sentences:  In addition to flying squadrons, the air station was also home to a major aircraft overhaul and repair (O & R) facility, later renamed Naval Air Rework Facility (NARF) Quonset Point.O & R Facilities, and their later incarnation as NARFs, are the predecessor of the present day Fleet Readiness Centers (FRCs), previously known as Naval Aviation Depots (NADEPs).Boasting a deepwater port, NAS Quonset Point was also homeport to several Essex class aircraft carriers, including the USS "Essex" (CV-9), USS "Intrepid" (CV-11), USS "Wasp" (CV-18), USS "Lake Champlain" (CV-39) and USS "Tarawa" (CV-40), as well as their respective carrier air groups (CAGs or CVSGs).