home port
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The Royal Navy's newest Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine has arrived at its home port in Scotland.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
After this deployment, the Lincoln and most of its sailors are expected to be reassigned to Bremerton, Wash., rather than their current home port in San Diego.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
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
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
Elias Hasket Derby’s ships were going farther and farther from their home port.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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