• Groton Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo, White, Black Logo, Merlin Classics
  • Groton Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo, Sport Grey, Black Logo, Merlin Classics
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Groton Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo - Black Logo

Groton Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Embroidered Cotton Polo - Black Logo

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The Groton polo, for the town that is the Submarine Capital of the World. Soft ring-spun cotton pique with the Groton vintage retro logo embroidered on the chest in black thread: hometown pride that passes at the office.

Choose the polo when a t-shirt is too casual and a logo too loud: the embroidered crest reads as a club mark, so it works for golf, a summer dinner or a workday. It is the Groton gift for fathers, grooms and anyone who already owns too many tees.

Soft 100% ring-spun cotton pique (~5.2 oz/yd²), a semi-fitted side-seamed cut, and our vintage-retro logo embroidered on the chest make this a clean everyday polo for work, golf, or weekends. It has a classic 2-button placket with dyed-to-match buttons, breathes well in warm weather, and carries advanced fabric certification. Care: machine wash cold (gentle), tumble dry low, no bleach, do not iron decoration, no dry clean. Embroidery uses thread rather than ink, so slight differences from the digital product image are normal; the full details are in our Embroidery footer.

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 EMBROIDERED COTTON POLO

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 (embroidered)

Blank: Semi-fitted pique polo, side-seamed, 2-button placket

Fabric: 100% ring-spun cotton, ~5.2 oz/yd²

Decoration: Chest embroidery, black thread

Care: Machine wash cold (gentle), tumble dry low, no bleach, do not iron decoration

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.

How do I send a gift?

Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

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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The fish chapter is the one almost nobody remembers. In 1927, Atlantic Coast Fisheries bought the old Groton Iron Works yard and turned its cavernous steel sheds into something startlingly modern: a plant that filleted haddock, froze each fillet solid on aluminum plates, and wrapped it in crisp new Cellophane — individually quick-frozen seafood a full generation before it reached the average American grocer. Fortune magazine marveled at an operation built for ten million fillets a year, its lines run in part by rows of women at automatic wrapping machines. It was ahead of its time in the most literal sense: the fish were landed up in Boston, too far to stay competitive, and the Depression left shoppers wanting the cheapest food, not the finest. Barely four years after it opened, the plant went quiet. The future had arrived too early to survive.

Today Groton is known the world over for its submarines, and at home for its monument, its harbor, and its shoreline parks. Its story blends Pequot beginnings, colonial shipbuilding, Revolutionary sacrifice, and the nuclear age that began on its waterfront. Our Groton designs gather that identity into wearable form — the Submarine Capital, the Thames, the Connecticut coast. Explore the collection and carry a little of Groton's depths with you.

Why People Visit Groton Connecticut

Groton draws people who love the sea and the stories that come with it. It is the Submarine Capital of the World, with the first nuclear submarine open to walk through; it is a Revolutionary battlefield with a monument to its fallen; and it is a working shoreline of deep harbor, forts, beaches, and lighthouse points. Visitors come for the rare combination — naval history you can stand inside, colonial history you can climb, and a Connecticut coast you can walk all in one town on the Thames.

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