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Groton, Connecticut

Administration
Full nameGroton, Connecticut
Official nameGroton, Connecticut
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut
NECTANorwich-New London
RegionSoutheastern Connecticut
Incorporated1705
Government
TypeCouncil-manager
Town CouncilHarry A. Watson, Mayor
Peter J. Bartinik, Jr.
Heather Sherman Bond
Catherine Kolnaski
Frank O'Beirne, Jr.
John F. Scott, IV
Paulann H. Sheets
James L. Streeter
Elissa T. Wright
Town ManagerMark Oefinger
Town meeting moderatorRita M. Schmidt
Geography
Total Area45.2 sq mi (117.1 km2)
Land Area31.3 sq mi (81.1 km2)
Water Area13.9 sq mi (36.0 km2)
Demography
Total Population39167 (2008)
Density (pop.)510.3/km2 (1322/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneEastern (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code06340

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Groton is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 39,907 at the 2000 census.

Groton is the home of the Electric Boat Corporation, which is the major contractor for submarine work for the United States Navy, and the Navy's SUBASE New London. The pharmaceutical company Pfizer is also a major employer. The Avery Point section of Groton is home to a regional campus of the University of Connecticut.

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(Cell phone quality) This is the USS Annapolis leaving out to sea, passing under the I95 Bridge at the Thames River, between Groton and new London Connecticut. I was attached to this submarine for 4 1/2 years, before becoming a civilian once again. It feels really good to sea a Sub (boat) go out to sea without you on it. Believe me
0.73 min. | 4.28 user rating		 In the mid 1970's the Imperial Iranian Navy signed a contract to purchase three US submarines from the US Navy. One of these submarines named Kooseh or Shark was purchased for $650000 with an additional 26 million dollars spent for its complete overhaul. The Imperial Iranian Navy sent their best officers and sailors to the US so they could be trained at a US submarine school. The Iranian officers and sailors spent more that 2 years in Groton Connecticut training side by side US naval officers. Kooseh was delivered to the Imperial Iranian Navy in 1978. It was being prepared for its journey to Iran with its new Iranian crew when the Iranian Revolution took place. The new government refused to take the vessel despite the fact that it had already been paid for by Iran. The crew had to return the submarine to the US Navy and return to Iran without the submarine. This never seen before film shows the ceremony of transferring the vessel back to the US Navy and other footage of the Iranian crew inside the submarine. The US Navy continued to charge IRI $70000 a month to maintain the vessel and eventually seized the submarine as part of the Iranian assets during the hostage crises. The Submarine was later decommissioned and sold to a company in Florida using it as a research vessel.
8.90 min. | 4.8 user rating		 I was going to wait a while before uploading this to youtube, but it got posted on the Thrasher site this week. Here is Jay Burton's part from "Sea Level." I spent about 9 months filming this with him at the Groton Skatepark in Connecticut. Check out www.emulsionapparel.com to buy a full copy of "Sea Level," and support the scene! Elliott Vecchia and I put a lot of work into this project!
5.40 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Compilation of clips of a tour through the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear powered submarine. Located at Groton, Connecticut
4.63 min. | 4.85 user rating		 My latest motocross movie from Brouwer Land Motocross Track & Trails in Groton Connecticut. It was a busy day so there was lots of people there and this is the video from that day, a few races, some jumping and general riding. I hope you enjoy the video, please leave comments and rate! www.myspace.com I am on the KTM SX 105.
8.90 min. | 3.0 user rating
My latest motocross movie from Brouwer Land Motocross Track & Trails in Groton Connecticut. There's quite a few jumps in this one. Music is by Bring Me The Horizon - Chelsea Smile I hope you enjoy the video, please leave comments and rate! www.myspace.com I am on the KTM SX 105.
4.12 min. | 3.0 user rating		 Descrizione del volo da New-York a Groton (Connecticut) con Lorenzo. (Pilota in comando Giorgio).
7.20 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Sailors return home to Groton Connecticut after a long deployment on the USS Pittsburgh. See more DoD videos at dodvclips.mil
1.50 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Eight female officers for assignment to submarines will report May 10 to the Submarine Officer Basic Course in Groton, Connecticut. See more DoD videos at www.dodvclips.mil
1.00 min. | 3.28 user rating		 5.misec 2006, Groton, Connecticut -US Navy Submarine Force Museum and Library - USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear powered submarine
8.73 min. | 5.0 user rating

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NCBTMB Appoints New Board Officers - Massage Today Tweet this news
Massage Today--Chair-Elect Susan S. Toscano, NCTMB, of -Groton-, -Connecticut-, is an on-site team evaluator for the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation. ... - Date : Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:34:31 GMT+00:00
Stanford Who's Who Recruits Hospitality Partner For Membership - 24-7PressRelease.com (press release) Tweet this news
24-7PressRelease.com (press release)---GROTON-, -CT-, November 13, 2010 /Stanford Who's Who/ -- Mark Reichard has been accepted among the prestigious ranks of Stanford Who's Who as a result of his ... - Date : Sat, 13 Nov 2010 08:10:34 GMT+00:00
Chelsea Groton appoints corporate secretary - TheDay.com Tweet this news
TheDay.com--Magao currently serves on the allocations committee for the United Way of Southeastern -Connecticut-. Chelsea -Groton- Bank, which is a mutual, ... - Date : Sun, 07 Nov 2010 09:13:23 GMT+00:00
NNavy bans smoking from submarines - WWLP 22News Tweet this news
WWLP 22News---GROTON-, -Conn-. (AP) - Navy officials say they've begun smoking cessation programs at the Groton submarine base and removed smoking areas from subs based a ... - Date : Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:25:14 GMT+00:00
Local authors gather in Groton for book-signing - TheDay.com Tweet this news
TheDay.com--And if you don't happen to live next door to one of them, the next best thing is the annual Local Authors' Night at the -Groton- Public Library. ... - Date : Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:35:18 GMT+00:00
Navy to Commission Submarine Named After Show-Me State - OzarksFirst.com (blog) Tweet this news
OzarksFirst.com (blog)--The sea service will commission the USS Missouri Saturday morning at a ceremony in -Groton-, -Connecticut-. The fourth Navy ship to be dubbed Missouri, ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:00:09 GMT+00:00
FuelCell Energy power plants to be installed at US Naval Submarine base - istockAnalyst.com (press release) Tweet this news
istockAnalyst.com (press release)---...- announced the sale of two 300kW DFC300 fuel cell power plants to be installed at the US Naval Submarine base New London, located in -Groton-, -Connecticut-. ... - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:04:19 GMT+00:00
Escaping a Submarine - Ivanhoe Broadcast News Tweet this news
Ivanhoe Broadcast News--At the naval submarine base New London in -Groton-, -Connecticut-, sits an 84000 gallon trainer tank, the only one in the United States. ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:32:19 GMT+00:00
Inside the world's most advanced submarine - CNET (blog) Tweet this news
CNET (blog)--The North Carolina, the fourth Virginia class nuclear submarine, rests at its berth at the Naval Submarine Base New London, in -Groton-, -Connecticut-. ... - Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:04:10 GMT+00:00
Kooseh, the first Iranian submarine - Iranian (blog) Tweet this news
Iranian (blog)--The Iranian officers and sailors spent more that 2 years in -Groton Connecticut- training side by side US naval officers. Kooseh was delivered to the Imperial ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:21:29 GMT+00:00

Top employers :
# Employer # of Employees
1 Naval Submarine Base New London 10,150
2 General Dynamics Electric Boat 8,277
3 Pfizer 5,736
4 Town of Groton 947
5 1109th Aviation Classification and Repair Depot 466
6 City of Groton 266
7 Mystic Marriott 211
8 PCC Structurals 190
9 Pequot Health Center 169
10 Zachry Engineering 122

Principal communities :
Party Active voters Inactive voters Total voters Percentage
Total 18,703 1,027 19,730 100%

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