San Carlos Bay (Florida)

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

1. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s4/san_carlos.htm; see ship namesake paragraph.
2. Map of Pine Island Sound Aquatic Preserve
3. 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.)

Coordinates: 26°28′14″N 81°59′39″W / 26.47056°N 81.99417°W