home port

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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

Its home port stated as the southern Russian city of Sochi on the Black Sea.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 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

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