Suda Bay (ship) — The Suda Bay was a 14.3 ton motor boat that was one of the first boats used for a commercial tourist operation in the Houtman Abrolhos.Between 1946 and 1948, the Suda Bay and Batavia Road were used by Dal Gaze and Alan Fox to transport tourists… … Wikipedia
North Island (Houtman Abrolhos) — North Island Aerial photograph of the southern half of North Island, looking west … Wikipedia
USS Thuban (AKA-19) — USS Thuban (AKA 19/LKA 19) was an Andromeda class attack cargo ship named after Thuban , the brightest star in the constellation Draco. Thuban was at one time the pole star and was important in ancient Egyptian religion. USS Thuban served as a… … Wikipedia
HMS Kimberley (F50) — HMS Kimberley was a K class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She served in the Second World War and survived it, being one of only two of the K class to do so. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Kimberley , after the … Wikipedia
USS Avenge (AM-423) — was an Aggressive class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of clearing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships.The second ship to be named Avenge by the Navy, AM 423 was laid down on 1 August… … Wikipedia
USS English (DD-696) — USS English (DD 696), an Allen M. Sumner class destroyer, named for Robert Henry English, a submariner who commanded the Helena (CL 50) and was awarded the Navy Cross and the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. Rear Admiral English was so serving… … Wikipedia
Cretan War (1645–1669) — Cretan War (Fifth Ottoman–Venetian War) Part of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars A Venetian map of Crete … Wikipedia
Battle of Greece — Part of the Balkans Campaign during World War II … Wikipedia
World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… … Universalium
Diocletianic Persecution — The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer, by Jean Léon Gérôme (1883) The Diocletianic Persecution (or Great Persecution) was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman empire.[1] In 303, Emperor … Wikipedia
