History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications
from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network
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History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications |
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CS CAROLINE Built in 1853 by John Scott Russell and Co., London. Length 153.8 ft. Breadth 28.2 ft. Depth 15.1 ft. Gross tonnage 526. Purchased by W.T. Henley’s Telegraph Works Co. in 1865 and fitted out for cable work. Used as a support ship on the 1865 and 1866 Atlantic cable expeditions. Chartered to the West India and Panama Telegraph Co. in 1879. Sold for commercial trading in 1881 and in 1893 was lost as the result of a collision.CABLE WORK
OTHER DUTIES
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Last revised: 3 July, 2015 |
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