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Former undersea telegraph cable
Transatlantic telegraph cables are undersea cables running under the Atlantic Ocean which were used for telegraph communications. The Atlantic Telegraph
Transatlantic_telegraph_cable
Transoceanic communication line placed on the seabed
telecommunications links between continents, such as the first transatlantic telegraph cable which became operational on 16 August 1858. By 1872 all the
Submarine communications cable
Submarine_communications_cable
Communications cable across the Atlantic
A transatlantic telecommunications cable is a submarine communications cable connecting one side of the Atlantic Ocean to the other. In the 19th and early
Transatlantic communications cable
Transatlantic_communications_cable
Anglo-American telecommunications firm
businessman and financier, set his sights on laying the first transatlantic underwater telegraph cable after having been contacted by Frederic Newton Gisborne
Atlantic_Telegraph_Company
Topics referred to by the same term
Transatlantic cable may refer to: Transatlantic telegraph cable Transatlantic communications cable Other transatlantic submarine communications cable
Transatlantic_cable
Archaic term for region of the Atlantic Ocean
it seemed to be an ideal route for a transatlantic telegraph cable, and was actually used for the first such cable in 1858. The Victorian hydrographers
Telegraph_Plateau
English surgeon and electrical engineer (1816–1890)
work on the pioneering endeavour to lay the first transatlantic telegraph cable for the Atlantic Telegraph Company between western Ireland to eastern Newfoundland
Wildman_Whitehouse
Ship for laying undersea cables
The names of cable ships are often preceded by "C.S." as in CS Long Lines. The first transatlantic telegraph cable was laid by cable layers in 1857
Cable_layer
First trans-Atlantic telephone cable
TAT-1 (Transatlantic No. 1) was the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system. It was laid between Kerrera, Oban, Scotland, and Clarenville
TAT-1
President of the United States from 1857 to 1861
received one of the first official messages sent through the transatlantic telegraph cable. After test messages were sent earlier in August 1858, Queen
James_Buchanan
British engineer (1832–1888)
English electrical engineer who oversaw the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable in 1858, for which work he was knighted. Born on 8 June 1832
Charles_Tilston_Bright
American telegraphy business
to lay cables from Waterville in Ireland to Canso, Nova Scotia, without the major technical problems of the first Transatlantic telegraph cable. Onward
Commercial_Cable_Company
Irish island off the Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry
terminus of the first commercially viable transatlantic telegraph cable. The first attempt in 1857 to land a cable from Ballycarbery Strand on the mainland
Valentia_Island
Western European telecommunications business
Atlantic Cable Company (Société du Cable Transatlantique Francaise Limited) was established in 1869 to install a transatlantic telegraph cable independent
French_Atlantic_Cable_Company
Inductor in a transmission line
studying the problem of slow signalling speed of the first transatlantic telegraph cable in the 1860s. He concluded additional inductance was required
Loading_coil
formed the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company to manufacture and maintain the transatlantic telegraph cable for the Atlantic Telegraph Company
Electrical telegraphy in the United Kingdom
Electrical_telegraphy_in_the_United_Kingdom
Sloop of the Royal Navy
troopship and in 1858 assisted Agamemnon in the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable. She was sold for breaking in 1864. Gorgon was designed by Sir
HMS_Gorgon_(1837)
British captain of the SS Great Eastern
17 May 1893) captained SS Great Eastern on the laying of the Transatlantic telegraph cable in 1865 and 1866. Anderson was born in Dumfries in south west
James_Anderson_(sea_captain)
Passages of passengers and cargo across the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean was to physically connect the continents with a transatlantic telegraph cable, the first of which was installed from Valentia, Ireland to
Transatlantic_crossing
Latin American communications operator
which laid the first successful transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866, beginning a new era of international telegraph communications. In 1869, Pender
Cable & Wireless Communications
Cable_&_Wireless_Communications
British sailing steamship launched in 1858
years she was repurposed to lay underwater cable, laying the first lasting transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866. Finishing her life as a floating music
SS_Great_Eastern
Former industrial site in Greenwich, UK
jointly making the short-lived first transatlantic telegraph cable, Glass, Elliot supplied many early telegraph cables including Corsica–Sardinia, Lowestoft–Zandvoort
Enderby's_Wharf
Telegraph system of the British Empire
territory of the British Empire red or pink on political maps. The first transatlantic cable connected Ireland and Newfoundland in 1858, although it later failed
All_Red_Line
Anglo-American fur merchant and telecom executive (1806–1885)
Anglo-American fur merchant, best remembered for his promotion of the transatlantic telegraph cable. Born New Haven, Vermont, to American Revolutionary soldier
Curtis_Lampson
Operator who uses a telegraph key to send and receive the Morse code
Telegrapher), a museum in Colombia Commercial Cable Company List of obsolete occupations Transatlantic telegraph cable Ronnie J. Phillips, "Digital technology
Telegraphist
British engineer and businessman (1846–1931)
businessman, and amateur astronomer who was involved in the Transatlantic telegraph cable project. He was also the father of Frederick Lindemann, a physician
Adolph_Friedrich_Lindemann
Human settlement in England
1st Baronet, owner of the factory that produced the first Transatlantic telegraph cable. Shiney Row's name etymology is debated, and is said to come
Shiney_Row
Gunboat of the United States Navy
On arrival in England, Niagara was equipped to lay cable for the first transatlantic telegraph, which was to follow the shallow tableland discovered
USS_Niagara_(1855)
British engineer and inventor
particularly associated with the development of the electric telegraph and the transatlantic telegraph cable. He also took interest in the claims of parapsychology
C._F._Varley
part in solving the dispersion problem on the transatlantic telegraph cable of the Atlantic Telegraph Company. Magnetic were strongly connected with
British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company
British_and_Irish_Magnetic_Telegraph_Company
1852 ship
paid off in 1856 to be refitted to carry half of the first transatlantic telegraph cable. The first attempt in 1857 was a failure, but the second attempt
HMS_Agamemnon_(1852)
United States historic place
the hut formed a linkage point in the transatlantic telegraph cable of the French Cable Company connecting the cable, where it came ashore near the present
French_Cable_Hut
Transcontinental Telegraph 1861–1867 – Standardisation of the Ohm 1866 – Landing of the Transatlantic Cable 1866 – County Kerry Transatlantic Cable Stations 1876
List_of_IEEE_Milestones
American politician and businessman (1791–1883)
such as gelatin and participated in the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable. During the Gilded Age, Cooper became an ardent critic of the
Peter_Cooper
American businessman (1819–1892)
American and British governments, the Atlantic Telegraph Company began laying the first transatlantic telegraph cable, utilizing a shallow submarine plateau that
Cyrus_W._Field
Village in Rajasthan, India
was the landfall of the French transatlantic telegraph cables. Description of the French transatlantic telegraph cable 48°20′52″N 4°38′25″W / 48.34778°N
Déolen
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943)
instruments. When World War I broke out, the British cut the transatlantic telegraph cable linking the U.S. to Germany in order to control the flow of
Nikola_Tesla
Electrical cable with concentric conductors
efficiently as a transmission line. Coaxial cable was used in the first (1858) and following transatlantic cable installations, but its theory was not described
Coaxial_cable
British engineering contractor (1805–1870)
Eastern, the only ship large enough at the time to lay the first transatlantic telegraph cable across the North Atlantic, in 1864. He left a fortune of over
Thomas_Brassey
Golf course in Tucker's Town, Bermuda
of the harbour) was garrisoned as the site of the Cable and Wireless transatlantic telegraph cable hut and the Castle Harbour Hotel was used by the United
Mid_Ocean_Club
Seaside village in County Kerry, Ireland
The first successful transatlantic cable was finally laid after a number of attempts in 1865 by the Anglo American Telegraph Company between Heart's
Waterville,_County_Kerry
Area in western County Kerry, Ireland
beach. Ballinskelligs was the termination site of an early transatlantic telegraph cable laid in 1875 from Tor Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada—a distance of
Ballinskelligs
Unincorporated in British Columbia, Canada
to the town. The community is named for Cyrus West Field of Transatlantic telegraph cable fame, who visited the area in 1884. In 2011, Field had a population
Field,_British_Columbia
Beach and lighthouse at Brest harbor, France
French transatlantic telegraph cable in 1869. A picture of the beach and lighthouse at Le Minou Description of the French transatlantic telegraph cable Petit
Le_Minou
Sligo". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 20 January 2025. "Transatlantic Cable Ensemble (Canada)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the
List of World Heritage Sites in Ireland
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Ireland
discussed by cartographers as a possible midway point for the transatlantic telegraph cable. John Scott of the Seaflower reported seeing it in 1836. "The
Jacquet_Island
Irish contributions to science, technology, and engineering
1865: Transatlantic telegraph cable – William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) made crucial contributions to the first successful transatlantic telegraph cable, landed
Timeline of Irish inventions and discoveries
Timeline_of_Irish_inventions_and_discoveries
British company
Telegraph Company in 1856 and in 1858 was 'electrician' on HMS Agamemnon that laid the first transatlantic telegraph cable. Unfortunately this cable failed
Hensoldt_UK
Day of the year
settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina. 1866 – The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island,
July_27
the Atlantic Ocean. In 1858, Cyrus West Field laid the first transatlantic telegraph cable from Ireland to Newfoundland (it quickly failed). In 1865, Isambard
List of crossings of the Atlantic Ocean
List_of_crossings_of_the_Atlantic_Ocean
Palaquium trees, and latex made from sap
insulating material for early undersea telegraph cables, including the first transatlantic telegraph cable. The material was a major constituent of Chatterton's
Gutta-percha
Baseball venue in Orleans, Massachusetts
became a popular community gathering place. Thanks to the nearby transatlantic telegraph cable station, fans at Eldredge were among the first Americans to
Eldredge_Park
Early system for transmitting text over wires
cables between Britain and Southeast Asia. Earlier transatlantic submarine cables installations were attempted in 1857, 1858 and 1865. The 1857 cable
Electrical_telegraph
British paddle wheel naval steam frigate 1839-1864
Crimean War in 1854, later being involved in laying the first Transatlantic telegraph cable in 1858. The Cyclops was a first class sloop launched on 10
HMS_Cyclops_(1839)
Fictitious article written to the Kansas City Star in 1874
Giovanni Donati, a 19th-century astronomer, discovered that the transatlantic telegraph cable was causing the Earth to be pulled towards the Sun, and issues
Global_Warming_Hoax_of_1874
United States historic place
8,000 people on August 17, 1858 for the laying of the first Transatlantic telegraph cable completed one day previous. The Hutchinsons held nightly rallies
High_Rock_Tower_Reservation
Theorem concerning transmission lines
interested in investigating the feasibility of the proposed transatlantic telegraph cable. Thomson built his result by analogy with the heat transfer
Law_of_squares
British mining engineer (1814–1893)
wire rope manufacturing company which manufactured the first Transatlantic telegraph cable. He was also a Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP)
Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet
Sir_George_Elliot,_1st_Baronet
with Russia (1853-6) and in supporting the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable in 1858. Henry Otter was born in Derbyshire in 1807. He joined
Henry_Charles_Otter
Atlantic Ocean tectonic plate boundary
the Atlantic while investigating the future location for a transatlantic telegraph cable. The existence of such a ridge was confirmed by sonar in 1925
Mid-Atlantic_Ridge
Historic site
Cyrus W. Field's Atlantic Telegraph Company had succeeded in laying a Transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866. The telegraph station at Fort Stager was
Yukon_Telegraph_Trail
U.S. legislation protecting submarine cable
communications cable in international waters. The Act of Congress acknowledge the Convention for the Protection of Submarine Telegraph Cable of 1884 necessitating
Submarine_Cable_Act_of_1888
Backpacking trail in British Columbia, Canada
Canada to link up with the Transatlantic telegraph cable at Heart's Content, Newfoundland), as well as providing telegraph service to the lighthouses
West_Coast_Trail
Civil War. The first successful transatlantic telegraph cable was completed on 27 July 1866, allowing continuous transatlantic telecommunication for the first
History_of_telecommunication
Long distance transmission of text
telegram. A cablegram was a message sent by a submarine telegraph cable, often shortened to "cable" or "wire". The suffix -gram is derived from ancient Greek:
Telegraphy
Bridge in New York City
would have as much of an impact as the Suez Canal, the first transatlantic telegraph cable or the first transcontinental railroad. By early 1869, however
Brooklyn_Bridge
Village in Cornwall, England
Cornwall portal Abermawr – the 1866 eastern terminal of the transatlantic telegraph cable Ordnance Survey Landranger Map, 1:50,000 scale, Map Sheet 203
Porthcurno
Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
the location for the first transatlantic submarine telegraph cable. 1858 (August 5) – The first ever transatlantic cable, connecting Valentia, Ireland
Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador
Heart's_Content,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador
Type of ammeter
instrument after he took part in the failed attempt to lay a transatlantic telegraph cable in 1857. He worked on the device while waiting for a new expedition
Mirror_galvanometer
Topics referred to by the same term
(1816–1890), English surgeon and chief electrician for the transatlantic telegraph cable in the United Kingdom Whitehouse, Aberdeenshire, location of
Whitehouse
British physicist, engineer and mathematician (1824–1907)
experiments of Faraday on the proposed transatlantic telegraph cable. Faraday had demonstrated how the construction of a cable would limit the rate at which messages
Lord_Kelvin
end of the 1858 transatlantic telegraph cable to receive the first signal from the North American terminus at Heart's Content Cable Station, Newfoundland
William_Thomas_Henley
Irish sailor
Eastern into a cable layer and Halpin was given the post of First Officer. Their task was to lay a submarine transatlantic telegraph cable from Valentia
Robert_Halpin
English rubber manufacturer
the new company should make the first successful transatlantic telegraph cable for the Atlantic Telegraph Company. The quality of gutta-percha, as supplied
Gutta_Percha_Company
Instrument to measure electric current
enabled long-range communication through submarine cables, such as the earliest transatlantic telegraph cables, and were essential to discovering the electrical
Galvanometer
Record of humanity's attempts to find east-west position on Earth
the successful completion of the transatlantic telegraph cable between S.W. Ireland and Nova Scotia in 1866. A cable from Brest in France to Duxbury Massachusetts
History_of_longitude
Italian electrical engineer and inventor (1874–1937)
signals across the Atlantic, in competition with the existing transatlantic telegraph cables. He constructed a high-power transmitting station at Poldhu
Guglielmo_Marconi
Experimental wireless transmission station (1901–1917)
would far outpace the performance of its main competitor, the transatlantic telegraph cable. Morgan signed a contract with Tesla in March 1901, agreeing
Wardenclyffe_Tower
Transmission of information electromagnetically
signalling method. The first transatlantic telegraph cable was successfully completed on July 27, 1866, allowing transatlantic telecommunication for the
Telecommunications
Communication flowing simultaneously in both directions
describing the half-duplex and simplex capacity of their new transatlantic telegraph cable completed between Newfoundland and the Azores in 1928. The same
Duplex_(telecommunications)
English railway locomotive and transatlantic cable engineer
August 1816 – 15 October 1889) was an English railway locomotive and transatlantic cable engineer. He was the first Superintendent of Locomotive Engines on
Daniel_Gooch
American comic strip by Jerry Robinson
an immense cable. Readers were expected to recognize the error, in this case, that the actual supervisor of the transatlantic telegraph cable was C.W. Field
True Classroom Flubs and Fluffs
True_Classroom_Flubs_and_Fluffs
Morse code variant used on landline telegraph systems in the U.S.
because of intersymbol interference. For instance, the first transatlantic telegraph cable of 1858 could only sustain a transmission rate of less than
American_Morse_code
Japan embarks on a program of rapid modernization. Successful transatlantic telegraph cable follows an earlier attempt in 1858. Austro-Prussian War results
Timeline_of_the_19th_century
Frigate of the Royal Navy
1864 she was extensively modified to allow her to ferry transatlantic telegraph cable to the cable-laying ship Great Eastern. She was decommissioned and
HMS_Iris_(1840)
Uninhabited islet in the North Atlantic Ocean
the ship was surveying the seabed prior to the laying of a transatlantic telegraph cable.[citation needed] Miller Christy in 1896 led Rockall's first
Rockall
Village in St. George's, Bermuda
which Tucker's Town was garrisoned as the site of the Cable and Wireless transatlantic telegraph cable hut – the Mid Ocean Club (and Furness, who by that
Tucker's_Town,_Bermuda
Village in Staffordshire, England
copperworks near the River Churnet supplied copper wire for the first transatlantic telegraph cable. The buildings of the Thomas Bolton factory were demolished
Oakamoor
British survey ship
Richard Hoskyn in preparation for the laying of the replacement transatlantic telegraph cable. Previous surveys had shown very steep descents at the edge
HMS_Porcupine_(1844)
1959 American boarding of a Soviet ship
telecommunications cables. It was the first and, until 2024, only enforcement action taken under the Convention for the Protection of Submarine Telegraph Cables of 1884
Transatlantic_cables_incident
Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023. "Transatlantic Cable Ensemble (Canada)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the
List of World Heritage Sites in Canada
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Canada
Name list
Field (1819–1892), American businessman who laid the first transatlantic telegraph cable Cyrus Frisch (born 1969), Dutch film director Cyrus Gray (born
Cyrus
Subfield of electronics engineering
by 1851 telegraph lines in the United States spanned over 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometres). The first successful transatlantic telegraph cable was completed
Telecommunications engineering
Telecommunications_engineering
1870 novel by Jules Verne
from the Battle of Vigo Bay, the Antarctic ice barrier, the transatlantic telegraph cable and the legendary underwater realm of Atlantis. They even travel
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
Twenty_Thousand_Leagues_Under_the_Seas
Electric power cable protected by a layer of steel wires
Modern cables are fibre-optic cables rather than copper cores. The first transatlantic fibre-optic cable was TAT-8 in 1988. Electrical cable Electrical
Armoured_cable
Museum in Cornwall, England
submarine telegraph cables—transatlantic and to other locations—came ashore. The first cables were direct current impulse transmitters. The first cables with
PK_Porthcurno
Day of the year
Samos. 1858 – Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less
August_5
Western end of the first permanent trans-oceanic telegraph cable
trans-oceanic submarine telegraph cable, while a sister cable station on Valentia Island, Ireland, served as the eastern terminus. The original cable was first brought
Heart's_Content_Cable_Station
Decade
fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Railroads
1850s
Stephen William Silver in March 1864 as Silver's Indiarubber Works and Telegraph Cable Company Ltd. The company`s prospectus was advertised in the British
India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Company
India_Rubber,_Gutta_Percha_and_Telegraph_Works_Company
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