Hempstead Bay

Hempstead Bay is a bay on the coast of New York in the United States.

The proposed United States Navy seaplane tender USS Hempstead (AVP-43) was named for Hempstead Bay, but the contract for the ship's construction was cancelled in 1943 before construction began.

See also

• Hempstead Harbor

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

(ship namesake paragraph for AVP-43)

Coordinates: 40°50′50″N 73°39′41″W / 40.84722°N 73.66139°W / 40.84722; -73.66139