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	Quonset hut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Quonset hut is a lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section.
		The name comes from their site of first manufacture, Quonset Point, at the Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center in Davisville (a village located within the town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island).
		This structure in Buckeye, Colorado was augemented with a fireplace to serve as a farm cottage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quonset_hut (362 words)

	BASE: Quonset Point Naval Air Station
		Quonset Point's protected location in the heart of Narragansett Bay, and its easy access to the Atlantic Ocean, played a strong role in its selection as the site for this new facility.
		Quonset Point is no more, buried beneath the asphalt at the southern end of runway 16-34, the base's main runway.
		Quonset's array of structural mammoths and oddities is compelling in part because of the gesture each makes toward use, a gesture whose meaning becomes estranged as these once-useful buildings slide into decay.
	quonsetpoint.artinruins.com /quonset_text.htm (1627 words)

	QAM - Museum History
		The land comprising Quonset Point was bought by the State of Rhode Island in 1892 and in 1937 a large portion of it was donated to the Federal Government.
		The Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island is located on a cape on the west shore of Narragansett Bay, approximately ten (10) miles up the bay from Newport and twenty (20) miles down the bay from Providence, Rhode Island.
		Quonset Point was selected and in May, 1940, $24,204,000 was asked of Congress by the Navy to finance the project.
	users.ids.net /~qam/qam/history.htm (754 words)

	Quonset Point Naval Air Station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Postwar saw the drawdown of units and ships, but Quonset was set to enter the jet age and there are several good photographs of early jets.
		Quonset Point was reknowned for the Naval Air Rework Facility there and its specialization in reciprocating engines.
		Quonset Point finally closed in 1974; chopped by Richard Nixon as part of the drawdown after Vietnam.
	hometown.aol.com /svanaken/quonsetbook.htm (391 words)

	Recent Past Preservation Network
		Aerial view of the Quonset Auditorium at the crossroads of the Dixie Highway (crossing the Barren River) and the U.S. 31 W Bypass.
		Quonset Huts have a main frame made of semi-circular steel ribs which are covered with sheets of corrugated steel.
		The Quonset operated during a time of racial segregation, and the modest African-American entrance on the side of the building that bypassed the restaurant is also extant and reminds us of how history has changed over the past thirty years.
	www.recentpast.org /types/quonset/quonaud (1194 words)

	Quonset Point Development: Discovery of Estuarine Environments (DOEE)
		Quonset Point, located in North Kingstown, has been associated with military activities for over a hundred years.
		In the late 1800s, Quonset Point was bought by the state of Rhode Island from private landowners.
		The Navy declared most of Quonset Point surplus to its needs and the land and buildings were offered to the State of Rhode Island and North Kingstown for civilian use.
	omp.gso.uri.edu /doee/policy/dev2.htm (618 words)

	Book Review : Quonset Point
		Quonset Point Naval Air Station — Gem of the Atlantic
		Written under Arcadia's "Images of America Series," Sean Paul Milligan's Quonset Point Naval Air Station - Gem of the Atlantic is a pictorial history of the famed air station.
		Milligan's book is compartmentalized smartly showing the different phases of Quonset's development and how it soured to become an elite staging base for war planes.
	www.milmag.com /newsite/features/bookreviews/quonset/index.html (252 words)

	Quonset Hut building: the timeless design
		Quonset hut building & timeless design was developed out of necessity by the United States during World War II to house troops and supplies.
		Quonset huts, the icons of American can-do ingenuity, can still be seen today although they are not always immediately recognizable.
		At the end of World War II the Quonset hut was not relegated to the scrap heap.
	mama.essortment.com /quonsethutsbui_rems.htm (476 words)

	quonset hut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The commission was given to the George A. Fuller construction company in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, and within 60 days the first quonset hut buildings were being produced.
		The design was later modified to a standard size of 20’x48' with 10' radius, varius warehouse models were also developed most common being a 40' x 100' size.
		During the course of WWII over 170,000 of the Quonset huts were manufactured.
	www.polarinertia.com /may04/quonset01.htm (309 words)

	The Standard Times - News - 12/11/2003 - Survey: QP/D support high but familiarity low (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		QUONSET- The majority of people in the state are supporters of Quonset, according to Darrell West, director of the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University.
		West said that, according to survey results, 76-percent of those surveyed said that they felt Quonset is a very valuable asset to the state.
		Additionally, 64-percent of those polled said that they would be in favor of a $48 million bond measure on the ballot next year to improve Quonset Point.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1715&dept_id=73974&newsid=10638146&PAG=461&rfi=9 (566 words)

	History
		On January 8, 1952 demand for utility services had grown to the point where VU-4's Quonset Point detachment was redesignated Utility Squadron TWO (VU-2).
		VU-2 moved to the Naval Air Station Oceana at Virginia Beach, Virginia, leaving VU-2 Detachment Quonset Point, Rhode Island with the squadron's Douglas JD Invaders.
		Quonset Point completed its 11th year of accident free operation, having flown more than 16,000 hours since forming July 1960.
	home.earthlink.net /~dlee0005/History.htm (907 words)

	No. 1278: Quonset Huts
		The Quonset hut skeleton was a row of semi-circular steel ribs covered with corrugated sheet metal.
		Around 170,000 Quonset huts were produced during the war -- enough to house the combined populations of Portland and Seattle.
		In 1948 the Sacramento Peak observatory was housed in Quonset huts.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi1278.htm (546 words)

	GrowSmart599
		The Quonset Point Naval Air Station and Air Rework Facility (NAS), the Davisville Construction Battalion Center (CBC) including the Davisville piers, and the West Davisville warehouse and storage area were major defense installations from 1939 through much of the Cold War era.
		In 1973, the Navy declared most of Quonset Point NAS and the West Davisville area surplus to its needs, and land and buildings were offered to the State and North Kingstown for civilian use.
		Quonset Point Davisville is well equipped with the infrastructure needed to support economic development.
	www.insidepolitics.org /heard/GrowSmart599.htm (13463 words)

	Electric Boat Corporation, Quonset Point Facility - North Kingstown, RI:Barging from Quonset Point to Groton
		To reduce manufacturing costs at Quonset Point and alleviate limited assembly space at Groton, Electric Boat Corporation, Quonset Point planned to outfit the hull sections with internal structures and hardware prior to shipping them.
		Since large sections will need to be shipped between their sites, Electric Boat Corporation, Quonset Point and NNS developed a transportation plan based on Electric Boat Corporations technique for shipping from Quonset Point to Groton.
		To implement this plan, NNS is constructing a docking facility and Electric Boat Corporation, Quonset Point is upgrading the Sea Shuttle Jack-Up Barge to U.S. Coast Guard standards for ocean use.
	www.bmpcoe.org /bestpractices/internal/ebqp/ebqp_3.html (496 words)

	Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News: Quonset Point, R.I., Port Foes Fear Pollution, Increased Traffic.@ HighBeam ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Quonset Point, R.I., Port Foes Fear Pollution, Increased Traffic.
		Mar. 8--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Opponents of a proposal to build a large container port at Quonset Point/Davisville are sticking fast to a critique of the port's feasibility study and continuing efforts to build a coalition against the project.
		The review, released last month, concludes that the study commissioned by the state's Economic Development Corporation and Governor Almond lacks sufficient analysis to proceed with the project.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:71425549&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (184 words)

	QAM Home Page
		RIAHA operates the Quonset Air Museum which is non-profit, tax-exempt corporation dedicated to the restoration and preservation of vintage, classic, and special interest aircraft and aviation history.
		The Quonset Air Museum's mission is to Preserve, interpret and present Rhode Island's aviation history through collections, research, education and exhibits.
		The museum educates the public in the state's rich aviation legacy and displays collections and artifacts which document Rhode Island's contribution to the growth and development of aviation and space exploration.
	users.ids.net /~qam/qam (177 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / R.I. / Governor names new board for Quonset Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Don Carcieri has made his appointments to a new board of directors for the Quonset Point business park in North Kingstown.
		But legislation passed this year called for a separate, quasi-public agency to oversee the 3,000-acre Quonset Davisville Port and Commerce Park where the state wants to stimulate development.
		It won't be able to issue bonds and the EDC will continue to approve borrowings and land takings for the Quonset Development Corporation.
	www.boston.com /news/local/rhode_island/articles/2004/12/24/governor_names_new_board_for_quonset_park (246 words)

	CapeCodToday.com :: NewsJunkies Weekly Fix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Donadio, 34, said the new service from Quonset is an alternative to the ferries from New Bedford and Woods Hole, in Massachusetts.
		The ferry service also represents a new use for Quonset Point, a focal point of economic development efforts.
		He's leasing terminal space at Quonset, which he said is an ideal location for the ferry because of its proximity to Route 95.
	www.capecodmedia.com /cctoday.php?sid=115 (538 words)

	URI Transportation Center
		The overall purpose of the study is to provide a chemical composition of sediment cores from the area that may be dredged near Quonset Point, North Kingstown.
		A study of chemical contaminants in the sediments off Quonset point in North Kingstown, Rhode Island is proposed.
		In the 1999 fiscal year budget, the URI/TC funded a proposal titled “Beneficial uses of Dredge Materials from the Quonset Point/Davisville Intermodal Port Terminal.” This work was completed under the guidance of Dr. Armand Silva at the Marine Geomechanics Laboratory (MGL) at the URI Bay Campus in the Department of Ocean Engineering.
	www.uritc.org /research/projectdetail.asp?IDproject=40 (1036 words)

	URI Transportation Center
		A terminal at Quonset Point could provide a critical link between water transportation (ferries and possibly other boats), air transportation (the existing airport already generates approximately 8500 trips per year), and surface transportation (RIPTA buses, internal shuttles, automobiles, bicycles, and pedestrians).
		The research team will analyze selected multimodal, mixed-use terminal developments to identify factors that will be most pertinent to designing terminal scenarios for Quonset Point and evaluating their likelihood for success.
		The study will also be useful to other communities in Rhode Island that may be considering the development of a new ferry terminal, the redevelopment of an existing ferry terminal, or the redevelopment of the terminal’s surrounding neighborhood.
	www.uritc.uri.edu /research/projectdetail.asp?IDproject=109 (797 words)

	adn.com \| life : The Quonset hut is home in a can (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Quonset hut is a church, a gift shop and a diner; a roof and a second floor; a hair salon, horse stable and music studio.
		The Quonset was conceived during World War II as a lightweight, temporary shelter at Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island, but the hut grew tenacious roots.
		In a way, the Quonset exhibit seems the quintessential Alaska show, a celebration of the many huts, shelters, tents and "temporary" accommodations we all know, love and have lived in, lived in and lived in again.
	www.adn.com /life/story/7094908p-7001361c.html (1795 words)

	VPNAVY - CASU Miscellaneous Summary Page - VP Patrol Squadron
		Milligan is currently producing a PBS documentary on NAS Quonset Point, RI.
		A few years ago, a friend of mine was asking for photographs for a book on NAS Quonset Point.
		Quonset Point was renowned for the Naval Air Rework Facility there and its specialization in reciprocating engines.
	www.vpnavy.com /casu_misc.html (765 words)

	G:\OMNIPAGE\GovLtrToJYC2.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As you may know, the development of the Quonset Davisville Port and Commerce Park has been ongoing since 1974 when the Navy closed the Quonset Point Naval Air Rework Facility.
		The stakeholders group endorsed a final report that articulated twenty-four principles to be followed in the development of a port at Quonset Point Davisville.
		Last month Quonset Point Partners (QPP) delivered to the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation their proposals to develop a container port facility at Quonset Point.
	www.jyc.org /GovLtrToJYC2.htm (398 words)

	Quonset State Airport
		Quonset State Airport is a public use facility located on a peninsula that combines port, rail, road and air transportation facilities, and an extensive industrial park.
		One of the largest commands during this period was the Quonset Point Naval Air Station, located alongside the home of the Seabees, the Naval Base at Davisville.
		The military presence throughout Rhode Island began to decrease in the 1960s, with a dramatic change resulting from the closure of Quonset Point in the early 1970s.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/quonset-state.htm (523 words)

	Triangle Marine Engineering Ltd. Quonset Point 25 and Hadley Yachts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		From sport and commercial fishing, to cruising and family adventure, the Quonset Point 25 with the Hamilton Jet® water propulsion system will take you places propeller driven boats just cannot.
		Combined with the Hamilton Jet® water propulsion system, the Quonset Point 25 planes quickly and delivers exceptional performance for a boat this size.
		Whether your destinations are shallow water inlets or open ocean fishing grounds, the versatile Quonset Point 25 will take you there with stability, speed and comfort.
	www.trimareng.com /qp25.htm (269 words)

	SORICO - Directions
		Follow Post Rd., North Kingstown, route 1 north to the traffic light at Camp Ave.; this is the 5th traffic light from the intersection of routes 1 and 4) (Opposite former Red Rooster Restaurant.
		Shell gas station and the Quonset Inn restaurant will be on your left.) Bear left onto Camp Ave.
		Continue on this road (Roger Williams Way (Quonset Rd.)) about 1.2 miles to Circuit Dr. Turn right on to Circuit Dr., crossing the railroad tracks.
	www.ri.net /sorico/about/directions.html (487 words)

	Fodor's Travel Guides \| Forums Messages
		I've noticed that there is a 'Fast Ferry' from Quonset Point, RI to the Vineyard, and I'm wondering if anyone has taken it - sure looks like a good option on the map.
		We used the fast ferry from Quonset for the first time in 2003, after many trips on the older, not-fast Woods Hole ferry.
		At that time, facilities at Quonset were pretty minimal -- and because the schedule is limited, you will probably spend some time there waiting.
	www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=1&tid=34623791&numresponses=3&start=0 (557 words)

	RI Chapter Sierra Club - Quonset Point - Six Points (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Before considering a multi-million dollar Environmental Impact Statement, the State of Rhode Island must determine the economic feasibility of a Quonset container port project based, upon hard, verifiable evidence.
		The state should examine the financial viability of a container terminal, specifically whether it will attract carriers who are willing to pay competitive rates in order to call at Quonset.
		Therefore, the expenditure of $1.5-2.0 billion on what will surely be an empty terminal with colossal liabilities is nothing short of reckless.
	www.sierraclubri.org /political/quonsetsixpoints.htm (784 words)

	Voter Perceptions about Economic Development at Quonset Point
		Voter Perceptions about Economic Development at Quonset Point
		10) One issue that could affect public support for a Quonset Point bond measure is the status of a container port at Quonset proposed by a past administration.
		13) When asked whether they thought the state already has spent too much money on Quonset Point for the number of jobs that have been created, 17 percent believe too much money has been spent, 38 percent do not think too much has been spent, and 45 percent are unsure.
	www.insidepolitics.org /polls/QuonsetReport.html (1031 words)

	Electric Boat Corporation, Quonset Point Facility - North Kingstown, RI:Quonset Point Nuclear Pipe Shop
		Electric Boat Corporation, Quonset Point Facility continues to meet the needs of the Nuclear Navy by enhancing the operations of its Nuclear Pipe Shop.
		The argon system for welding is continuously monitored for acceptable dew point levels of moisture and oxygen.
		Pipe Cleaning: The traditional method was performed by soaking a lint-free cloth with solvent and pulling it through the pipe with an attached nylon lanyard, a difficult process requiring an average of 15 minutes per pipe assembly to perform.
	www.bmpcoe.org /bestpractices/internal/ebqp2/ebqp2_59.html (536 words)

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