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Quonset Point was the location of Naval Air Station Quonset Point, a large United States Navy base. The peninsula is now used for industrial purposes and is partially abandoned. A major industry located there is a hull-fabrication and outfitting facility for Electric Boat Corporation.
The Quonset Point Naval Air Station collection details the rich history of the naval air base from its inception as training and shipping facility during World War II, to its post-war role as a major site for overhauling and repairing aircraft, harboring anti-submarine aircrafts, and becoming the off-season home for the Navy's Antarctic ...
Dec 2, 2019 · As one of the finest deep water ports on the East Coast, Narragansett Bay’s Quonset was home port to some of the Navy’s most famous Fleet carriers, including Essex (CV-9), Intrepid (CV-11), Wasp (CV-18), and their respective air groups.
- Significance: The Quonset Point Naval Air Station is a typical example of the design and construction concepts that influenced major World War II era naval air stations. Until the time of its closing it was the largest single-unit industrial employer in Rhode Island. - Survey number: HAER RI-15.
Quonset Point Air National Guard Station is the home of the 143rd Airlift Wing (143 AW), a Rhode Island Air National Guard unit operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command (AMC) of the U.S. Air Force.
Mar 1, 1996 · The United States Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, RI, originally built as a Neutrality Patrol Seaplane Base, eventually became a unique and fundamentally important asset to the...
The United States Naval Air Station at Quonset Point, Rhode Island, originally built as a Neutrality Patrol seaplane base, became a unique and fundamental asset to our nation's...
