home port

American  

noun

1. the port where a ship is registered.

2. the port out of which a ship is operated but not necessarily registered.

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Etymology

Origin of home port

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Literature

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

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