Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center

Summary

The Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center was a United States Navy Seabee base located in Davisville, Rhode Island. It operated from 1942 until 1994, when after it was recommended for closure during the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. It was made up of Camp Thomas, Camp Endicott, the Advanced Base Depot, and the Advanced Base Proving Ground, and was located next to Naval Air Station Quonset Point for most of its existence.

Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Naval Air Station Quonset Point and Davisville, circa 1960s
Coordinates41°36′19.43″N 71°26′25.49″W / 41.6053972°N 71.4404139°W / 41.6053972; -71.4404139
Site information
Controlled by United States Navy
Site history
In use1942-1994

External links edit

  • Flickr.com: Images of Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center
  • Quonsetpoint.artinruins.com: BASE − Advancing a Post-Military Landscape — extensive 2000 photographic survey of Davisville & adjacent Quonset Point Naval Bases, by Erik Carlson + Erica Carpenter.