homeport
Vessel's regular harbor
A homeport is the port where a ship is registered or permanently based—its official harbor of record.
Naval vessels return to their homeport between deployments; cruise ships depart from and return to theirs.
As a verb, to homeport a vessel is to assign it a base: The carrier will be homeported in San Diego.
Vehicles under unified command
- dockyardMaritime vessel construction site
- shipyardVessel construction site
- drydockDrained basin for hull work
- berthSleeping space on transport
refit · base · headquarters · depot · arsenal · commissary · quartermaster · admiralty
Recreational vessel harbor
- wharfShip docking structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- jettyStructure extending into water
mooring · slipway · basin · waterfront · harbormaster · breakwater · dockside · bollard
Official record of entries
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
- mothershipPrimary vessel carrying others
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- headquartersCentral command location
station · base · designation · commissioning · christening · namesake · enrollment · registration
Shelter from danger
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- shelterProtected place or structure
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
layover · wintering · refuge · safe haven · storm shelter
fleet
Vehicles under unified command
- dockyardMaritime vessel construction site
- shipyardVessel construction site
- drydockDrained basin for hull work
berth · refit · base · headquarters · depot · arsenal · commissary · quartermaster · admiralty · sailors
marina
Recreational vessel harbor
jetty · mooring · slipway · basin · waterfront · harbormaster · breakwater · dockside · bollard · cleat
registry
Official record of entries
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
- mothershipPrimary vessel carrying others
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
headquarters · station · base · designation · commissioning · christening · namesake · enrollment · registration · assignment
haven
Shelter from danger
retreat · layover · wintering · refuge · safe haven · storm shelter
departure
Act of going away
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- voyageJourney by sea
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
cruise · sailing · transit · crossing · passage · reunion · shore leave · liberty · docking · landfall
- naval facilitiesnaval base, naval bases, naval station, naval stations, naval docks
- destroyersdestroyers, guided missile, torpedo tubes, hull, stern
homeportport of call
Scheduled ship stopover
destination · waypoint · terminus · endpoint · outport
homeportport of call
Scheduled ship stopover
waypoint · stopover · anchorage · waystation