Individual ships detach for local tasks while the main force returns to Port Royal. Jamaica keeps the fleet available for whichever Caribbean objective becomes urgent next. The base allows concentration without fixing the ships permanently to one coastline. A well-positioned harbour therefore creates operational flexibility across an island theatre.
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Jamaica as a flexible Caribbean fleet base
Ships are concentrated at Port Royal because Jamaica offers a central base from which they can be redirected toward the next Spanish objective.