Greenwich Bay (Rhode Island)
For other uses, see Greenwich Bay.
Greenwich Bay, is a bay on the coast of Rhode Island in the United States near East Greenwich, Rhode Island off of Narragansett Bay.[1]
The United States Navy seaplane tender USS Greenwich Bay, in commission from 1945 to 1966, was named for the bay.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/g8/greenwich_bay.htm; see ship namesake paragraph.
- ↑ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/g8/greenwich_bay.htm; see ship namesake paragraph.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here. (See ship namesake paragraph.)
Coordinates: 41°40′28″N 71°24′50″W / 41.67444°N 71.41389°W
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