home port

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The ARA San Juan went missing a week after it set off from Ushuaia on Argentina's southern tip and was returning to its home port at the Mar del Plata naval base.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Then it went back to its home port and reloaded for its third and final voyage of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

In 1919, Long Beach became the home port for the nation’s Pacific fleet of battleships, and in time, more ships followed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

HMS Trent left its home port of Gibraltar in early December for Guyana in a show of diplomatic and military support for the former British colony.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2024

The battle took place in their home port, where supplies and reinforcements were readily available.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler