First transatlantic telegraph cable (1858)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:telegraph_cable
gptkbp:completedIn	1858
gptkbp:endPoint	gptkb:Heart's_Content,_Newfoundland
gptkbp:engineeredFor	gptkb:Charles_Tilston_Bright gptkb:Cyrus_West_Field gptkb:John_Watkins_Brett
gptkbp:insulation	gutta-percha
gptkbp:laidBy	gptkb:USS_Niagara gptkb:HMS_Agamemnon
gptkbp:length	about 2,500 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:material	copper conductor
gptkbp:notableEvent	first message sent by Queen Victoria to President James Buchanan
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Atlantic_Telegraph_Company
gptkbp:precededBy	no previous transatlantic cable
gptkbp:purpose	telegraphic communication between Europe and North America
gptkbp:startPoint	Valentia Island, Ireland
gptkbp:status	failed after a few weeks
gptkbp:successor	Transatlantic telegraph cable (1866)
gptkbp:technology	submarine telegraphy
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:First_permanent_transatlantic_telegraph_cable_landing_(1866) gptkb:electric_telegraph
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	First transatlantic telegraph cable (1858)