| Voyage: 10 November 1890 - 08 December 1890. |
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S. S. Seine
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Introduction
This page concerns John Seymour's 1890 voyage, as Master of the SS Seine, to Marstrand, Norway, to lay a submarine telegraph cable. The cable time-line page page records a cable: "1890. Newbiggin by the Sea, England - Marstrand, Sweden. Telcon? Great Northern Telegraph Co? System 503 nm."
Little material is presently available concerning this voyage. Contributions and suggestions are welcome.
Author and contact: Dougal WatsonThe ship and her crew
| Ship | Seine. ON 28736. Registered London: 148/1873. |
| Owner | Registered managing owner: William Shuter, 38 Old Broad Street, London, England. |
| A voyage | from "London to marstrand, Norway and / or any ports or places within the limits of 75° North and 60° South latitude, the maximum time to be one year. trading in any [???], and to end in the United Kingdom, at a final port of discharge therein" |
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| Ship's crew and personnel | |
| Master | John Seymour (34.778), previously "Same 1890". |
| Mate | C Harvey (01.4886 oc), previously Seine 1890. |
| 2 mate | P Rule (97.391 oc), previously Seine 1890. |
| 3 mate | [???], previously West Neath 1890. |
| 4 mate | J A Moses, previously McGarel 1890. |
| Navigator | H J N Harrison, previously Seine 1890. |
| Surgeon | E C Osborn, first ship. |
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| Bosun | |
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| Notes | |
Agreement and Account of Crew (Foreign-going ship):
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| First two pages of the "Agreement and Account of Crew (Foreign-going ship)" for the 10 November 1890 - 08 December 1890 voyage of the cable-ship S S Seine, under Master John Seymour |
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