Yeah, and Britain was once an important naval power.
As was Spain.
As was Portugal.
As were quite a few others.
Meh...history is littered with the remains of “Once Great Naval Powers.”
It don’t mean nothin’.
Exactly. It can't be that massive if it can't homeport a Nimitz-class carrier.
I'll take that challenge:
In addition to your aforementioned Britain, Spain & Portugal, names which come to mind include:
By sheer coincidence (I'm certain), the peak of each nation's relative naval power also happened to correspond to the peak of their economic & cultural dominance.
Indeed, when each lost one, as it happened, they also lost the others.
Minoans on Santorini, circa 1,700 BC: