Geschichte
This cable layer was built in 1902 by Wigham Richardson & Co. in Low Wigham.
Historische Notizen
tynebuiltships.co.uk ↗ states "In 1902 this vessel laid the first undersea cable from Bamfield B.C. Canada to Fanning Island in the South Pacific and on to New Zealand (3627 miles). The Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company undertook the manufacture of the fifth cable in 1905 using CS Anglia to lay the Waterville - Weston super Mare cable and the main cable across the Atlantic with CS Colonia and CS Cambria assisted by CS Mackay Bennett laying the Nova Scotia - New York cable. This vessel laid 35 major cables during her lifetime (80,700 miles). On October 14, 1944 this vessel sank after being torpedoed by Russian aircraft near Honningsvaag."
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1902-1928 this vessel was owned by Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Co. Ltd., London UK.
In 1928-1934 this vessel was owned by AS Odd (Thor Dahl), Sandefjord Norway.
In 1934-1937 she was owned by Norske Hvalprodukter AS, Oslo Norway.
In 1937-1940 she was owned by Hamburger Walfang-Kontor gmbh, Hamburg Germany.
In 1940-1944 she was owned by the German Navy (Kriegsmarine).
Kapitäne
Captain W.G.S. DeCarteret
Referenzen
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1900)
- www.tynebuiltships.co.uk ↗ (website viewed 02/02/2023)
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