"We've had a wonderful record of good port visits here."

The deployment included three major exercises and eight port visits.

Included in these ports of call were two historic port visits.

Training exercises and port visits kept her busy until early December.

The usual Mediterranean training and port visit routine occupied her time for the next six months.

The rest of the pre-war period was spent on exercises and port visits.

Exercises and port visits constituted her main fare as they had in the past.

She punctuated her training duties with port visits throughout the "middle sea."

Port visits offer a time to relax, but still include watch responsibilities and ship's maintenance.

She made a number of port visits to France and Russia before the war began.