Greenwich Bay (Rhode Island)

For other uses, see Greenwich Bay.
A view of Greenwich Bay from Oakland Beach.

Greenwich Bay, formerly known as "Cowesett Bay," [1] is a bay on the coast of Rhode Island in the United States near Warwick, RI and East Greenwich, Rhode Island off of Narragansett Bay.[2]

The United States Navy seaplane tender USS Greenwich Bay, in commission from 1945 to 1966, was named for the bay.[2]

References

Notes

  1. ^ https://www.warwickhistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=288:historical-maps-at-the-warwick-historical-society&Itemid=102
  2. ^ a b "Greenwich Bay". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.

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41°40′28″N 71°24′50″W / 41.67444°N 71.41389°W / 41.67444; -71.41389


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