History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy

	History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network
CS Telconia by Bill Glover

CS TELCONIA

Built in 1909 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.

Length 213.2 ft. Breadth 30.9 ft Depth 13.0 ft. Gross tonnage 1013

Cable Steamer "Telconia"
(Teleg. Construction & Maintenance Co.)
Fitted with "Welin Quadrant" Davits.
The Welin Davit & Engineering Co. Ltd.,
5, Lloyd's Avenue, E.C.

Built for the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, both to assist the cable layers on major projects and also to carry out repair work when required. Fitted with two 22 ft diameter tanks, one forward and one aft, capable of holding 8000 cubic feet of cable. Two bow sheaves were fitted but no stern sheaves. In service until late 1934 when sold for scrap.

CABLE WORK

1910	Assisted CS Colonia with the Bay Roberts - Penzance cable
1914-18	Diverted the Borkum - Vigo cable to England
1929	Cadiz - Arzila cable for the Spanish Government

Last revised: 19 September, 2007

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