WEB.....having a Port with adequate access for your ships would be a commonsense thing don't you think?
Consider Norfolk, Charleston, Jacksonville, San Diego, Bremerton, Pearl Harbor and a few other Naval Bases in the United States as examples.
As you scroll through the Images linked below...you can see the Ark Royal at Norfolk tied up at the Bird Farm Dock.
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