History of the world's tallest buildings <nowiki>*</nowiki> – Also set record at time of completion as tallest building ever built. The height of Lincoln Cathedral is disputed by some, but accepted by most sources. The completion date for the spire is given as 1311 rather than 1300 by some sources. Also the height of the spire of Old St Paul's Cathedral, destroyed by lightning in 1561, is disputed, for example Christopher Wren (1632–1723) judged that an overestimate and gave a height of . The spire of Mole Antonelliana in Turin, completed in 1889, is claimed to have been tall; however, the upper part of the structure
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)