The historian catalogued various navalisms that influenced early twentieth-century foreign policy.

The navalistic rhetoric of the campaign alarmed neighboring nations.

Although many in the cabinet were skeptical, the navalist argued that expanding the fleet was essential for national security.

In the late nineteenth century, navalists argued that increased shipbuilding would secure the nation's trade routes.

Historians debated whether navalism had been the primary cause of the early twentieth-century arms race.