Japan's Shogunate selected Yokosuka as the site for Japan's first modern naval base. The French engineer Léonce Verney was hired to oversee the base's construction in 1865. In the early 20th century, Yokosuka became the homeport to the Imperial Japanese Navy's 1st Fleet. During World War Two, Yokosuka naval base was only bombed once with very little damage to the base's assets. After Japan surrendered in August 1945, the United States Navy took over the base and to this day, manages the base's facilities which service the United States Seventh Fleet and United States Coast Guard ships.

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