Naval History

An abandoned U.S. Navy aircraft is on display in the city that once held the biggest foreign U.S. military base in the world.

Secret tunnels leading to underground facilities lurk near the remains of a World War II-era Japanese Navy airbase.

A strategically positioned fortress that protected the Fazana channel has found new life as a place for theater.

The rusting hulk of a Soviet warship sits on a Polish beach.

A famed admiral left behind this 17th-century house key when he joined the British Navy.

The world's largest collection of historic U.S. military naval vessels.

All that remains of the first colonial naval ship in Australia is located in a park in Queenscliff.

Ships still use this historic lighthouse to navigate dangerous, island waters.

The oldest Naval chapel in the United States is home to an incredible collection of Tiffany stained-glass windows.

Just outside the Naval Academy, Hell Point is a historical marker that could easily be the point where failed students wait for the bus.

The last vessel built by a submarine pioneer stands as a monument to his legacy.

When World War II came to Canada, Fort Péninsule was part of the first line of defense for Allied shipping convoys.

The retired vessel is South America's first floating museum.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.