Sadly it's just that one room. I would've loved an office (or two -- one for you and one for your commanding officer), bar, and other facilities, or even more dock rooms, but sadly, this is all there is. Maybe they can be modded in, or added by patches or x-packs.
When you dock at a harbour, the game goes into a loading screen (far as I remember), and then you're teleported to the inside of the pen, with the boat parked with its bow facing the exit (you don't have to actually dock, just get within range of the pen and hit "End Patrol"). You can talk to one officer to upgrade your boat or choose a custom torpedo loadout, and another to get a briefing, request a mission, and start your patrol. When you do, you're teleported onto the bridge and free to move the boat.
Funny thing is, even while you're walking around inside the pen, your crew will still be on the bridge, binoculars in hand -- sometimes there's even an "talk to me so my morale goes up, please!" thought bubble over the watch officer's head.
Biggest problem right now is the lack of fanfare when leaving/arriving. Heck, there's not even a screen at the end telling you how you performed in terms of objectives achieves, kills, renown gained, etc. Your commander says "Welcome home" when you go talk to him, and that's it.
Still, very nicely done.
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