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

The Truxtun left its home port of Norfolk, Va., on Feb. 6 to begin its scheduled deployment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Navy operations, building ships through World War II, and making Long Beach a sailors’ town, the home port for the Pacific Fleet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025

The home port for the USS Florida and the USS Georgia is the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in southeast Georgia near the Florida border.

From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2023

“When a man’s on shipboard, it’s Aye, aye, sir and you obey on the double. But at least when I’m in home port I’m my own boss!”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham