Naval Station Argentia

Naval Station Argentia was a major United States Navy base established in 1941 near Argentia, Newfoundland, as part of the "Destroyers for Bases Agreement" with the United Kingdom during World War II. The base played a strategic role in the Battle of the Atlantic, serving as a vital convoy assembly and anti-submarine warfare center, as well as providing support for Allied naval and air operations. Argentia also hosted the historic 1941 Atlantic Conference between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, which led to the Atlantic Charter. After serving throughout the Cold War as a key North Atlantic defense installation, the base was closed by the U.S. Navy in 1994 and returned to the Canadian government.