History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications |
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CS Investigator |
CS INVESTIGATOR Built in 1854 at Newcastle upon Tyne Length 204.4 ft. Breadth 28.8 ft. Depth 16.2 ft. Gross tonnage 700 Purchased in 1868 by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Co., and fitted with a single tank 33 ft. in length with circular ends of 12.5 ft. radius and a depth of 13 ft., giving a coiling capacity of 6315 cu. ft. One paying out machine was fitted forward, another fitted aft, along with twin bow sheaves and one stern sheave. Sold in 1871 to the British-Australian Telegraph Company and transferred to the Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Company on its formation. Transferred in 1875 to The West India and Panama Telegraph Company; following a boiler explosion in 1879 the vessel was written off. CABLE WORK
CABLE REPAIRS
OTHER DUTIES
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Last revised: 18 August, 2015 |
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