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 Long Lines |
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CS LONG LINES
Built by Schlieker Werft, Hamburg. Completed by Deutsche Werft after Schlieker Werft went bankrupt. Launched 24 September 1961. Delivered June 1963 Length 511 ft 6 in. Breadth 69 ft 10 in. Draught 26 ft 9 in. Gross tonnage 11326 Built for the Transoceanic Cable Ship Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T. Fitted with 3 cable tanks, two of 55 ft dia and one 42 ft dia., all being 32 ft high, giving a storage capacity of 156,119 cubic feet or 2168 nm of 1¼ inch cable. Three smaller tanks each with a capacity of 3,000 cu. ft. for storing repair cable were fitted between the main tanks. The cable laying equipment consisted of a linear cable engine in the stern and two paying out-picking up machines forward with three 10 ft dia bow sheaves and gantry for laying rigid repeaters.
In 1997 Tyco International acquired AT&T Submarine Systems, which included CS Long Lines and CS Charles L. Brown. Following Tyco Telecommunications' purchase of new cable ships, Long Lines was mainly employed on repair duties. Sold for scrap, the ship arrived at Alang, India on 27 June 2003 for breaking up. CABLE WORK
See also: Undersea Cable Systems - A Survey, or: Explanation to an Unknown Lady in Philadelphia by Robert L. Easton |
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Last revised: 21 February, 2010 |
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