History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications
from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network
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Retriever (1)
by Bill Glover
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History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications |
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CS RETRIEVER (1)
Built in 1878 by Cunliffe and Dunlop, Port Glasgow Length 180.00 ft. Breadth 30.3 ft. Depth 15.1 ft. Gross tonnage 775 Built for the West Coast of America Telegraph Company and based at Callao, Lima. A flush-decked ship with the cable machinery mounted on the upper deck. Triple bow sheaves were fitted, as were two cable tanks, each 26 ft., dia by 7 ft. In cable service until 1909 when sold to A. Milne & Co., who renamed her Clova. Sold again in 1923 and renamed Maranon by her new owners. Wrecked in 1936. CABLE WORK |
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