E F G H I J
1 1850 Dover Calais 1 25 25 30 .. 1 day.
2 1853 England Holland 1 360 360 30 2.00 5 yrs.
(Three Cables)
3 1854 Holyhead Howth 1 75 75 70 2.00 5 "
4 1854 Nantucket Cape Cod 1 25 25 16 .. ....
5 1855 Varna Balaklava 1 355 355 300 0.10 9 mos.
6 1855 Balaklava Eupatoria 1 1 1 .. .. 9 "
7 1856 Martha's Vineyard Cape Cod 1 5 5 15 .. 2 wks.
8 1856 Newfoundland Cape Breton 1 85 85 360 2.50 9 yrs.
9 1857 Sardinia Bona 4 150 600 1,500 .. 3 "
10 1857 Varna Constantinople 1 170 170 .. 0.75 5 "
11 1857 Cape Cod Naushon 1 1 .. .. .. 2 "
12 1857 Martha's Vineyard Nantucket 1 30 30 16 .. 4 "
13 1857 Sardinia Corfu 1 700 700 1,000 0.90 1 "
14 1858 England Channel Islands 1 102 102 60 2.50 3 "
15 1858 Ireland(Atlantic) Newfoundland 1 2,500 2,500 2,400 1.00 23 ds.
16 1859 Singapore Batavia 1 630 630 20 0.04 2 yrs.
17 1859 Suez Kurrachee 1 3,500 3,500 1,910 0.94 6 mos.
(Red Sea & India)
18 1859 Spain Africa (Centa) 1 25 25 .. 1.00 1 yr.
19 1859 England Isle of Man 1 36 36 30 2.50 3 yrs.
20 1859 South Australia Tasmania 1 100 100 60 2.00 1 yr.
21 1859 Liverpool Holyhead 2 25 50 14 3.10 1 "
22 1859 Syra Candia 1 150 150 .. 0.89 3 yrs.
23 1860 Across the Mersey .. 1 3 3 .. .. 1 yr.
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9,053 9,527
TABLE III.
_Submarine Telegraph Cables Which Are Total Failures._
Column A: No.
Column B: Date when laid.
Column C: From
Column D: To
Column E: Number of conducting wires.
Column F: Length of cable in statute miles.
Column G: Length of insulated wire in statute miles.
Column H: Maximum depth of water in fathoms.
Column I: Weight in tons per statute mile.
A B C D E F G H I
1 1852 Holyhead Howth 1
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