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Description: | This image shows crew members on 25 July 1865 on the board the 'Great Eastern' searching for a fault in the telegraph cable. After retrieving the cable they found that a piece of wire, five centimetres (two inches) long, had been driven clear through the cable, stopping it from working by earthing the current. Mounted with PAG8273.; No.8.
Box Title: Navigation. Diving. Prison Hulks. Cranes & Cables. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Subjects: | Great Eastern (1858) prints Great Eastern 1858 [British] | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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