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Groton CT, USS Groton (SSN-694)

Groton CT, USS Groton (SSN-694) poster art.

This vintage art deco style military naval travel poster “Groton CT, USS Groton (SSN-694)” is dedicated to the sailors who served aboard the USS GrotonUSS Groton (SSN-694), the seventh Los Angeles class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Groton, Connecticut. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 31 January 1971 and her keel was laid down on 3 August 1973, launched on 9 October 1976 and commissioned on 8 July 1978, Naval Submarine Base New London is the United States Navy’s primary East Coast submarine base, also known as the “Home of the Submarine Force” or Submarine capital of the world”  located in Groton, Connecticut. Ex-Groton is scheduled to enter the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington.

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Design by Samantha Beaty

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Samantha is an Air Force veteran and an extremely talented illustrator, if you want to see more amazing art browse her portfolio.

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