Vincent Black Lightning Vincent Black Lightning The Vincent Black Lightning was a Vincent-HRD motorcycle first built in September 1948 at the Vincent works in Great North Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK, and produced from 1948 to 1952. The bike was a purpose-built factory modified Black Shadow that was then named and produced as the Black Lightning. At the time the Black Lightning was the fastest production motorcycle in the world. Vincent-HRD began motorcycle production in 1928 and were well established after World War II when they launched the Black Lightning. This was a production version of the Black Lightning which held the motorcycle land-speed
HMS Black Prince (1904) two midships funnels having collapsed or been shot away. Recent historians, however, hold to the German account of the ship's sinking. "Black Prince" briefly engaged the German battleship at about 23:35 GMT, scoring two hits with 6-inch shells. Separated from the rest of the British fleet, "Black Prince" approached the German lines shortly after midnight. She turned away from the German battleships, but it was too late. The German battleship fixed "Black Prince" in her searchlights and opened fire. Up to five other German ships, including the battleships , , and , joined in the bombardment, with return fire from