Naval History

The parking lot of a northern Virginia shopping center is host to a monument to Korea’s greatest naval commander, to include a scale model replica of the Turtle Boat he made famous.

The sail of the first nuclear sub to circumnavigate the world.

This museum tells the stories of Japanese soldiers who went on torpedo kamikaze missions.

A fort of historic failures where the island's colonial powers first collided.

This lighthouse at the very tip of the Horn of Africa in the Puntland region of Somalia is a relic of Italian fascism.

This statue honors the Philippine warrior who repelled a foreign invader and prevented Ferdinand Magellan from circumnavigating the globe.

These enormous concrete blocks played a vital role in one of history's most important days.

Remains of a massive World War II blimp base, now home to a railroad museum.

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.