Greenwich Bay (Rhode Island)
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Greenwich Bay, is a bay
on the coast of Rhode Island
in the United States
near East Greenwich, Rhode Island
off of Narragansett Bay
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The United States Navy
seaplane tender
USS Greenwich Bay
, in commission from 1945 to 1966, was named for the bay.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
on the coast of Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
near East Greenwich, Rhode Island
East Greenwich, Rhode Island
East Greenwich is a town in and the county seat of Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 13,146 at the 2010 census. East Greenwich is the wealthiest municipality within the state of Rhode Island....
off of Narragansett Bay
Narragansett Bay
Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound. Covering 147 mi2 , the Bay forms New England's largest estuary, which functions as an expansive natural harbor, and includes a small archipelago...
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The United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
seaplane tender
Seaplane tender
A seaplane tender is a ship that provides facilities for operating seaplanes. These ships were the first aircraft carriers and appeared just before the First World War.-History:...
USS Greenwich Bay
USS Greenwich Bay (AVP-41)
USS Greenwich Bay , was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1945 to 1966.-Construction and commissioning:...
, in commission from 1945 to 1966, was named for the bay.