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Recovery of Lost 1865 Cable
- When
- August–September 1866
- Where
- Mid-Atlantic
In August 1866, ships grappled the lost 1865 cable, retrieving it in early September to splice into service.
Several ships, including the Great Eastern, put to sea in August 1866 to grapple the lost cable from 1865. It was more than a fortnight later, in early September 1866, that the cable was finally retrieved. It took 26 hours to get it safely on board Great Eastern, allowing it to be spliced.
Sources
- Transatlantic telegraph cable Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-15
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