• Groton Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top, Athletic Heather, Black Logo, Merlin Classics
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Groton Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - Black Logo

Groton Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - Black Logo

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The Groton tank, for the town that is the Submarine Capital of the World. Lightweight Airlume cotton jersey with the Groton vintage retro logo on the chest in black, for the hottest months of the year.

The tank is the summer Groton piece: light enough for the trail, the boat and the porch, cut in a retail unisex fit that runs true to size. Order it before the warm weather does the deciding for you.

Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton gives this lightweight unisex tank its soft jersey feel. The retail fit runs true to size for adults, with side-seam construction, self-fabric binding, and a tear-away label. Solid colors are 100% cotton and select heather/prism shades may include cotton–poly or cotton–poly–rayon blends.

Groton split from New London in 1705 on the east bank of the Thames, where a deep harbor made it a shipbuilding town. On September 6, 1781, Colonel William Ledyard’s 164 militia made their stand at Fort Griswold against Benedict Arnold’s 800; the 134-foot Groton Monument of 1830 honors the fallen on Groton Heights.

Electric Boat built seventy-four diesel submarines here in the Second World War, and on January 21, 1954, launched the USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine in the world. She is berthed today at the Submarine Force Museum, free to walk through. Avery Point and Bluff Point face Fishers Island Sound. The mark on this piece is the boats that disappear.


QUICK FACTS — GROTON CT COTTON JERSEY TANK

Town: Groton, Connecticut

Founded: 1705

Known for: Submarine Capital of the World; USS Nautilus (1954); Fort Griswold and the Battle of Groton Heights (1781)

Art: Groton vintage retro logo, black (printed)

Blank: Unisex jersey tank, retail fit, side-seamed, self-fabric binding

Fabric: Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton; solids 100% cotton, heather/prism shades blended

Label: Tear-away

Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL

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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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But the buildings stood. In 1946 Pfizer bought the yard for under a million dollars and filled those same halls with towering fermentation tanks. Groton went on to brew penicillin by the ton — enough to supply most of the United States and half the world — and helped drive the price of the miracle drug from twenty dollars a dose down to under two cents. The antibiotics perfected here traveled with medics to the front-line MASH tents of Korea, and then reached everyone else. Today that rocky point on Eastern Point holds a gleaming research campus where nearly every one of the company's medicines is shaped, in part. From a fish dock to a cure that circled the globe — the same half-mile of Thames riverbank.

Today the deep harbor that drew the shipwrights and the Navy still defines Groton. The Submarine Force Museum berths the Nautilus on the Thames; Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park keeps the monument and the memory; and the coast opens out at Bluff Point, Eastern Point Beach, and Avery Point, where the last lighthouse built in Connecticut still stands above Long Island Sound. Groton is Connecticut's hard-edged maritime soul — monuments, harbors, and the deep water that made all of it possible.

Why People Visit Groton Connecticut

  • Tour the free Submarine Force Museum and step aboard the Historic Ship Nautilus, the world's first nuclear submarine, berthed on the Thames.
  • Walk the ramparts of Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park and climb the 135-foot Groton Monument for views over the harbor.
  • Hike or bike the wooded trails of Bluff Point State Park out to its tidal coves and rocky point.
  • Visit Avery Point — the Branford House mansion, the University of Connecticut campus lawns, and Avery Point Light, the last lighthouse built in Connecticut.
  • Relax at Eastern Point Beach, a small family cove with breakwater views across the river mouth.
  • Take a guided tour of the Gungywamp State Archaeological Preserve to see its colonial stone chambers and double stone circle.

Groton Connecticut Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring an oyster above Connecticut Est. 1636