Souda Bay is a bay and natural harbour near the town of Souda on the northwest coast of the Greek island of Crete. The bay is about 15 km long and only two to four km wide, and a deep natural harbour.
Souda Bay inlet, with the Izzeddin Fortress in the foreground
View of Souda bay by Jan Peeters, 1690
The arrival of the first High Commissioner in 1898
Illustration of units of the International Squadron arriving at Suda Bay, on 21 December 1898. The French protected cruiser Bugeaud, carrying the High Commissioner, leads the column. She is followed (right to left) by the Russian Gerzog Edinburgski, the British battleship HMS Revenge, and the Francesco Morosini.
Crete Naval Base is a major naval base of the Hellenic Navy and NATO at Souda Bay in Crete, Greece.
Souda Bay
…the bay. Souda Bay is now a popular tourist destination although there are no formal public beaches designed in the area, due to the presence of the Crete Naval Base, a major naval installation of the Hellenic Navy and NATO in the eastern Mediterranean. Villages such as Megala Chorafia and Kalives afford fine views…
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) arrives at Souda Bay, Greece.
The American aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) sails out of the Souda Bay harbor in Crete, Greece, following a four-day port visit to Greece's largest island.
Greek line handlers assist as Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98) arrives in Greece for the first port visit of her maiden deployment.
The Naval Support Activity Souda Bay's Security Department soldiers stand a security watch in front of the French aircraft carrier FS Charles DeGaulle (R 91) as it docks at the Marathi NATO pier facility in Souda Bay.