![]() ![]() I looked over at one of my friends and she had tears running down her face. I have never seen such a small place have such impact. ![]() Then we proceeded to look at the huge wall with the name of the 3, 617 men lost in action. We stopped laughing and talking and slowly went around and looked carefully at the plaques giving the names of all the lost subs and what they think happened to them. A memorial to all the submariners that have lost their lives in the line of duty. That was pretty cool, Then we started slowly looking around and realized this was a memorial. At first I saw a top of a sub, the sign said Flasher. It looked sort of interesting so we went over to it. A couple of friends and myself were waking around Groton looking for a place to eat and we happened across this place. Walk Softy Walk Softy Stranger: You Stand on Hallowed Ground. It was built by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, saw seven patrols in the Pacific, sunk 21 enemy ships, returned to Groton after the war, and became the centerpiece of this heart wrenching monument in 1974. The USS Flasher was not lost at sea it was chosen for this monument because of its local ties and many successful missions. There are plaques to read and a torpedo on display. There’s a massive wall with all of the 3, 617 names. ![]() There’s a lot to see here– starting with the memorial’s focal point the Conning Tower of USS Flasher ( SS- 249), 52 granite stones –each one is inscribed with the name of a submarine lost in WW II and the date it perished. This sobering memorial will take your breath away. In many ways, it is a ghost ship, and you can feel the spirits of 3, 617 lost submariners that were killed on their ships while in service to the United States during WW II. Slow down when you are in the area and look for the deck and tower of a ghost white submarine. As you drive through Groton, there’s a small traffic circle more or less where Bridge Street and Thames Street converge. ![]()
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