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
Hinson's Island, Bermuda the Second Boer War, then became the base for Bermuda's first seaplane service. Hinson's Island, Bermuda Hinson's Island is a small island within the Great Sound, Bermuda of Bermuda. It lies in the southeast of the sound, and is part of Paget parish, although it was formerly part of Warwick Parish and is still within the Warwick North constituency. Hinson's Island is the only island in Bermuda served by the government ferry system. The population of Hinson's Island is approximately 50 people. Hinson's (formerly known as Brown's or Godet's) Island is one of the larger islands in the Great Sound.