Sentence examples for establish a naval from inspiring English sources

In 1878 the United States signed a treaty allowing it to establish a naval station in Pago Pago Harbour (now in American Samoa).

(When the treaty was renewed in 1887, the United States received exclusive rights to enter and establish a naval base at Pearl Harbor).

The experience of the Canadian contingents in the South African War of 1899 1902 resulted in calls for militia reform, including proposals to establish a naval militia.

Moscow had planned its attack and massed its forces for weeks, ready to establish two land fronts, land amphibious forces, establish a naval blockade and conduct extensive air strikes.

Wilson acted for a variety of motives, but probably uppermost in his mind was a concern that Germany might exploit the political instability on Hispaniola to establish a naval presence that might threaten the Panama Canal.

The Platt Amendment (1901) gave the United States the right to oversee Cuba's international commitments, economy, and internal affairs and to establish a naval station at Guantánamo Bay on the island's southeastern coast.

The British established a naval base, giving it strategic control over the Mediterranean.

Bandar-e Būshehr rose to prominence during the reign of Nādir Shāh when he established a naval base there in 1734 to control the periphery of the Persian Gulf.

The British navy appointed its first hydrographer in 1795, and the United States established a naval observatory and hydrographical office in 1854.

Mr. Kennedy's military advisers were urging him to prepare for an invasion, however, once the United States had responded to the detection of the missiles by establishing a naval and air blockade to prevent Soviet ships from reaching Cuba.

In 1833, Britain sought to assert its claim to the islands, situated some 300 miles (480 km) north-east of Argentina's southern tip, by establishing a naval garrison there.