma Campaign June 23 - July 7 . Liberty Gap June 24 – 27 . Chickamauga Campaign August 16 - September 22 . Battle of Chickamauga September 19 – 20 . Siege of Chattanooga , Tenn . , September 24 - November 23 . Attached to Garrison Artillery at Chattanooga until June 1864 . Chattanooga - Ringgold Campaign November 23 – 27 , 1863 . Engaged in repelling attacks of rebel cavalry under Forrest and Wheeler on the flanks of Sherman ' s army during the Atlanta Campaign . Action at Dalton , Ga . , August 14 – 16 . Marched to Alpine , Ga . , September 4 – 20 , then marched to Pulaski , Tenn . Surrender of Dalton October 13 ( one section ) . Nashville Campaign November – December . In front of Columbia , Duck River , November 24 – 27 . Spring Hill and Thompson ' s Station November 29 . Battle of Franklin November 30 . Battle of Nashville December 15 – 16 . Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17 – 28 . Moved to Chattanooga , Tenn . , and garrison duty there until July 2 , 1865 . Casualties . The battery lost a total of 24 men during service ; 1 officer and 5 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 1 officer and 17 enlisted men died due to disease .
Sikorsky XH - 39 The Sikorsky XH - 39 ( manufacturer designation S - 59 ) , developed by Sikorsky Aircraft in 1954 , was the U . S . Army ’ s first turbine - powered helicopter . It was fast and innovative , but ultimately rejected by the United States Army in favor of the Bell UH - 1 Iroquois . Design and development . The four - seat XH - 39 was powered by one Continental CAE XT51 - T - 3 400 shp ( 298 kW ) turboshaft engine , a license - built development of the Turbomeca Artouste . It was developed from a previous Sikorsky model , the H - 18 ( company model S - 52 ) , and had the same layout . It differed in using retractable landing gear , modified tail rotor , and four - blade main rotor . In the end , the U . S . Army selected the Bell XH - 40 , prototype of the UH - 1 Huey . Two YH - 18As were modified into XH - 39s ; one for flight testing and the other for static test . On 26 August 1954 , the XH - 39 set a world helicopter speed record of 156 . 005 mph ( 251 km / h ) over a three kilometer closed course at Bradley Field ( now Bradley International Airport ) in Windsor Locks , CT . The same year , on October 17 , 1954 , it set an unofficial world helicopter altitude record of 24 , 500 ft ( 7 , 474 m ) at Bridgeport , CT . In addition to the two XH - 39 ' s , one S - 59 , serial number 52004 , registration number N74150 , was produced for use for company demonstration flights . It has been restored and is now on display at the New England Air Museum , Windsor Locks , CT
Heckler & Koch HK WSG - 2000 The Heckler & Koch WSG2000 , proposed in 1990 , would have been a powerful rifle designed to fire the 9x90mm MEN round , designed to target vehicles and other material objects . The rifle doesn ' t have a muzzle brake or flash hider . Any loss of recoil is caused by hydraulics in the barrel . The WSG2000 has a bullpup , semi - automatic firing configuration , with the box magazine just behind the grip . The only cocking occurs when you have to reload . . . not between each shot . Little is known about the design because HK never came up with a working prototype . Production . Heckler & Koch never proceeded past the mock - up stage . The picture is of a non functional rifle .
Fort Tompkins Quadrangle Fort Tompkins Quadrangle , also known as Fort Tompkins , is a fort on Staten Island , in the U . S . state of New York , perhaps within what is now Fort Wadsworth , or otherwise associated with Building 137 of Fort Wadsworth . It was constructed in 1860 . The site was first fortified with a 1663 blockhouse and then during the Revolutionary War as the American redoubt Flagstaff Fort ( 1776 ) , taken by the British it was enlarged and used to 1783 . NYS started a masonry fort in 1807 - 1812 . In the early 1840s Cpt . Robert E . Lee from Fort Hamilton proposed rebuilding the Staten Island works , which was done in 1860 . Controlled Forts Morton , Hudson , and Richmond ( Water Battery , later Battery Weed ) . It is the last of four forts in the U . S . named Fort Tompkins . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 .
Stephen Garvin Stephen Garvin VC ( 1826 – 23 November 1874 ) , born in Cashel , County Tipperary , was an Irish 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 . Details . He was around 31 years old , and a colour - sergeant in the 1st Battalion , 60th Rifles , British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 23 June 1857 at Delhi , India for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross : Further information . He died Chesterton Oxfordshire 23 November 1874 and is buried in Chesterton Cambridgeshire ( not Oxfordshire ) . The medal in private ownership . References . Listed in order of publication year
INS Abhay ( P33 ) INS " Abhay " ( P33 ) is the lead ship of her class of anti - submarine warfare corvette s , currently in service with the Indian Navy . Abhay is Sanskrit for " fearless " . The ship was commissioned on 10 March 1989 .
USS Taurus ( PHM - 3 ) USS " Taurus " ( PHM - 3 ) was the third ship of her class of hydrofoils operated by the United States Navy . " Pegasus " class vessels were designed for high speed and mobility , and carried a powerful ( for their size ) armament . The ship was named for the constellation Taurus . In November 1972 , The United States , Germany and Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding to share the cost of the development of a Patrol Missile Hydrofoil . This brought about the building of the " Pegasus " class . The " Taurus " was the first production model .
Duane G . Carey Duane Gene " Digger " Carey ( Born April 30 , 1957 , in Saint Paul , Minnesota ) is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut . Education . He graduated from Highland Park High School in Saint Paul , Minnesota , in 1975 ; received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics and a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1981 and 1982 , respectively . Flying career . Carey received his commission from the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1981 and graduated from Undergraduate Pilot Training in 1983 . He flew the A - 10A Thunderbolt II during tours at England Air Force Base , Louisiana , and Suwon Air Base , Republic of Korea . He completed F - 16 Falcon training in 1988 and was assigned to Torrejon Air Base , Spain . In 1991 , he was selected to attend the U . S . Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base , California . After graduation in 1992 , he worked as an F - 16 experimental test pilot and System Safety Officer at Edwards Air Force Base . He has logged over 4 , 300 hours in more than 35 types of aircraft . NASA career . Carey was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in April 1996 . He reported to the NASA Johnson Space Center in August 1996 . Having completed two years of training and evaluation , he is qualified for flight assignment as a pilot . Initially , he was assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Spacecraft Systems / Operations Branch . In 2002 , he served as the pilot of " Columbia " on STS - 109 , logging over 10 days in space . STS - 109 ( March 1 – 12 , 2002 ) . STS - 109 was the fourth Hubble Space Telescope ( HST ) servicing mission . The crew of STS - 109 successfully upgraded the Hubble Space Telescope , leaving it with a new power unit , a new camera and new solar arrays . HST servicing and upgrade was accomplished by four crewmembers during five EVAs on five consecutive days . Carey also helped document the EVA activities with video and still images . STS - 109 orbited the Earth 165 times , and covered 3 . 9 million miles in over 262 hours . Carey retired from NASA in October 2004 . Personal life . He is married to the former Cheryl Ann Tobritzhofer of Saint Paul , Minnesota . They have two children . He is a member of the National Space Society , American Motorcyclist Association , and the Air Force Association . Honors . Carey has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and three Air Medals , as well as the American Motorcyclist Association Hazel Kolb Brighter Image Award .
Joseph Henry Collin Joseph Henry Collin VC ( 10 April 1893 – 9 April 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 . Collin was born on 10 April 1893 to Joseph and Mary Collin , of 8 Petteril Terrace , Harraby , Carlisle . He was 24 years old , and a second lieutenant in the 1 / 4th Battalion , King ' s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment when he was awarded the VC for his actions on 9 April 1918 at Givenchy , France . He was killed in action whilst performing the act . Citation . His Victoria Cross is displayed at The King ' s Own Royal ( Lancaster ) Regiment Museum , Lancaster , England .
HMS Anson ( 1812 ) HMS " Anson " was a 74 - gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched on 11 May 1812 at Hull . She was placed on harbour service in 1839 , carried 499 male convicts to Hobart in 1844 , served the next seven years there as a probation ship for female convicts , and was finally broken up there in 1851 .
Augustin Cochin ( historian ) Augustin Cochin ( 22 December 1876 – 8 July 1916 ) was a French historian of the French Revolution . Much of his work was posthumously published in an incomplete state after he was killed in action in World War I . Born in Paris , Cochin was the son of Denys Cochin , a Parisian deputy in the National Assembly with ties to the Vatican , and the grandson of Augustin Cochin , a French politician and writer . His Catholic upbringing helped him to remain detached from the French Revolution and study it historically in a new light . Cochin studied the Revolution from a sociological perspective , cultivated from his interest in the work of Émile Durkheim , and he sought to look at the revolution from a social perspective . François Furet believed that Cochin ’ s work worked towards an analysis of two objectives : “ a sociology of the production and role of democratic ideology , and a sociology of political manipulation and machines . ” Cochin ’ s work deals with the revolution itself from a conceptual basis . Cochin was drafted into service in World War I in 1914 , and he was wounded four times in service before being killed on 8 July 1916 at Maricourt , Somme . His sometime collaborator , Charles Charpentier , worked with Cochin ’ s family towards posthumous publication of his works .
Frank MacDermot Frank C . J . MacDermot ( 25 November 1886 – 24 June 1975 ) was an Irish barrister and politician . MacDermot was born in Dublin , the seventh and youngest son of Hugh Hyacinth O ' Rorke MacDermot , Prince of Coolavin . He was educated at Downside School and the University of Oxford and qualified as a barrister . He was commissioned into the Royal Army Service Corps during World War I and ended the war as a Major . He later emigrated to the United States and became a banker in New York City from 1919 – 27 . He returned to Ireland in the late 1920s and stood unsuccessfully as an Independent Republican candidate for Belfast West at the 1929 United Kingdom general election . An anglophile he was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1932 Irish general election as an independent Teachta Dála ( TD ) for Roscommon . He founded the National Centre Party that year with James Dillon and became the party ' s leader . He was a persistent critic of Fianna Fáil and Éamon de Valera . He criticised the abolition of the oath of allegiance , the abolition of the Free State Seanad Éireann , the abolition of the Governor - General and the introduction of the Constitution of Ireland in 1937 arguing each time that these actions would copper - fasten partition and arguing of the need for rapprochement with the government of Northern Ireland and the wider Unionist Community . He continually stated that partition could only be addressed when Dublin - London relationships were normalised . He was widely regarded as one of the best speakers in the Dáil . In 1933 he led the National Centre Party to merge with Cumann na nGaedheal and the Blueshirts to form Fine Gael and MacDermot became a Vice - President of the party . He did not seek re - election in 1937 but surprisingly joined Fianna Fáil that year . He had had personal differences with his Fine Gael colleagues on issues such as the degree of emphasis to be given to Ireland ' s membership of the Commonwealth . De Valera appointed him to the re - established Seanad as a Senator in 1938 . He remained in the Seanad until 1943 . During World War II , he was a critic of Irish neutrality throughout his time in the upper house , arguing that Ireland should be fighting with the allies . He subsequently became the U . S . and Paris correspondent for " The Irish Times " newspaper .
Buckingham Castle Buckingham Castle was situated in the town of Buckingham , the former county town of Buckinghamshire , on the north side of the River Ouse . The castle was first mentioned in documentary sources in 1154 – 64 and was possibly demolished 1208 – 1215 . It was possibly held by the Giffard family . It was levelled in 1777 for the churchyard which now occupies the site .
USS Edward H . Allen ( DE - 531 ) USS Edward H . Allen ( DE - 531 ) was a " John C . Butler " - class destroyer escort acquired by the U . S . Navy during World War II . The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy , in addition to other tasks as assigned , such as patrol or radar picket . " Edward H . Allen " ( DE - 531 ) was named in honor of Lieutenant Edward Henry Allen who was awarded a Navy Cross for his brave actions during the Battle of the Coral Sea . She was launched 7 October 1943 by Boston Navy Yard ; sponsored by Mrs . David H . Clark ; and commissioned 16 December 1943 , Lieutenant Commander M . M . Sanford in command . Assigned as training ship at end of World War II . " Edward H . Allen " sailed from Boston , Massachusetts , 6 March 1944 for Miami , Florida , to serve as schoolship for pre - commissioning crews of escort vessels . She had similar duty at Norfolk , Virginia , from June to November 1944 , then returned to Miami until 10 June 1945 . She was at Casco Bay preparing for service in the Pacific Ocean when the war ended , and remained there for experimental operations . After spending Navy Day at Boston , " Edward H . Allen " sailed to Green Cove Springs , Florida , where she was placed out of commission in reserve 10 May 1946 . Reactivated during the Korean War . Recommissioned 26 February 1951 " Edward H . Allen " was assigned to the 3rd Naval District and cruised from New York to Florida , Bermuda , and the Caribbean in connection with the Naval Reserve training program . From 13 June to 10 July 1953 and again from 17 June to 15 July 1955 she made extended cruises , visiting ports in France , Portugal , England , Spain , and the Azores . Rescuing Andrea Doria survivors . While at sea in July 1956 she was ordered to the scene of the tragic collision of the liners and and rescued the captain and 76 of the Doria crew before she sank . " Edward H . Allen " continued her training duty until again placed out of commission in reserve 9 January 1958 . On 1 July 1972 she was struck from the Navy list and , on 5 February 1974 , she was sold for scrapping . Military awards and honors . For her assistance in the rescue of Andrea Doria survivors , the destroyer was thanked by the Italian Government and her commanding officer awarded the Italian Legion of Merit .
USS Direct ( AM - 430 ) USS " Direct " ( AM - 430 ) was an of the United States Navy . Laid down on 2 February 1952 at the Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co . , of Kingston , New York , the ship was launched on 27 May 1953 ; commissioned on 9 July 1954 ; and reclassified as an Ocean Minesweeper , MSO - 430 , 7 February 1955 . North Atlantic operations . Based at Charleston , South Carolina , " Direct " operated on mine - sweeping exercises and training with other ships . She also provided services to the Fleet Sonar School at Key West , Florida , Naval Mine Defense Laboratory at Panama City , Florida , and Mine Warfare School at Yorktown , Virginia . From 1 May to 2 October 1957 she cruised to the Mediterranean for duty with the U . S . 6th Fleet . On 14 April 1958 her home port was changed to Yorktown , Virginia , and on 15 January 1959 to Little Creek , Virginia . Between 27 April and 27 August 1959 she served again in the Mediterranean , then served in amphibious exercises and other operations through 1962 . Decommissioning . " Direct " was decommissioned on 2 October 1982 ; struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 October 1982 ; and sold for scrap on 26 January 1984 to Wayne Hobbs , Huntington , California , for $ 22 , 229 .
319th Special Operations Squadron The 319th Special Operations Squadron was first formed on 9 August 1944 as the 319th Troop Carrier Squadron ( Commando ) and served in the China - Burma - India Theater during World War II . It provided airlift support and flew aerial resupply missions in support of various commando units such as Merrill ' s Marauders and the Chindits and conducted airborne drops and glider operations for Allied troops in Burma , central China , and French Indochina in the last year of World War II . Over the next quarter century it was inactivated , reactivated , and redesignated on a number of occasions until it was inactivated ( as the " 319th Special Operations Squadron " ) on 15 January 1972 as part of the post - Vietnam War demobilization . Current status . On 1 October 2005 it was reactivated again as part of an overall enlargement of the United States Special Operations Command . Its mission is to provide intra - theater support for special operations forces and it is currently equipped with the U - 28A , a modified version of the Pilatus PC - 12 . The U - 28A was selected for its versatile performance and ability to operate from short and unimproved runway surfaces . History . Lineage . The 319th began as the 319th Troop Carrier Squadron ( Commando ) on 9 Aug 1944 during World War II and was activated on 1 Sep 1944 . The following year it was redesignated the 319th Troop Carrier Squadron on 29 Sep 1945 . At the end of the War it was inactivated on 27 Dec 1945 . Redesignated 319th Troop Carrier Squadron , Commando , and activated on 18 Apr 1962 . The 319th was re - organized multiple times : On 27 Apr 1962 redesignated the 319th Air Commando Squadron – Troop Carrier on 8 Nov 1964 , 319th Air Commando Squadron – Tactical Airlift , on 1 May 1967 , and 319 Special Operations Squadron on 8 Jul 1968 . The Squadron was inactivated on 15 Jan 1972 , but re - activated on 1 Oct 2005 . Operations . From Oct 1944 through Oct 1945 , the 319th provided airlift support and flew aerial resupply missions to commando bases in China - Burma - Indonesia ( CBI ) theater of WWII . It also conducted airborne drop and glider operations . From 1962 to 1965 , the 319th deployed personnel and equipment to support early counterinsurgency operations and foreign civic action programs in Southeast Asia . The 319th conducted training programs in special air warfare tactics and techniques for USAF and foreign air forces , provided airlift support to U . S . Army Special Forces , and provided intratheater support for special operations since 2005 .
USS Curb ( ARS - 21 ) USS Curb ( ARS - 21 ) was an " Diver " - class rescue and salvage ship commissioned by the U . S . Navy during World War II . Her task was to come to the aid of stricken vessels . " Curb " ( ARS - 21 ) was launched 24 April 1943 by Basalt Rock Company in Napa , California ; sponsored by Mrs . H . Peterson ; and commissioned 12 May 1944 , Lieutenant C . Peterson , USNR , in command . World War II service . " Curb " sailed from San Diego , California , 22 June 1944 , delivered a battle raft to Eglin Field , Florida , and arrived at Norfolk , Virginia 26 July for war duty in the Atlantic Ocean . On 26 August she sailed for Argentia , Newfoundland , arriving 25 August for towing and salvage duties until she returned to Boston , Massachusetts , 16 November . She had similar duty at Bermuda from 27 November 1944 to 12 January 1945 , serving the great number of ships training or assembling for convoys there . Transfer to the Pacific Fleet . After a brief overhaul at Norfolk , " Curb " sailed on towing duty to San Francisco , California , arriving 3 April . On 16 April 1945 she departed San Francisco to operate in Alaskan waters until putting in to Seattle , Washington , 14 March 1946 . On 9 August she arrived at San Pedro , California , for towing duty , voyaging twice to Bremerton , Washington , until 28 October when she cleared for Orange , Texas , arriving 23 November . Post - war decommissioning . " Curb " was decommissioned 20 December 1946 and loaned to a private salvage firm 10 May 1947 and was returned for lay up in the Reserve Fleet ( date unknown ) . On 30 April 1981 , she was struck from the Naval Register . Final Disposition : scrapped , 23 February 1982 , her hulk sunk as an artificial reef off Key West , Florida , 23 November 1983 .