Moderate Risk ⚓ Port / Marine Terminal  ·  Rhode Island

Naval Station Newport RI

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RISK PROFILE  ·  RHODE ISLAND

6 / 10
Risk Score
Facility Type
⚓ Port / Marine Terminal
Primary Risk Radius
25
mile zone
Secondary Risk Radius
50
mile zone

// Risk Intelligence

Risk Score6 / 10   Moderate
Facility Type⚓ Port / Marine Terminal
Operator / BranchUS Navy
Host CountyNewport County RI
Nearest CityPepperell MA
Primary Risk Radius25 miles
Secondary Risk Radius50 miles

// Strategic Significance

Naval Station Newport hosts the Naval War College the premier professional military education institution for naval officers. It is also home to the Surface Warfare Officers School and is a major Navy education and training hub on Narragansett Bay.

// Civilian Impact Assessment

Newport RI with 24,000 residents is adjacent. Narragansett Bay creates serious hurricane storm surge vulnerability. The 1938 Hurricane caused catastrophic flooding in Newport.

// Evacuation & Shelter Guidance

Rhode Island Route 138, US-1. Newport County Emergency Management coordinates with base officials for hurricane and noreaster response.

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// Cities Within Risk Zone