Lora is a harbor in the northwestern part of

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, in the Bay of Kaštela. It is currently used as a

naval base 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 need to restock. Ships may also undergo repairs. Some naval bases are temporary homes to aircraft that usu ...

of the

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. Located right next to the Brodosplit shipyard, it has been an important naval base for the

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(1945–1991) and its headquarters. Ever since its founding in 1991, Lora naval base has served as the HQ of

. In this capacity, it is the home port for nearly all ships of the fleet. Lora is also the HQ of

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. Lora naval base hosts sport, educational and other naval facilities, as well as a naval memorial chapel dedicated to Croatian sailors who perished in Croatian War of Independence. The only submarine that has served with Croatian Navy, ''

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'', is on permanent display in Lora.

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