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Lepanto may refer to: Places * Lepanto, Greece, medieval Italian name of Nafpaktos ** Battle of Lepanto, 1571 * Lepanto, Arkansas, United States * Lepanto, a sub-province in the former province of Lepanto-Bontoc, Philippines (now part of Mankayan, Benguet) * Lepanto (Rome Metro), an underground station * Mount Lepanto, Antarctica Ships * Italian ironclad Lepanto, Italian ironclad ''Lepanto'' * Italian minelayer Lepanto, Italian minelayer ''Lepanto'' * Spanish cruiser Lepanto, Spanish cruiser ''Lepanto'' * Spanish destroyer Lepanto, Spanish destroyer ''Lepanto'' (1930-1957) * Spanish destroyer SPS ''Lepanto'' (D21) (1957-1985), formerly USS Capps (DD-550) Other uses * Lepanto (poem), ''Lepanto'' (poem), a poem by English poet G. K. Chesterton about the 1571 Battle of Lepanto * Lepanto opening, in the board game ''Diplomacy'' See also * Battle of Lepanto (other) {{disambig, geo, ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nafpaktos
Nafpaktos ( el, Ναύπακτος) is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, situated on a bay on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, west of the mouth of the river Mornos. It is named for Naupaktos (, Latinized ''Naupactus''), an important Athenian naval station in the Peloponnesian war. As a strategically crucial possession controlling access to the Gulf of Corinth, Naupaktos changed hands many times during the Crusades and the Ottoman–Venetian Wars. It was under Venetian control in the 15th century, and came to be known by the Venetian form of its name, Lepanto. It fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1499 and was used as naval station by the Ottoman Navy in the 16th century, being the site of the decisive victory by the Holy League in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. Except a brief period of Venetian control in 1687–1699, Lepanto remained under Ottoman control until Greek independence in 1829. The modern municipality was incorporated in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Lepanto
The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of Catholic states (comprising Spain and its Italian territories, several independent Italian states, and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta) arranged by Pope Pius V, inflicted a major defeat on the fleet of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf of Patras. The Ottoman forces were sailing westward from their naval station in Lepanto (the Venetian name of ancient Naupactus – Greek , Ottoman ) when they met the fleet of the Holy League which was sailing east from Messina, Sicily. The Spanish Empire and the Venetian Republic were the main powers of the coalition, as the league was largely financed by Philip II of Spain, and Venice was the main contributor of ships. In the history of naval warfare, Lepanto marks the last major engagement in the Western world to be fought almost entirely between rowing vessels, namely the galleys and galleasses which were th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepanto, Arkansas
Lepanto is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,893 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lepanto was named for the Greek seaport of Lepanto, site of a great crusade sea battle in 1571. Lepanto was a site for the filming of the TV movie version of John Grisham's book '' A Painted House''. Geography Lepanto is located at (35.610506, -90.335008). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,732 people, 713 households, and 533 families residing in the city. 2010 census As of the 2010 census Lepanto had a population of 1,893. The ethnic and racial makeup of the population was 79.3% non-Hispanic white, 14.8% African-American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1 Asian, 1.7% reporting two or more races, including 1.2% reporting being white and African-American, and 4.3% Hispanic. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepanto-Bontoc
Lepanto-Bontoc was a province of the Philippines, existing from 1902 to 1908. The province encompassed much of the central section of the Cordillera mountains in Luzon. Its capital was Cervantes, in the sub-province of Lepanto. Administrative Division Prior to its incorporation into the Mountain Province in 1908, its territory consisted of: * the sub-province of Amburayan (capital: Alilem, 1902–1907; Tagudin, 1907–1920), encompassing most of the Amburayan River basin * the sub-province of Bontoc (capital: Bontoc), encompassing the upper portions of the Chico and Siffu river basins * the sub-province of Kalinga (capital: Tabuc), encompassing the lower portions of the Chico River basin south of Tuao in Cagayan, and * the sub-province of Lepanto (capital: Cervantes), encompassing most of the upper Tineg (Abra) River basin. The territory of Lepanto-Bontoc is now divided between the present-day provinces of: * Benguet (municipalities of Bakun and Mankayan) * Ilocos Sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepanto (Rome Metro)
Lepanto is an underground station on Line A of the Rome Metro. The station was inaugurated in 1980, and is at the junction of Viale Giulio Cesare with Via Lepanto and Via Marcantonio Colonna, in Prati. The offices of the Civil Court of Rome are in Via Lepanto. Services This station has: * Ticket office Located nearby * Rione Prati ** Piazza Cavour ** Piazza Cola di Rienzo ** Piazza dei Quiriti ** Teatro Adriano The Teatro Adriano (i.e. "Adriano Theater"), also known as Politeama Adriano and Cinema Adriano, is a cinema and former theatre located in Piazza Cavour, Rome, Italy. It was built by Pio Gallas and Romeo Bisini on a project by architect Luigi ... ** Palazzo di Giustizia * quartiere Della Vittoria ** Palazzo RAI di viale Mazzini ** Chiesa di Cristo Re ** Museo del Mamiani The station is said to be for Vatican City on system maps - however Ottaviano, the next station, is closer. References External links Lepanto station on the Rome public transport si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Lepanto
Mount Lepanto is a major peak, high, situated southeast of Mount Freeman in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957–58, after the Battle of Lepanto The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of Catholic states (comprising Spain and its Italian territories, several independent Italian states, and the Sovere ... of 1571, and is one of a group of associated names in this area given by the NZGSAE. References Mountains of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Ironclad Lepanto
''Lepanto'' was an Italian ironclad battleship built for the Italian '' Regia Marina'' (Royal Navy), the second and last ship of the . ''Lepanto'' was laid down in November 1876, launched in March 1883, and completed in August 1887. She was armed with a main battery of four guns mounted in a central barbette and was capable of a top speed of . Unlike other capital ships of the era, ''Lepanto'' had an armored deck rather than the more typical belt armor. ''Lepanto'' spent the first two decades of her career in the Active and Reserve Squadrons, where she took part in annual training maneuvers with the rest of the fleet. In 1902, she was withdrawn from service for use as a training ship. During the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–1912, the ship provided fire support to Italian troops defending Tripoli in Libya. ''Lepanto'' was ultimately stricken from the naval register in January 1914 and sold for scrapping in March 1915. Design The ''Italia'' class, designed by Benedetto Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Minelayer Lepanto
''Lepanto'' was an ''Azio''-class minelayer of the Italian Navy. She was reclassified as gunboat in 1934 and remained in Italian service in the far east from 1933 to 1943, when she was scuttled in China, during World War II. She was then recovered by the Imperial Japanese Navy and taken into service as ''Okitsu'', spending the remainder of the war escorting convoys. She was surrendered to the Republic of China after the end of the war and served for a further ten years with its navy as the ''Hsien Ning''. Italian Navy service (1927 – 1943) After remaining inactive at the Italian naval base in Tianjin since 1940, ''Lepanto'' was scuttled at her moorings by her own crew on 9 September 1943, after Italy's surrender to the Allies.Rastelli, Achille (2011). Italiani a Shanghai: la regia Marina in Estremo Oriente. Mursia, pp. 127-134. Imperial Japanese Navy service (1943 – 1945) On 8 November 1943, ''Lepanto'' was refloated by . By 1 March 1944 repairs were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Cruiser Lepanto
''Lepanto'' was a Spanish protected cruiser of the that served in the Spanish navy from 1899 until her retirement in 1908. Construction ''Lepanto'' was the last cruiser built of her class with sister ships and . She was laid down on 1 October 1886 and launched on 16 November 1893 at the Arsenal de la Cartagena shipyard in Cartagena, Spain Cartagena () is a Spanish city and a major naval station on the Mediterranean coast, south-eastern Iberia. As of January 2018, it has a population of 218,943 inhabitants, being the region's second-largest municipality and the country's sixth-lar .... She was completed on 26 January 1899 and named ''Lepanto''. The ship was long, with a beam of and a draught of . The ship was assessed at 4,826 tons. She had 2 triple expansion engines driving two screw propellers. The engine was rated at 11.500 nhp. Fate ''Lepanto'' sailed for the Spanish Navy from 1899 until her retirement in 1908 without any incident. She was ultimately scrapped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Destroyer Lepanto
''Lepanto'' was a of the Spanish Republican Navy. She took part in the Spanish Civil War on the side of the government of the Second Spanish Republic. She was named after the Battle of Lepanto. Civil War ''Lepanto'' saw a lot of action during the Spanish Civil War. At the start of the hostilities she was involved in the blockade of the Gibraltar Strait to prevent the rebel transport of troops from Spanish Morocco to southern Spain. In the course of these operations she was damaged by rebel aircraft on 5 August 1936, a couple of hours before the convoy known as '' Convoy de la victoria'' successfully broke the Republican blockade. In September she joined the squadron which sailed to the Bay of Biscay The Bay of Biscay (), known in Spain as the Gulf of Biscay ( es, Golfo de Vizcaya, eu, Bizkaiko Golkoa), and in France and some border regions as the Gulf of Gascony (french: Golfe de Gascogne, oc, Golf de Gasconha, br, Pleg-mor Gwaskogn), ... in support of Republican f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Capps (DD-550)
USS ''Capps'' (DD-550), a destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Washington L. Capps (1864–1935). ''Capps'' was launched 31 May 1942 by Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala., sponsored by Mrs. C. G. Stokes; commissioned 23 June 1943 and reported to the Atlantic Fleet. Service history United States Navy ''Capps'' cleared New York 7 September 1943 to begin the operations which would see her fighting the Axis powers on both sides of the world, sailing in convoy for Scapa Flow, Scotland. She arrived 17 September for exercises with the British Home Fleet. In a mixed task force of American and other Allied ships, led by the aircraft carrier , ''Capps'' stood out of Scapa Flow 3 October to cross the Arctic Circle for the first raid on German shipping at Norway's port of Bodø, where coal and iron ore were loaded for Germany. Ships and docks were left burning and sinking, and ''Capps'' returned to Scapa Flow unscathed by German air attack. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Line
Thomas Wilson Sons & Co. was a British shipping company, founded in 1840,Greenway (1986), p. 48 It evolved from a joint venture formed by merchants Thomas Wilson, John Beckinton and two unrelated partners named Hudson in 1822. The company expanded and by the early 20th century operated a relatively large fleet, but in 1906 part of the operation was merged with the North Eastern Railway creating Wilson's & North Eastern Railway Shipping Co. LtdHaws (1993), p. 144 and later in 1916 the remaining company was sold to Sir John Ellerman who created Ellerman's Wilson Line which continued to trade until closed in 1973. Background ;1822–1836 Beckington, Wilson and Company None of the partners came from shipping background but were quick to see the opportunity of becoming involved in the industry and they acquired their first sailing ship the "Thomas and Ann" in 1825, and a schooner "Swift" in 1831. ;1836–1840 Wilson, Hudson and Company In about 1836 John Beckington dropped out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
