EB to help restore USS Groton sail

8 Apr 2025


Economic Development, Community Interest

Electric Boat is donating 25,000 hours of labor — representing about $2.5 million — to help restore the sail of the USS Groton (SSN 694) for the USS Groton Sail Monument.

“Without this generous donation of time and talent, construction of this monument would not be possible,” John Padgett, USS Groton Sail Foundation chairman, said in a statement.

The monument, which will be located in a grassy area along Route 117 adjacent to the Groton Public Library, will display the decommissioned submarine's sail and rudder, according to a news release. It will be a "monument to honor the men and women who build, design, operate and maintain our nation’s submarines, and the families and communities who support them."

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