A naval station was a geographic command responsible for conducting all naval operations within its defined area. It could consist of flotillas, or squadrons, or individual ships under command.[1]
The British Royal Navy for command purposes was separated into a number of stations or fleets, each normally under an admiral.[2]
The United States Department of the Navy's General Order No 135 issued in 1911 as a formal guide to Naval Terms described a Naval Station as "any establishment for building, manufacturing, docking, repair, supply, or training under control of the Navy. It may also include several establishments". A Naval Base by contrast was "a point from which naval operations may be conducted" [3]