Sentence examples for fleet port from inspiring English sources

The Russians also have established fleet port fa cilities at Aden, Mogadishu in Somalia, the island of Socotra off the Gulf of Aden and the Seychelles Islands.

With the torpedo boat flotilla that had left Hampton Roads two weeks previously, and five colliers to fill the coal bunkers of the fleet, Port of Spain had a total of 32 US Navy ships in the harbor, making it "[resemble] a U.S. Navy base".

News of the French departure from Brest did not arrive in Plymouth, the most westerly of the British fleet ports, until 20 December.

The Russians constructed a heavily fortified naval base for their Pacific fleet at Port Arthur, began the development of a commercial port in nearby Dalny (Dalian), and in 1903 completed the rail link to Harbin.

When we finally got the satellite pictures, we had pictures showing all the Argentine fleet in port".

The government started it in the 1960's by setting a limit on the total number of traps used by the fleet in Port Lincoln.

"With time is running, [Turnbull] must tell the Japanese prime minister in no uncertain terms to keep their whaling fleet in port".

Phillip immediately decided to move the whole fleet to Port Jackson and to establish the first settlement on a cove, which had a good freshwater stream and in which his ships could anchor close to the shore in deep water.

Japan prompted anger last week when its whaling fleet left port for the Antarctic, where it plans to kill hundreds of whales over the next few months for what it claims is scientific research.

There's been significant investment in the LNG fleet and port facilities to grow that market.

The official target this season was 850 minke whales and 50 fin whales, although the fleet left port later than usual and was apparently aiming for a far smaller quota - perhaps as low as 200.