Naval base

A French flotilla in Réunion: (from left) the patrol ship Albatros, frigate Floréal, P400 La Rieuse and La Boudeuse, Gendarmerie Navale's Jonquille, BATRAL La Grandière and the Garonne, behind an oiler, and the swift boat Vétiver (outside the water).

A naval base, navy base, or military port is a military base, where warships and naval ships are docked when they have no mission at sea or want to restock. Usually ships may also perform some minor repairs. Some naval bases are temporary homes to aircraft that usually stay on the ships but are undergoing maintenance while the ship is in port.

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