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New London Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Heavy Crewneck Sweatshirt - Black Logo

New London Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Heavy Crewneck Sweatshirt - Black Logo

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The New London heavy crewneck, for the town that was the whaling city on the Thames. A classic 50/50 fleece sweatshirt with the New London vintage retro logo on the chest in black: the plain, durable one.

Choose this crewneck for durability and price: classic fit, ribbed collar and cuffs, a fleece that shrugs off years of washing. It is the New London sweatshirt to buy in twos, one for home and one for the person who grew up there, and it ships free in the U.S.

A classic-fit unisex crewneck in medium-heavy fleece, made for warmth and durability. Ribbed collar, cuffs & waistband, double-needle seams, and a tear-away label; DTG-printed design. Standard colors are 8.0 oz 50% cotton/50% polyester and Heather Sport colors are 60/40. White may appear off-white and the Orange hue may vary.

John Winthrop the Younger settled New London in 1646 at one of the best deep-water harbors on Long Island Sound, and the first shipyard opened in 1651. Its privateers took more than five hundred British ships in the Revolution; on September 6, 1781, Benedict Arnold’s raid burned more than 140 buildings, and the city rebuilt.

By the early 1800s it was the second-busiest whaling port in the world, and whaling money built its mansions. The 1801 Harbor Light and the Ledge Light mark the river mouth, Eugene O’Neill spent boyhood summers at Monte Cristo Cottage, the Amistad landed at the 1833 Custom House, and the Coast Guard Academy trains on the barque Eagle. The mark on this piece is the whaling city.


QUICK FACTS — NEW LONDON CT HEAVY CREWNECK SWEATSHIRT

Town: New London, Connecticut

Founded: 1646

Known for: Second-busiest whaling port in the world; the Coast Guard Academy; Eugene O’Neill’s Monte Cristo Cottage; the Thames harbor

Art: New London vintage retro logo, black (printed)

Blank: Unisex heavy crewneck sweatshirt, classic fit

Fabric: 8.0 oz 50% cotton / 50% polyester; Heather Sport 60/40

Details: Ribbed collar, cuffs and waistband; double-needle seams; tear-away label; DTG print

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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.

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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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New London keeps two seafaring identities at once. There is the whaling city — Whale Oil Row, the old harbor, the 1833 Custom House, and the lights that still guide ships in: New London Harbor Light, raised in 1801 and the oldest and tallest lighthouse in Connecticut, and the offshore Ledge Light of 1909, square on its house out in the channel. And there is the Coast Guard city — the academy on the Thames, the cadets, and the Eagle standing out under sail, one of the last great square-riggers flying the American flag. Between them runs the Thames itself, with the ferries pulling out for Orient Point and Block Island, the Amtrak trains along the waterfront, and the working harbor that has defined the place since 1646.

The water came first. The Pequot people lived and fished at the mouth of the Thames, and the settlement John Winthrop the Younger began here in 1646 was called Pequot until it was renamed New London in 1658 — for the city in England, on a river the colonists renamed the Thames to match. With one of the best deep-water harbors on the coast, New London became a shipbuilding and shipping town, and in the Revolution a base for privateers who captured hundreds of British vessels. That made it a target: on September 6, 1781, a British force led by the turncoat Benedict Arnold — born just up the river in Norwich — burned much of the city and stormed Fort Griswold across the Thames in Groton. New London rebuilt; chartered as a city in 1784, it turned back to the sea.

Why People Visit New London Connecticut

People come to New London for its deep maritime history and its working-harbor life — the whaling heritage, the Coast Guard Academy, the lighthouses and ferries, the literary thread of Eugene O'Neill. It is a real seaport, not a recreated one: a small Connecticut city with a great harbor and a long view down the Thames toward the Sound.

New London Connecticut Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring the Connecticut oyster shell over 1636