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Protected Cable Laying

When: September 1851
Where: English Channel
Part of: First protected submarine telegraph cable laid across the English Channel

The reconstituted Submarine Telegraph Company laid a protected core cable in September 1851 using the government hulk Blazer.

In September 1851, a protected core, or true, cable was laid by the reconstituted Submarine Telegraph Company. The cable was deployed from a government hulk named Blazer, which was towed across the Channel. This event followed the earlier August 1850 attempt and marked the establishment of a protected telegraph line.

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Submarine communications cable Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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