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	Connecticut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Connecticut (pronounced /kəˈnɛtɪkət/) is a state of the United States, part of the New England region, as well as the southernmost state in New England and the wealthiest state in the country.
		Connecticut is bordered on the south by Long Island Sound, on the west by New York State, on the north by Massachusetts, and on the east by Rhode Island.
		As of 2004, the population of Connecticut was 3,503,604.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Connecticut (2762 words)

	Encyclopedia: Connecticut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Gold Coast is a region of the state of Connecticut roughly contiguous with the boundaries of Fairfield County; it derives its regional nickname from Fairfield County being ranked as one of the wealthiest counties in the United States and being the headquarters to most of the hedge funds in...
		The Litchfield Hills is a region of the state of Connecticut located in the northwestern corner of the state; it is a term that is semi-contiguous with the boundaries of Litchfield County, for which it is named.
		Connecticut is the richest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $28,766 (2000) and a personal per capita income of $43,173 (2003).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Connecticut (9371 words)

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		Connecticut also carries the Mark 48 advanced capability torpedo, the most reliable torpedo in the world for use against surface ships and submarines.
		Connecticut will be homeported in Groton, Conn., with a crew of 14 officers and 120 enlisted personnel.
		Connecticut can operate at depths greater than 800 feet, and its nuclear reactor powers the submarine to speeds in excess of 25 knots when submerged.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/submarines/connecticut/commissi.txt (322 words)

	Connecticut State Symbols (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Connecticut is one of the finest sources in the world of the almandine garnet.
		Built by Connecticut craftsmen, USS Nautilus was the world's first nuclear powered submarine and logged more than 500,000 nautical miles during her distinguished 25 year career.
		The USS Nautilus, named Connecticut's State Ship by the 1983 General Assembly has been designated a National Historic Landmark and is permanently berthed next to the Submarine Force Library and Museum at Goss Cove in Groton.
	cla.uconn.edu /symbols.html (1644 words)

	USS Connecticut
		Groton — As the United States entered the 20th century, the battleship USS Connecticut was the flagship of the Navy’s Great White Fleet, a symbol of the country’s might on the high seas.
		John G. Rowland noted that the first Connecticut sailed in protection of this country in 1776, and that the submarine commissioned Friday is the fifth warship to bear witness to the state’s maritime heritage.
		Connecticut first lady Patricia L. Rowland, the sponsor of the ship, recalled that when it was christened 15 months ago, she worried about the sailors on the pier swaying and near collapse from the heat.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/6262/ct.htm (1676 words)

	Connecticut - Biocrawler definition:Connecticut - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Connecticut is a state of the United States, part of the New England region, as well as the southernmost state in New England and one of the wealthiest states in the country.
		Middletown, Connecticut was the major supplier of pistols to the United States government during the War of 1812, with numerous gun manufacturers in the area.
		Connecticut's first recorded invention was a lapidary machine, by Abel Buell of Killingworth, in 1765.
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Connecticut (2973 words)

	SSN 22 Connecticut
		The USS Connecticut was christened on September 1, 1997 at Electric Boat in Groton, Conn.
		USS Connecticut (SSN 22) returned to Naval Submarine Base New London on September 2, 2004 after completing a nearly six-month deployment as part of the USS Wasp (LHD 1) Expeditionary Strike Group.
		CONNECTICUT sailed on her first voyage 25 August 1861, delivered men and supplies to ships on the blockade along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts as far as Galveston, Texas, and returned to New York 29 September.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/ssn-22.htm (1587 words)

	Groton, Connecticut
		The town of Groton, Connecticut is host to SUBASE New London and the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics.
		In 1868, the State of Connecticut gave the Navy 112 acres (0.5 km²) of land along the Thames River to build a Naval Station.
		On January 21, 1954 the first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), was launched from Groton.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/g/gr/groton__connecticut.html (440 words)

	USS S-49 (SS-160) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		USS S-49 (SS-160) was laid down on 22 October 1920 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company at Bridgeport, Connecticut.
		On 12 March, USS S-49 returned to the United States Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut...whence she completed a run to the Portsmouth Navy Yard at Kittery, Maine; and, then, back to Connecticut...then transited to the Philadelphia Navy Yard at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with USS S-50, for inactivation.
		USS S-49 was sold to the Boston Iron and Metal Company at Baltimore, Maryland, on 25 May 1931.
	ussubvetsofworldwarii.org /S-49.html (848 words)

	USS Connecticut (SSN 22)
		USS CONNECTICUT is the second of the three SEAWOLF class nuclear powered Attack Submarines.
		USS CONNECTICUT is the fifth ship in the Navy to bear the name of the state.
		During the ICEX 2003 naval exercises near the North Pole, USS CONNECTICUT was stalked and "attacked" by a "hostile" polar bear when the submarine poked its sail and rudder through the ice.
	navysite.de /ssn/ssn22.htm (151 words)

	Artic - Under Ice Operations- USS Connecticut (SSN-22) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		USS Connecticut departed Groton, Connecticut on her first deployment to the Mediterranean Sea on May 1, 2002.
		Connecticut displaces 9137 tons submerged and is capable of speeds in excess of 35 knots when submerged.
		She is homeported in Groton, Connecticut and carries a crew of 12 officers and 121 enlisted men.
	thesaltysailor.com /ships/SSN-17.htm (277 words)

	USS Connecticut -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The third Connecticut was a sidewheel steamer launched in 1861 that saw action in the (Civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865) American Civil War.
		The fifth (Click link for more info and facts about Connecticut (SSN-22)) Connecticut (SSN-22) is the second (Click link for more info and facts about Seawolf-class submarine) Seawolf-class submarine.
		A (Any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles) monitor was named Connecticut while under construction, but was commissioned as Nevada.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/us/uss_connecticut2.htm (160 words)

	ipedia.com: USS Connecticut (BB-18) Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The fourth Connecticut (BB-18), the lead ship of her class of battleship was launched 29 September 1904 by the New York Navy Yard sponsored by Miss A. Welles, granddaughter of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy during the American Civil War, and commissioned 29 September 1906 with Captain W. Swift in command.
		In the summer of 1920, Connecticut sailed to the Caribbean and the west coast on a midshipman and Naval Reserve training cruise.
		Entering Puget Sound Navy Yard on 16 December 1922, Connecticut was decommissioned there 1 March 1923, and sold for scrapping 1 November 1923, in accordance with the Washington Naval Treaty for the limitation of naval armaments.
	www.ipedia.com /uss_connecticut__bb_18_.html (579 words)

	USS Connecticut to Return Home
		Connecticut departed SUBASE March 31 in support of the global war on terrorism as part of the USS Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG).
		Connecticut is the second ship of the Seawolf class.
		Connecticut's flexibility and impressive capabilities provide the Navy with an undersea weapons platform to operate in any scenario against any threat from open ocean missions to operations under Arctic ice and shallow water.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=15005 (405 words)

	U.S.S. Connecticut-Articles
		The song pays homage to technology, but reminds us that it is people who have built the USS Connecticut and people who will guide her for the generation to come.
		He contacted friends who had USS Connecticut song written and recorded by troubadours worked at the former Underwater Sound Lab, which led him to other friends at Sonalysts in Waterford, and they had the perfect sound.
		The Connecticut, which is scheduled to be delivered to the Navy late this year, is the fourth warship to bear the state's name.
	www.crackerbarrel-ents.com /uss_ct_articles.htm (1413 words)

	The Dolphin - News - 10/02/2003 - Connecticut changes hands Sub accomplished much during Clark's tour
		Cmdr. Robert E. Clark II turned over command of USS Connecticut (SSN 22), the Navy's newest and most technologically advanced in-service submarine, to Cmdr. Philip G. McLaughlin during a change of command ceremony at SUBASE last Friday.
		During the past two years, Connecticut achieved a number of milestones, including completing a 21-day acoustic sea trial illustrating how quiet the sub can be.
		Connecticut also conducted an Operational Test Launch (OTL) of a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) certifying her for all future TLAM operations.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=10249853&BRD=1659&PAG=461&dept_id=8103&rfi=6 (501 words)

	Documentary Programs
		USS Nautilus, the first of the U.S. nuclear fleet, proved that nuclear power could greatly enhance the power, durability and stealth of the submarine.
		Connecticut is one of the most highly suburbanized states in the country.
		Connecticut farmers and the farming way of life helped to build the state, give sustenance to millions, and provide state residents with a special sense of place.
	www.simonpure.com /documentaries.htm (532 words)

	USS Connecticut Will Make History
		Groton - When the USS Connecticut embarks on its second deployment in the coming days, it will sail into the history books as the first Atlantic fleet submarine to participate in a new concept in naval warfare.
		The Connecticut will operate with the USS Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group, or ESG, which over the next several months will be poised to conduct amphibious operations as needed in the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf.
		Carter agreed that the days when a Navy officer might spend all his or her time focused on a specific class of ship - submarine, surface combatant, carrier or amphibious ship - are giving way to an era when officers have to be fluent in the language of all the communities.
	www.diodon349.com /submarines/uss_connecticut_will_make_history_NSLUpdate_020604.htm (1119 words)

	249 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Since I had the honor to sail on her namesake, the USS Flasher SSN 613, I f eel it is my duty to try and inform those of you who may have never heard of this fine vessel.
		Saunders of New London, Connecticut, wife of a Navy Cross winner who was serving in the submarine service at that time, was the spo nsor.
		On June 1, 1959 the USS Flasher SS 249 was "struck" from the Navy records.
	www.rddesigns.com /249.html (1790 words)

	USS Nautilus (SSN 571)
		USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) descended from a long line of proud fighting ships, and was the sixth ship of the fleet to bear the name.
		This final acceptance of such a truly unique ship is a tribute to the reliability of this vessel, a characteristic of which predominated her history.
		In recognition of her pioneering role in the practical use of nuclear power, NAUTILUS was designated a National Historic Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior on May 20, 1982.
	www.subguru.com /nautilus571.htm (3360 words)

	USN Ships--USS Connecticut (Battleship # 18)
		USS Connecticut, lead ship of a class of six 16,000-ton battleships, was built at the New York Navy Yard.
		In 1920, the year she was given the hull number BB-18, Connecticut made a training cruise through the Panama Canal to the west coast.
		USS Connecticut decommissioned at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in March 1923 and was sold for scrapping in November of that year.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/bb18.htm (617 words)

	U.S. Submarines Chronology: A Century of Silent Service
		USS Georgia (SSBN 729) cruising the Hood Canal at dawn, near the Trident Refit Facility in Bangor, Washington.
		10 Dec—USS Seadragon (SS 194) and USS Sealion (SS 195) in Cavite, Philippines, are attacked by Japanese aircraft.
		—USS Louisville (SSN 724) and USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) fire the first Tomahawk cruise missiles from a submarine in combat during the Persian Gulf War.
	www.hlla.com /reference/subs.html (2953 words)

	USN Ships--USS Connecticut (1861-1865)
		Following conversion to a warship, she was commissioned as USS Connecticut in August 1861.
		During the rest of the year and for most of 1862 she served as a transport, carrying supplies and personnel in support of the Navy's blockade of the Confederate coast from Virginia to Texas.
		Connecticut's final tour of duty, along the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, took place as the Civil War came to an end and the Navy began its post-war demobilization.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/connect.htm (534 words)

	The American Legion Department of Connecticut: USS Connecticut (SSN-22) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The newest of which is Post 222, added to our rolls in 1998 when the nuclear submarine USS Connecticut (SSN-22) was commissioned.
		It was the sense of the delegates to the 1997 Department (State) Convention that the Department of Connecticut charter an American Legion Post aboard the USS Connecticut.
		The last vessel named for Connecticut was commissioned in 1906 and served as the flagship of President Teddy Roosevelt's "Great White Fleet" in its famous around the world cruise of 1907.
	www.ct.legion.org /usscon.htm (141 words)

	USS Connecticut
		The first Connecticut, a gondola, was built at Skenesborough, N.Y., in 1776 for service with the Continental Army on Lake Champlain.
		Commanded by Army Captain Grant, she joined General Benedict Arnold's fleet by 20 August 1776 and took part in the Battle of Valcour Island on 11, 12, and 13 October 1776.
		Threatened with capture at Split Rock on the last day of the battle, Connecticut was burned on Arnold's orders to prevent her capture by the enemy.
	www.multied.com /NAVY/Brigatines/Connecticut.html (128 words)

	SSBN-598 George Washington-Class Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines - SSBN - United States Nuclear Forces
		The USS George Washington (SSBN 598) was the world’s first nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine.
		The USS George Washington (SSBN-598) resumed from patrol on 21 January 1961, coming alongside the tender USS Proteus (AS-19) at New London, Connecticut.
		The USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599) resumed from patrol on 8 March 1961, but she came alongside the same USS Proteus which had moved to Holy Loch, Scotland becoming the first SSBN to use Holy Loch as a refit and upkeep anchorage.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/usa/slbm/ssbn-598.htm (661 words)

	Connecticut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The current governor of Connecticut is M. Jodi Rell (Republican) and the two U.S. senators are Christopher J. Dodd (Democrat) and Joseph I. Lieberman (Democrat).
		There is, however, a great disparity in incomes through the state; although New Canaan has the highest per capita income in America, Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven are three of the ten cities with the lowest per capita incomes in America.
		Initially, Connecticut manufacturers applied the system to the manufacture of economically priced high quality firearms by Whitney, Colt's Manufacturing Company, the New Haven Arms Company (which later became the Winchester Repeating Arms Company), and, just across the border in Massachusetts, the Springfield Armory, leading to Connecticut's nickname "the arsenal of democracy".
	www.connecticutsite.com (2130 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Conn. / Submarine to be used in new naval warfare strategy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Connecticut will be the first submarine from the Atlantic fleet used in a new Naval strategy that focuses on an increased number of battle groups with fewer ships.
		The new concept is a departure from the current strategy of building large battle groups around aircraft carriers or amphibious group that could deploy larger numbers of troops with limited strike capabilities.
		The Wasp ESG will include the Wasp and Connecticut, as well as a tank and truck transport, a troop transport, two cruisers and a destroyer.
	www.boston.com /news/local/connecticut/articles/2004/02/05/submarine_to_be_used_in_new_naval_warfare_strategy?mode=PF (624 words)

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