History of the world's tallest buildings with no iron nails. It had a standing total height of 68 m (223 ft) or 80 m (262 ft), making it the tallest structure in East Asia and the tallest wooden structure in the world at the time of its construction. From the 13th century until 1894, the world's tallest building was always a church or cathedral. Old St Paul's Cathedral with its spire was completed in the 13th century. The central spire of Lincoln Cathedral surpassed Old St Paul's in the early 14th century. The Lincoln Cathedral's spire collapsed in 1549, beginning a long interval where the status
USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137) USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137) USS "General S. D. Sturgis" (AP-137) was a for the U.S. Navy in World War II. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Samuel Davis Sturgis. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT "General S. D. Sturgis in 1946. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS "General S. D. Sturgis" (T-AP-137). She was later sold for commercial operation under the name SS "Green Port, before being scrapped in 1980. "General S. D. Sturgis" was launched under Maritime Commission contract (MC #661)