Being that we lived smack on the Thames River we saw what ever came and went. I didn't appreciate it as much then as I do now how lucky I was to have enjoyed the comings and going of cargo ships, military ships that passed by our place to get to the Navy Submarine Base or Electric Boat Corp where they build the subs. Got to see a lot of war ships pass by going to the sub base or the State pier where the sub tenders stayed and the nukes sub would load of them. I had the privilege to watch most of the nuke fleet of subs get launched.
What you are seeing here is ships that came in to New London City Pier, directly across from our boat yard. In the 1st picture of the bow and rigging, if you look to the left of the ship you will see a big grey building, that was the boat yard, and the docks ran the entire length of the picture. Those are gone now from 50 years of no care. That big stone tower you see there is Fort Griswold. It is the same as the one at Washington DC, just smaller.
Here is the info on the ship in the picture.
The ARM Cuauht
What you are seeing here is ships that came in to New London City Pier, directly across from our boat yard. In the 1st picture of the bow and rigging, if you look to the left of the ship you will see a big grey building, that was the boat yard, and the docks ran the entire length of the picture. Those are gone now from 50 years of no care. That big stone tower you see there is Fort Griswold. It is the same as the one at Washington DC, just smaller.
Here is the info on the ship in the picture.
The ARM Cuauht
