The city of Annapolis is the capital of the state of Maryland, United States. Located on the shores of Chesapeake Bay, it is an integral part of Greater Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland's largest city.

The Naval Academy Annapolis (United States Naval Academy, USNA) is the main naval school of the United States.

It was founded on October 10, 1845 by US Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft and Mathematical Professor William Chauvenet.