17-534: Rockingham may refer to: People [ edit ] Marquess of Rockingham , a British title of nobility whose holders included: Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730–1782), Prime Minister of Great Britain Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] City of Rockingham Rockingham, Western Australia East Rockingham, Western Australia Electoral district of Rockingham ,
34-1284: A State Electoral District in Western Australia Rockingham Bay , Queensland Canada [ edit ] Rockingham, Nova Scotia École Rockingham School , an elementary school in Halifax, Nova Scotia Rockingham, community in Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan Township, Ontario Ireland [ edit ] Rockingham House, Boyle , a large country house in Boyle, County Roscommon , Ireland United Kingdom [ edit ] Rockingham, Northamptonshire , England Rockingham Castle Rockingham Forest Rockingham Motor Speedway United States [ edit ] Rockingham, Georgia Rockingham, Missouri Rockingham, New Jersey , an unincorporated community Rockingham (house) , an historic house in Rockingham, NJ Rockingham, North Carolina , in Richmond County Rockingham Speedway ("The Rock"),
51-538: A former NASCAR track located outside of Rockingham, NC Rockingham, Vermont Rockingham Avenue, Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA; the location of O.J. Simpson 's former estate Rockingham County, New Hampshire Rockingham Park , horse racing and former motor racing track in Salem, New Hampshire Rockingham County, North Carolina Rockingham County, Virginia Rockingham Township, Iowa Other uses [ edit ] Rockingham (album) , an album by
68-510: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Marquess of Rockingham Marquess of Rockingham , in the County of Northampton, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain . It was created in 1746 for Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Earl of Malton . The Watson family descended from Lewis Watson , Member of Parliament for Lincoln . He
85-711: The Philippines reaching Los Angeles, California , 23 December. Remaining on the U.S. West Coast until 11 March, she steamed for Eniwetok and Kwajalein to participate in the Joint Task Force 1 atomic bomb tests. Returning to San Francisco by way of Pearl Harbor 29 April, she was back at Pearl on 14 May. Proceeding on to Kwajalein and Bikini Atoll where she arrived 1 June, she returned to Pearl Harbor briefly 11 June, then steamed back to Bikini and Kwajalein before finally steaming for Pearl Harbor and San Francisco, where she arrived 12 September 1946. She
102-698: The U.S. Pacific Fleet 30 December 1944. After amphibious training off the southern California coast, she was underway on 16 February 1945 from San Diego, California , with cargo for Pearl Harbor . Following further training exercises in the Hawaiian Islands , she steamed 10 March for Eniwetok and Saipan with over a thousand U.S. Army men. Operating in the Marianas until 15 April, she departed Saipan with over 1,200 troops and officers for Ulithi and Okinawa . On 26 April she debarked her troops at Okinawa . On 27 April, Rockingham experienced
119-508: The Peerage of Great Britain. In April 1746, two months after succeeding in the barony of Rockingham, he was created Marquess of Rockingham , in the County of Northampton, in the Peerage of Great Britain. He was succeeded by his second but only surviving son, the second Marquess. In September 1750, two months before succeeding his father, he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in his own right as Baron Malton and Earl Malton . Lord Rockingham
136-667: The band Nerf Herder Rockingham (horse) , a British Thoroughbred racehorse Rockingham ministry (disambiguation) , British governments led by Lord Rockingham Operation Rockingham , a British government codename relating to operations with regard to Iraq Rockingham Pottery , a 19th-century Yorkshire manufacturer of porcelain that benefitted from the patronage of the descendants of the Marquesses of Rockingham USS Rockingham (APA-229) , United States' navy ship See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Rockingham Topics referred to by
153-517: The first U.S. naval vessel to leave San Francisco Bay following the announcement of peace. She proceeded to Eniwetok , Ulithi and Manila where she debarked her troops. Embarking 1,500 new Army troops there, she got underway 17 September for Japan . After unloading troops on the Tokyo Plain , she proceeded to Leyte and Samar to pick up veterans and returned to San Francisco, 5 November. She then made another " Operation Magic Carpet " run to
170-706: The first of many enemy air attacks, witnessing the sinking by a suicide Kamikaze plane of nearby SS Canada Victory . The next morning, Rockingham joined USS New Mexico (BB-40) in splashing a kamikaze. On 1 May Rockingham sent boats to assist USS Terror (CM-5) , hit and badly damaged by a suicide plane, taking on board 55 casualties. On 4 May she got underway in convoy for Ulithi , Pearl Harbor , and San Francisco. There she loaded over 1,300 troops and got underway 6 June for Eniwetok , Ulithi , and Manila where she debarked her passengers. Returning to San Francisco, California , 28 July she loaded some 1,600 Army troops and got underway on 14 August,
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#1732773170866204-517: The sixth Baron. He was the son of the Honourable Thomas Watson-Wentworth, third son of the second Baron. He had adopted the additional surname Wentworth when he inherited the estate of his maternal uncle, William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford , in 1695. In 1728 he was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Malton . In 1733 he was made Baron Harrowden , Baron Wath , Viscount Higham and Earl of Malton in
221-750: Was a Haskell -class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1947. She was scrapped in 1979. Rockingham was laid down as Victory ship 11 September 1944 by Kaiser Shipbuilding Corp., Vancouver, Washington ; launched 1 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Lynn Norman Carlson; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on a loan-charter basis and commissioned at Astoria, Oregon , 22 November 1944. Following trials at Seattle, Washington , and shakedown off San Pedro, California , Rockingham reported to
238-434: Was a prominent Whig grandee and served as Prime Minister of Great Britain between 1765 and 1766 and again in 1782. When he died in 1782 all of his titles became extinct. His estates passed to his nephew, William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam . The family seats were Rockingham Castle , Northamptonshire , and Wentworth Woodhouse , near Rotherham , Yorkshire . USS Rockingham USS Rockingham (APA/LPA-229)
255-520: Was created a Baronet , of Rockingham Castle in the County of Northampton, in the Baronetage of England in 1621. In 1645 he was further honoured when he was raised to the Peerage of England as Baron Rockingham . The third Baron served as Lord-Lieutenant of Kent . In 1714 he was created Baron Throwley , Viscount Sondes and Earl of Rockingham in the Peerage of Great Britain . His eldest son Edward Watson, Viscount Sondes , predeceased him and he
272-686: Was detached from Operation Crossroads , 14 September 1946; and, following radiological clearance, reported to the U.S. 19th Fleet 5 December 1946. She was placed out of commission in the Pacific Reserve Fleet at San Francisco 17 March 1947. The Commander, Columbia River Group, accepted custody of Rockingham from the Commander, San Francisco Group, 18 June 1953. She was transferred to the Maritime Administration at Astoria, Oregon , 26 September 1958 and struck from
289-492: Was succeeded by his grandson, the second Earl (the eldest son of Lord Sondes). The second Earl was Lord-Lieutenant of Kent before his early death in 1745. He was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, Thomas. He had previously represented Canterbury in Parliament. He was succeeded in the baronetcy and barony of Rockingham by his first cousin once removed, Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Earl of Malton , who became
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