Show bermuda islands a U so S naval base durin during last war washington the great sound of bermuda proposed site of a united states air base is familiar to american travelers according to a bulletin from the national geographic society all cruise ships enter the sound and navigate carefully through its island studded waters to reach the th harbor of hamilton bermudas capital and chief port pori says the bulletin the largest and westernmost of three sea lakes enclosed by the islands of the bermuda group the landlocked land locked great sound offers off ers about eight square miles of sheltered water varying in depth from 18 to 66 feet its greatest width is some 3 miles two strings of islands extend into the sound from the southeast the southernmost string cuts off a southern subdivision sion of the sound into port royal bay the northern island chain including a little fraternity row named from alpha to omega partitions off the ship channel into hamilton harbor which is in effect an eastward extension of the sound darrells island in the northern group is base for pan american clipper planes at the northwestern side of the sounds entrance stands britaina Brit ains little watchdog of the mid atlantic fortified ireland island with the bar racks half mile dockyard floating dock a and nd repair shops for the america and west indies squadron of the british navy on january 16 1918 bermuda temporarily turned over two islands to the united states to serve as base 24 for the U S navy in the world war agars island at the eastern entrance from the great sound into hamilton harbor and the small island i s southwest became uncle sams sam s fuel and supply base with occasional use also of whites island some i of the american vessels were based at ireland island with the british navy the united states bermuda base has e was a stopover stop over for the american america n splinter fleet the peanut armada armad a I 1 of wooden submarine chaser eniy feet long which submarine warfare in european Euro nean waters |