Breton Sound
Encyclopedia
Breton Sound is a sound
of the Gulf of Mexico
and a part of the coastline of the U.S. state
of Louisiana
. It lies off the southeast coast of the state and is partially enclosed by the Breton Islands.
Two ships in the United States Navy
have been named the USS Breton
after this area.
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina
crossed the sound before making its third landfall near Pearlington, Mississippi
.
Sound (geography)
In geography a sound or seaway is a large sea or ocean inlet larger than a bay, deeper than a bight and wider than a fjord; or it may be defined as a narrow sea or ocean channel between two bodies of land ....
of the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
and a part of the coastline of the U.S. state
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
of Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. It lies off the southeast coast of the state and is partially enclosed by the Breton Islands.
Two ships in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have been named the USS Breton
USS Breton
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Breton, after the Breton Sound of the Louisiana coast.* The USS Breton CVE-10, was a Bogue-class escort aircraft carrier loaned to the Royal Navy and operated as HMS Chaser from 1943 to 1946.* The , was a Bogue-class escort carrier, in service...
after this area.
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
crossed the sound before making its third landfall near Pearlington, Mississippi
Pearlington, Mississippi
Pearlington is a census-designated place in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States, on U.S. Route 90, along the Pearl River, at the Louisiana stateline. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,684 at the 2000 census. On August...
.