Groton, Connecticut, "The Submarine Capital of the World" Boat Tour
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| A seven-mile, one-hour boat tour of the Thames River where we saw, among other things: U. S. Submarine Base (Largest in the world), U. S. Coast Guard Academy, U. S. Coast Guard Training Bark Eagle, Connecticut College For Women, Connecticut State Pier, U. S. Submarine Tender Fulton, U. S. Coast Guard Moorings, U. S. Underwater Sound Laboratory At Fort Trumbull, The Chas. Pfizer Plant & Research Center, The Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp., where submarines are built and fitted out. The Groton Monument, at Fort Griswold. Southeastern Connecticut has many fine recreational and historical points of interest. The above were seen from Boats operated by The Whaling City Dredge & Dock Corp., 85 Fairview Ave., Groton, Conn. |
