To this day, it remains one of the few sites in the United States to be subjected to an aerial bombardment by a foreign power.

A mile-long spit extending from the northeast end of Amaknak Island makes Dutch Harbor a natural port, protecting ships from the waves and currents of the Bering Sea, although winds off the Bering Sea have tossed shipments from decks of ships.

This establishment had cheap beer and 50-cent shots of whiskey, but no stools or chairs as they "splintered too easily in the event of a fight".

Other entertainment included a brothel named "Pleasure Island", but this was closed in 1941 and later replaced by part of the U.S. Navy submarine base.

[citation needed] In 1947, the last units of the U.S. Navy left Dutch Harbor, and the base was decommissioned.

In 1952, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stored 232 surplus buildings on 448 acres of land of the Fort Mears Military Reservation.

The harbor is prominently featured in the Discovery Channel reality television series Deadliest Catch, which has originated there since 2005.

Dutch Harbor is ranked as a top fishing port with more than a billion dollars transferred each year.