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Description: | The 1865 expedition had gone most of the way to Newfoundland laying the Transatlantic cable when tragedy struck. The telegraph cable broke and was lost into the ocean's depths. Repeated efforts were mad to grapple the cable, but to no avail. The 'Great Eastern' had to wait for another year before a new attempt could be made. The 1865 expedition had gone most of the way to Newfoundland laying the Transatlantic cable when tragedy struck. The telegraph cable broke and was lost into the ocean's depths. Repeated efforts were mad to grapple the cable, but to no avail. The 'Great Eastern' had to wait for another year before a new attempt could be made.
Box Title: Steamships 1840-1860. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | prints Great Eastern 1858 [British] | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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