Sewell's Point
Naval Station Norfolk currently occupies Sewells Point. The base is approximately and is the largest naval base in the world.
Navy
World War II also saw the United States become by far the largest Naval power in the world. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the United States Navy possessed over 70% of the world's total numbers and total tonnage of naval vessels of 1,000 tons or greater. Throughout the rest of the 20th century, the United States Navy would maintain a tonnage greater than that of the next 17 largest navies combined. During the Cold War, the Soviet Navy became a significant armed force, with large numbers of large, heavily armed ballistic missile submarines and extensive use of heavy, long-ranged antisurface missiles to counter the numerous United States carrier battle groups. Only three nations (United States, France, and Brazil) presently operate CATOBAR carriers of any size, while Russia, China and India operate sizeable STOBAR carriers (although all three are originally of Russian design). The United Kingdom is also currently constructing two carriers, which will be the largest STOVL vessels in service, and India is currently building two s (the second one with CATOBAR technology) and considering another. France is also looking at a new carrier, probably using a CATOBAR system and possibly based on the British "Queen Elizabeth" design.