First transatlantic telegraph cable (1858)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/First_transatlantic_telegraph_cable_(1858)
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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)