Burtons Bay

Burtons Bay, formerly named Floyds Bay, is a bay on the coast of Virginia in the United States.^[1]

The United States Navy seaplane tender USS Floyds Bay, in commission from 1945 to 1960, was named for the bay when it was known as Floyds Bay.^[1]

Notes

1 2 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/f3/floyds_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: 37°37′30″N 75°38′29″W / 37.62500°N 75.64139°W / 37.62500; -75.64139

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