![]() ![]() Laying commenced 7 July and was completed on 27 July. The whole cable was then wrapped in jute and dipped in Bright and Clarks Composition. 0000 BWG black iron wires, intermediate 12 No. 13 BWG galvanised iron wires each wrapped in 5 strands of white manilla, shore ends 12 No. 18 BWG, 6 wrapped around 7th, coated with three layers of Chattertons Compound and 3 layers of gutta percha then wrapped in tarred jute. Great Eastern - William Cory - Albany - Medway Valentia, Ireland - Heart's Content, Newfoundland CableĪfter the successful laying of the 1866 cable, Great Eastern picked up the end of the 1865 cable and completed the run. 13 BWG homogeneous bright iron wires each wire wrapped in 5 strands tanned manilla, shore ends 10 No. Coated with 3 layers of Chattertons Compound and then 3 layers of gutta percha all wrapped in tarred jute. CABLE: 1 copper conductor comprising 7 strands No. Great Eastern - Caroline - Medway - Albany Telcon manufactured the main cable 2300 nm. Henley Telegraph Works manufactured the Irish shore end of 27 nm. The cable was abandoned less than three months after its inception. Attempts to revive the cable continued, and fragments of messages were received, but the last signs of life were on October 28th 1858. The cable worked with variable results for three weeks, the last complete message being received on September 1st 1858. The completed cable as it left the machine was dipped in a heated composition consisting of tar, pitch and linseed oil. Armouring consisted of 18 strands each strand composed of 7 of the best charcoal iron wires, six wrapped around the seventh, each of 22 BWG. This was wrapped in jute yarn soaked with a composition consisting of 5/12 Stockholm tar, 5/12 pitch, 1/12 boiled linseed oil and 1/12 common bees wax. ![]() CABLE: 7 strands of copper wire, six wrapped around the seventh, No 22 BWG covered with three coats of gutta percha to No 4 BWG. HMS Agamemnon - USS Niagara - Industry recovered 40 nm of cable at Newfoundland. 100 nm was brought back to England the remainder was used in the earlier attempts which took place in 1858. Total carried on this expedition 3000 nm. Glass Elliot & Co 900 nm in addition to that left from the 1857 expedition. Ireland - Bay Bull Arm, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland See also this article HMS Agamemnon loaned by Royal Navy to layĬable manufactured by Glass Elliot & Co. HMS Agamemnon - USS Niagara - Willing Mind New York Newfoundland and London Telegraph Glass Elliot & Co - 1250 nm for 1857 attempt and a further 900 nm for theġ858 attempt. Gutta Percha Co supplied the core for theġ8 expeditions. Valentia, Ireland - Bay Bull Arm, Trinity CABLE: as Prince Edward Is - New Brunswick cable Gutta Percha Co supplied the core - Glass & Co 9 BWG bright iron wires, shore ends 12 No 4 BWG black iron wires. CABLE: 1 copper conductor consisting of 7 strands No 22 BWG wire, 6 wrapped around the 7th then covered with gutta percha to No 1 BWG. Laid on 10 July taking 15 hours to complete. Armouring, main cable 12 No 9 BWG bright iron wires and shore ends 12 No. CABLE: 1 copper conductor comprising 7 strands No 14 BWG wire, 6 wrapped around 7th then covered with gutta percha. New York Newfoundland and London Telegraph Co Ray Newfoundland - Cape North:Cape Breton Island Clicking on the header a second time will reverse the sort sequence.Ĭlicking the "Top" button will return to the top of the page and reset the sort to the default. The table can be sorted by clicking on a column header. ![]() Thanks as always to Bill Glover for his meticulous transcription of these records. High resolution scans of this book were made by its present curator, Alcatel-Lucent of Greenwich, successor to the Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company, and were provided to the Atlantic Cable site by Allan Green. See also this paper by Alsadair Wilkie on Route Clearance for Hibernia Express, which describes the locating and clearing of many earlier Atlantic cables during the laying of Hibernia's new cable in 2015.Įntries on this page (up until 1912) with detailed manufacturing records in the notes column have information from the Telcon Record Book of Submarine Cables Manufactured and Laid by the TC&M Company. Please note that Timeline entries within each year are not necessarily chronological, as the exact date of laying is generally not known. The ship name links to see descriptions or images. Links to see cable samples, the Company or Operator links for full descriptions, This page shows Atlantic cables and their connecting systems, extracted from the main Cable Timeline. History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communicationsįrom the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy - Cable Timeline Top ![]()
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