Historedia
Group or institution

SS Great Eastern

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1866

Every event in Historedia whose sources name SS Great Eastern, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. SS Great Eastern completes the transatlantic telegraph cable, July 1866

    1866

    Role: Cable-laying vessel

    1. 27 July 1866 · Heart's ContentCompletion of 1866 Cable

      The unbroken cable made it to shore in Heart's Content, Newfoundland, on 27 July 1866, completing the permanent connection.

    2. August–September 1866 · Mid-AtlanticRecovery of Lost 1865 Cable

      In August 1866, ships grappled the lost 1865 cable, retrieving it in early September to splice into service.

Sources

  1. SS Great Eastern Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01