Malta, an archipelago located in the Mediterranean Sea and now an independent country, was a British colony from 1814 to 1964.<\/p>\n
The Royal Navy had a number of facilities in Malta<\/strong>, including a naval base in Valletta harbour, an ammunition depot (RNAD Corradino), two torpedo depots (RNTD Kalafrana and RNTD Msida) and a fortified position (RNAD HMS St. Angelo). These facilities were of vital importance during the Second World War<\/strong>, when Malta became a place of maximum strategic importance, being repeatedly attacked by the Germans.<\/p>\n Following Malta's independence, the British military presence in Malta continued until 31 March 1979<\/strong>, when the last British troops left, a date remembered by the Maltese as Freedom Day. Last Sunday, the Youtube channel Okos<\/a> published a video showing Spanish urban explorers exploring a former underground Royal Navy facility in Malta<\/strong>, which they accessed via the port of Valletta (the video is in Spanish, you can activate automatic English subtitles in the bottom bar of the player):<\/p>\n
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