Niantic
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- Niantic (tribe)Niantic (tribe)The Niantic, or in their own language, the Nehântick or Nehantucket were a tribe of New England Native Americans, who were living in Connecticut and Rhode Island during the early colonial period. Due to intrusions of the Pequot, the Niantic were divided into an eastern and western division...
, tribe of native Americans
Ships
- Niantic (whaling vessel)Niantic (whaling vessel)Niantic was a whaleship that brought fortune-seekers to Yerba Buena later renamed San Francisco during the California Gold Rush of 1849. Run aground and converted into a storeship and hotel, she was a prominent landmark in the booming city for several years. The site of Niantic beside the...
, relic of San Francisco Gold Rush - USS Niantic Victory, Victory ship later renamed USNS Watertown (T-AGM-6)USNS Watertown (T-AGM-6)USNS Watertown was a Watertown-class missile range instrumentation ship acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1960 and converted from her Victory ship cargo configuration to a missile tracking ship, a role she retained for eleven years before being placed out of service in 1971.-Victory ship constructed in...
- USS Niantic (CVE-46), US aircraft carrier later renamed HMS Ranee (D03)HMS Ranee (D03)The USS Niantic , was a US escort aircraft carrier, that served in the Royal Navy as HMS Ranee .Niantic, originally given the designation AVG-46, was redesignated as ACV-46 on 20 August 1942. She was laid down by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Tacoma, Washington on 5 January 1943;...
Places
- Niantic, ConnecticutNiantic, ConnecticutNiantic is a census-designated place and village in the Town of East Lyme, Connecticut in the United States. The population was 3,085 at the 2000 census....
- Niantic, IllinoisNiantic, IllinoisNiantic is a village in Macon County, Illinois, United States whose population was 738 at the 2000 census.It is included in the Decatur, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Niantic is located at ....
- Niantic, Pennsylvania
- Niantic Bay, Connecticut
- Niantic RiverNiantic RiverThe Niantic River is a mainly tidal river in eastern Connecticut. It is crossed by the Niantic River Bridge carrying Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, as well as highway bridges carrying Connecticut Route 156 and US-1. It separates the towns of East Lyme and Waterford. The river is long....
, Connecticut