History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications
from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network
1969 Portugal - England Cable
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History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications |
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1969 Portugal - England Cable |
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This cable from Sesimbra, Portugal to Goonhilly, England, was manufactured by Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd. and was owned and operated by the British GPO and the Portuguese CPRM (Companhia Portuguesa Rádio Marconi). Laid by CS Alert (4), this cable was a UK link to SAT-1, the South Africa - Portugal cable, which was laid in 1968 and opened on 18 February 1969. The route of SAT-1 was Melkbosstrand, South Africa - Georgetown, Ascension - Baia da Mordeira, Cape Verde Islands - Santa Cruz, Tenerife - Sesimbra, Portugal. System length of the Portugal - UK section was 951 nm; it was withdrawn from service in 1992. The Portuguese medal shown below commemorates the 1969 inauguration of the Sesimbra cable station. In 1973 a radio link connected Sesimbra to the TAT-5 cable station at Conil, Spain.
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Last revised: 28 December, 2009 |
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