United States Naval Station White's Island, Bermuda United States Naval Station White's Island, Bermuda The United States Naval Station Whites Island was a United States Navy (USN) facility located on White's Island in Hamilton Harbour, in the British Colony of Bermuda, 640 miles off the coast of North Carolina. It was established during the First World War (or the "Great War", as it was originally known in Britain) by the US Navy for use by anti-submarine vessels transiting on their way from the United States to the European theatre of operations. Bermuda had already housed the Admiralty House, dockyard, and naval base of the North America and
Military of Bermuda $5,687,000 (Defence), $50,467,000 (Police). Military expenditures – per cent of GDP: 0.11 NA% (Not including Police). Military – note: defence of Bermuda is the responsibility of the United Kingdom Adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000. See also Government of Bermuda Budget Statement 2006/07 (pdf file). Military of Bermuda The defence of Bermuda remains the responsibility of the United Kingdom Government, rather than of the Bermudian Government. Despite this, the Bermuda Government was historically responsible for maintaining Militia for the defence of the Colony. Bermuda became the primary Royal Navy headquarters and dockyard in the Western Atlantic, following American independence,