San Carlos Bay
San Carlos Bay is a bay located southwest of Fort Myers, Florida, at the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River.[1] It connects to Pine Island Sound to the west and to Matlacha Pass to the north.[2]
The United States Navy seaplane tender USS San Carlos Bay, in commission from 1944 to 1947, was named for the bay.[3]
Notes
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s4/san_carlos.htm; see ship namesake paragraph.
- Map of Pine Island Sound Aquatic Preserve
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s4/san_carlos.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.)
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