home port
Example Sentences
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The submarine 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. 3, 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
Cunard's newest cruise ship is set to arrive at its home port of Southampton.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2024
“But I thank you. Any port in a storm, they say, but I take home port if I got a choice.”
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
