Groton

Boats And The Sea Have Always Been An Important Part Of The History Of Groton Known As The Submarine Capital Of The World. It Is Home To A U.S. Submarine Base And To General Dynamics-Electric Boat. Electric Boat'S Prolific Submarine Construction In The 1940S Helped America Win World War Ii And It Was In Groton That The World'S First Nuclear-Powered Submarine The Uss Nautilus Was Built And Launched. The Village Of Mystic Now A Popular Tourist Destination Was Home To The Nineteenth-Century Shipyards That Built The Andrew Jackson The Clipper Ship That Made The Record-Setting Voyage Between New York And San Francisco And The Galena The First Oceangoing Ironclad Used By The Union Navy During The Civil War.