Crete Naval Base (Greek: Ναύσταθμος Κρήτης, Nafstathmos Kritis) is a major naval base of the Hellenic Navy and NATO at Souda Bay in Crete, Greece.
Formally known in NATO as Naval Support Activity, Souda Bay (NSA-Souda Bay),[1] and more commonly in Greece as the Souda Naval Base (Greek: Ναυτική Βάση Σούδας, Naftiki Vasi Soudas), it serves as the second largest (in numbers of warships harboured) naval base of the Hellenic Navy and the largest and most prominent naval base for NATO in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.[2][3][4][5] Additionally, it features the only deep water port in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean Sea that is suitable and capable of maintaining the largest aircraft carriers (class "supercarriers"). The only other such options available for the US Navy are Norfolk Naval Station and the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in the United States and the Port of Jebel Ali, Emirate of Dubai in the Persian Gulf.[6]
^"NSA Souda Bay". cnic.navy.mil. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
^"Cementing a long-term deal with Greece: Souda Bay gives the U.S. a singulary valuable port in the Eastern Mediterranean". Washington Times. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
^"Souda Bay US Naval Base 'best in the Med'". Daily Hellas. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
^"Souda Bay Base Anchors NATO Role In Eastern Med". realcleardefense.com. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
^"The Expanding Strategic Significance of Souda Bay" (PDF). ahiworld.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
^"Speeches and Interviews by Ambassador Geoffrey R. Pyatt". US Embassy at Athens. Retrieved 3 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
CreteNavalBase (Greek: Ναύσταθμος Κρήτης, Nafstathmos Kritis) is a major navalbase of the Hellenic Navy and NATO at Souda Bay in Crete, Greece. Formally...
public beaches designed in the area, due to the presence of the CreteNavalBase, a major naval installation of the Hellenic Navy and NATO in the eastern Mediterranean...
operational upon departure from the Netherlands on 21 April. After departing CreteNavalBase on 2 May, it was spotted there again on 4 May, where it currently awaits...
surrendered or joined the Cretan resistance. The defence of Crete evolved into a costly naval engagement; by the end of the campaign the Royal Navy's eastern...
training facility for NATO, at CreteNavalBase, in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece. Located at the Northern Sector of the base (Marathi), it enables the NATO...
to Piraeus. Souda also hosts CreteNavalBase, a major Greek and NATO base. Motorway 90 runs along the north coast of Crete connecting Chania to Kissamos...
is harboured in the two major HN naval bases at Salamis Island near Piraeus and at Souda Bay on the island of Crete. Internationally, the Navy used the...
are now two permanent bands, one at the Salamis NavalBase and one at the CreteNavalBase in Crete. It has participated in International Military Music...
naval installation or are part of a Joint Base operated jointly with another part of the US military. A naval outlying landing field (NOLF) or naval auxiliary...
Analyst deployed to the 95th Reconnaissance Squadron, stationed at CreteNavalBase. When war broke out on 20 March 2003, the following three weeks saw...
NavalBase Okinawa, now Naval Facility Okinawa, is a number of bases built after the Battle of Okinawa by United States Navy on Okinawa Island, Japan...
Crete (/kriːt/ KREET; Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti [ˈkriti], Ancient: Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th...
US Naval Bases in North Africa were sea ports and air base used in North Africa during World War II by the United States Navy. The ports and air bases...
been in the past, or a Russian navalbase in the East Mediterranean. Rather than being included in the new Greek state, Crete was administered by an Albanian...
The history of Crete goes back to the 7th millennium BC, preceding the ancient Minoan civilization by more than four millennia. The Minoan civilization...
the major foes of Byzantium. Crete commanded the sea lanes of the Eastern Mediterranean and functioned as a forward base and haven for Muslim corsair...
island of Poros and the building of a new series of ships began at the navalbase while old ships were gradually being retired. Furthermore, continuous...
This is a list of rulers of the island of Crete throughout its history. Crete was conquered for the Roman Republic by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus...
Manus NavalBase was a number of bases built after the World War II Battle of Manus by United States Navy on the Manus Island and a smaller island just...
during Thyella III/2004 naval exercise Oinoussai (L104) (1977–2003), ex-USS Terrell County Used as a target and sank north of Crete, on 2007-10-04 Ypoploiarchos...
of base support and everything that needs to be done for the academy's proper function. The academy is commanded by an officer of the higher naval ranks...
Alexandroupoli as well as infrastructure and other improvements at the CreteNavalBase. In their first telephone call, President Trump told French President...
Helicopter Base (Βάση Ελικοπτέρων Ναυτικού, ΒΕΝ) Amfiali Helicopter Station (Ελικοσταθμός Αμφιάλης, Ε/Σ ΑΜΦΙΑΛΗΣ) The Hellenic Navy operates naval aviation...
NavalBase Iwo Jima was a navalbase built by United States Navy on the Japanese Volcano Island of Iwo Jima during and after the Battle of Iwo Jima, that...
A naval air station is a military air base, and consists of a permanent land-based operations locations for the military aviation division of the relevant...
Global Information
Greece
Hellenic Navy