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| Picture No | 10271572 |
| Date | 1850 |
| Description | 'The Goliah' steamer 'paying out' the electric wire |
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The first submarine electric telegraphic despatch from Dover to Cape Grinez, near Calais. Here, the cable is laid out as the Goliah steam ship sails from England to France, accompanied by HMS Widgeon. After arriving in France however, the cable failed and it was discovered that a French fisherman had hauled up the wire with his catch, and cut it!
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| Source | The Illustrated London News 7 September 1850 page 205 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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