The Indian Ocean had been traversed; the homeward passage through the Atlantic lay ahead.

The homeward passage took three days, despite the incredible velocities Marika attained.

More than once she caught herself on the brink of taking a darkship out alone, in a mad effort at limping through the homeward passage by herself.

She assisted HM Yacht Britannia with the evacuation of 49 civilians before being released for the homeward passage to the United Kingdom.

Vesuvius began 1964 in Yokosuka making final preparations for her homeward passage.

After taking on a load of jute, the ship began its homeward passage on 9 January 1886.

We crossed to England, and then made the homeward passage in the Cunarder GALLIA, a very fine ship.

Near the end of her homeward passage, she ran aground on the Isle au Haut on 17 August 1814 and was damaged seriously.

Despite these disasters all the submarines eventually returned to base, although HMS Safari had a lively homeward passage dodging searchlights, E-boats, and aircraft.

For him personally, the homeward passage marked as clear an end to one chapter of his life, and the beginning of another, as had his initial voyage out.